State profile · Near median Poor share

New York bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New York, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

19,132
Public bridges
26.5%
Good condition
6.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

19,132

Public highway bridges in New York

Good Condition

26.5%

5,061 bridges rated 7-9

-23.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.9%

1,320 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

New York vs national bridge condition

New York - Good condition share 26.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New York - Poor-condition share 23.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

New York vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

HI

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

MT

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122
Selected

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York

Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in New York

NEW SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.6 MI W. OF DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1916 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 8,910

SE RAMP 987F

Fair

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

S OF INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 8,422

BRONX BLVD N.B.

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 1,860

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.4 MI N HYDE PARK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1927 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 9,807

WARBURTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROWLEYS BROOK

AT HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1892 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 5,374

TUCKAHOE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1916 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 7,305

CAT PATH ROAD

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

1 MILE SE OF LOCKE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 153

TOWN HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

3 MILES SE OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,021

PARK MAINT ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE TITUS STREAM

1.0 MI. S of MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1972 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 33

EATONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF KAST BRIDGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 49

MCALPINE STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER CANAL

230' from McAlpine St, Lewis, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 4

GREEN STREET

Fair

Over: DUNDERBERG CREEK

GREEN STREET GILBERTSVLLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1880 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 174

COUNTY ROAD 103

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

0.3 mi N of JCT SR 67, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1850 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 649

RTE 421

Fair

Over: BOG RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 421 + 30, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 187

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LIRR-MONTAUK BRCH

.2 MI SE JCT SH 27 & SH 2, Suffolk, NY

Built 1913 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 15,839

PROJECT 32 ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.5 MILES SW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 59

HIGH FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

6 MI SW VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1921 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 184

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: HOUSE CREEK

6 MI SE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 271

NORRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: PROSPECT VLLY CRK

2.9 MILES NW OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 18

INDIAN LANE

Fair

Over: TRUESDALE LAKE OUTLET

5.2 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 134

AURELIUS AVENUE

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

0.2MI NE JCT20<326 AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1886 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 2,195

ANDREWS STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1892 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 5,677

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR CROTON RIVER

1.9 MI NE OF CROTON FALLS, Putnam, NY

Built 1910 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 313

TROUT POND ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BR.BOQUET RIVER

7MI N OF VILLAGE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1977 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 183

HEMLOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.5 MI SW OF COLLIERSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1901 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 23

RTE 436

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 436 + GENESEE R, Livingston, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 2,705

COUNTY ROAD 35A

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

HAMLET OF PORTLANDVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,163

PIERCE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

3 MILES NW OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1976 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 120

RTE 14

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.5 MI S JCT SR 17 & SR 14, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 18,051

STONEBRIDGE ROAD E

Fair

Over: THORPE CREEK

.1 m E NY-145 and CR 20B, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 11.8 t

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: MOOSE CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1937 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 254

BALD MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: SHAW BROOK

3.3 MI N BLD MT RD & LP R, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t

SANDERS ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR OTSQUAGO CRK

3 MI WEST OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1938 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 320

STATE SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF BELLVALE, Orange, NY

Built 1941 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 368

HERNER ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

2.5 MI SE OF FERNDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1947 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 80

ARDSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN SCARSDALE, Westchester, NY

Built 1924 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10,477

BOB GOULD ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

1.7 MI N JCT SH10 & SH206, Delaware, NY

Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 11

Palmer Road

Fair

Over: Cobleskill Creek

0.5 Mi N of I88 & Rte. 7, Schoharie, NY

Built 1950 Load: 12.0 t

RTE 89

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

1.2 MI SE SENECA CL;RTE89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1926 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 4,443

BRIGGS ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.5 MI SW OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 136

DAVIS STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1911 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 1,431

DEBRUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: TB WILLOWEMOC CRK

1.8 MI E OF LIVNGSTON MNR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1940 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 846

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

In LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY

Built 1927 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 536

LIBERTY STREET

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.5 MI NW JCT SH60 & SH83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 959

MONTCALM STREET

Fair

Over: LACHUTE RIVER

TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 1918 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 6,851

NUMBER 2 EAST RD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

BET CR5 & CR146-POMPEY HO, Onondaga, NY

Built 1935 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 66

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LIRR-MONTAUK BRCH

.1 MI E JCT RT 24&MTK HWY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1934 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 15,017

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT NANTICOKE CRK

2.3 MI SE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 755

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.7 S OF ESOPUS, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 148

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

2.5MI W JCT RTS 20A + 238, Wyoming, NY

Built 1958 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 4,128

Showing 6,251-6,300 of 19,132 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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