Total Bridges
19,132
Public highway bridges in New York
State profile · Near national median SD
New York bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New York — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 19,132
- Public bridges
- 26.5%
- Good condition
- 6.9%
- Poor condition
- 6.9%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
26.5%
5,061 bridges rated 7-9
-23.5pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.9%
1,320 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
6.9%
1,320 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 23.0%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New York (FHWA NBI)
Counties (62)
Albany 377 Allegany 400 Bronx 394 Broome 512 Cattaraugus 503 Cayuga 150 Chautauqua 587 Chemung 274 Chenango 258 Clinton 208 Columbia 256 Cortland 185 Delaware 450 Dutchess 341 Erie 1082 Essex 259 Franklin 188 Fulton 97 Genesee 174 Greene 231 Hamilton 88 Herkimer 257 Jefferson 318 Kings 308 Lewis 163 Livingston 175 Madison 175 Monroe 685 Montgomery 208 Nassau 443 New York 299 Niagara 297 Oneida 509 Onondaga 514 Ontario 187 Orange 505 Orleans 137 Oswego 238 Otsego 263 Putnam 113 Queens 755 Rensselaer 280 Richmond 202 Rockland 258 Saratoga 250 Schenectady 157 Schoharie 173 Schuyler 101 Seneca 64 St. Lawrence 326 Steuben 637 Suffolk 436 Sullivan 367 Tioga 228 Tompkins 193 Ulster 406 Warren 145 Washington 193 Wayne 99 Westchester 854 Wyoming 142 Yates 58
New York vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.
15
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York
Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
SKINNERS FALLS NY
Structurally DeficientOver: DELAWARE RIVER
29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY
Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355
BAILEY ROAD
PoorOver: INDEPENDENCE RIVER
1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY
Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2
OLD STATE ROAD
PoorOver: DEER RIVER
2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY
Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77
FITCHES BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: W BR DELAWARE RIVER
2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY
Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295
ELM ST EXTENSION
PoorOver: TROUT BROOK
1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52
CRANE STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK
1.8 MI W JCT RT5 & RT7, Schenectady, NY
Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 4,964
All Bridges in New York
RTE 26
FairOver: PAGE BROOK
1.7 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 206, Broome, NY
Built 1942 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 2,620
STEADWELL AVENUE
FairOver: DOVE CREEK
IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY
Built 1900 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 3,218
RAILROAD AVENUE
FairOver: MILL CREEK
VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY
Built 1924 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 138
KINGSLAND PT PARK
FairOver: POCANTICO RIVER
1.9 MI NW OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY
Built 1927 Load: 14.2 t
WILLOWDALE AVENUE
FairOver: LONG ISLAND-PT WS
.4 MI S OF PT WASHINGTON, Nassau, NY
Built 1925 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 8,565
MONTAUK HWY-CR 80
FairOver: CARMANS RIVER
.7 MI W JCT WFLOYD&MTK HY, Suffolk, NY
Built 1941 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 15,881
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: S BR CATTARAUGUS CREEK
1.5 MILES NE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1970 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 845
ONIONVILLE ROAD
FairOver: STERLING CREEK
1.0 MI S OF STERLING, Cayuga, NY
Built 1956 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 232
COUNTY ROAD 34
FairOver: HOLLOW BROOK
1.2 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY
Built 1950 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 163
MARSHEY ROAD
FairOver: WBR.OSWEGATCHIE R
2.5 MI S OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY
Built 1946 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 196
NOWER ROAD
FairOver: CHENANGO RIVER
LEBANON, Madison, NY
Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 578
CREEK ROAD
FairOver: CANAJOHARIE CREEK
100' from Mill Street, Montgomery, NY
Built 1935 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 105
PLANDOME ROAD
FairOver: LIRR -Port Wash. Br.
IN MANHASSET, Nassau, NY
Built 1900 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 13,937
TO PEARL STREET
FairOver: LAND ADJ TO BRDG
BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY
Built 1968 Load: 14.5 t
RYERSON ROAD
FairOver: DOUBLE KILL
0.5 MI NE NJ LINE+SH 94, Orange, NY
Built 1939 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 293
PEET ROAD
FairOver: BUTTERNUT CREEK
2 MI SOUTH OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY
Built 1890 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 29
BURR ROAD
FairOver: BOLTER CREEK
3.8 MI NW OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY
Built 1987 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50
BRIDGE STREET
FairOver: SENECA RIVER
.3 MI W JCT RTE 414+CANAL, Seneca, NY
Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,144
COUNTY ROAD 41
FairOver: CUTLER CREEK
1.7 MI NE OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY
Built 1964 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,327
CEMETERY LANE
FairOver: FALL CREEK
.6 MI NW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY
Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 114
STONE HILL ROAD
FairOver: CROSS RIVER
6.5 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY
Built 2020 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 240
CR29 DRY RUN RD
FairOver: DRY RUN
1.0 MI W OF PINE CITY, Chemung, NY
Built 1987 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 556
FALLS ROAD
FairOver: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK
2 MI N OF JACKSONVILLE, Tompkins, NY
Built 1935 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 788
RTE 907G
FairOver: MNRR HA LINE
3.0 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY
Built 1925 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 7,141
MANSION STREET
FairOver: FALL KILL CREEK
CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY
Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,219
CLINTON HOLLOW RD
FairOver: LITTLE WAPPINGER CRK
2.3 MI NW OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY
Built 1938 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 807
RTE 28
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
29 SE JCT RTS 28+28N, Hamilton, NY
Built 1961 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,116
RTE 27
FairOver: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN
IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY
Built 1916 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 10,701
EAST 18TH STREET
FairOver: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN
IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY
Built 1907 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 1,763
RTE 907V
FairOver: AMTRAK W SIDE CON
JCT.96TH ST & H.HUDSON PK, New York, NY
Built 1936 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 122,595
DUPONT AVENUE
FairOver: GIDNEYTOWN CREEK
IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY
Built 1925 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,878
JOHNNY CAKE LANE
FairOver: WYNANTS KILL
IN AVERILL PARK, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 177
TUSTEN ROAD
FairOver: TEN MILE RIVER
AT TUSTEN, Sullivan, NY
Built 1900 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 166
FairOver: BRACKEL CREEK
0.8 MI S OF CINCINNATUS, Cortland, NY
Built 1934 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 1,047
VIALL AVENUE
FairOver: ANTHONY KILL
CITY OF MECHANICVILLE, Saratoga, NY
Built 1946 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 4,173
SNUFF MILL RD.
FairOver: Pedestrian Foot Path, BR
IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY
Built 1920 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 50
UNION STREET
FairOver: GOWANUS CANAL
OVER GOWANUS CANAL, Kings, NY
Built 1905 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 4,179
FIFTH AVENUE
FairOver: B.Q.E., N Y & ATLANTIC/L
AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY
Built 1914 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 6,017
BURKE HILL ROAD
FairOver: CHASE CREEK
0.7 MI WEST OF INDEX, Otsego, NY
Built 1989 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 466
RTE I287
FairOver: MAMARONECK RIVER
1.9 MI W JCT RTS I287+HRP, Westchester, NY
Built 1961 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 104,391
STATE PARK ROAD
FairOver: QUARRY BROOK
AT LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY
Built 1925 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 513
RTE 9W
FairOver: CATSKILL CREEK
0.6 MI S JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY
Built 1933 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 13,590
E 233RD ST
FairOver: BRONX RIVER
IN WOODLAWN, Bronx, NY
Built 1904 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 27,165
BONTA BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: ERIE CANAL
2.3 MI E JCT SH34 & CANAL, Cayuga, NY
Built 1912 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 412
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: PUNSIT CREEK
0.7 MI S OF SPENCERTOWN, Columbia, NY
Built 1964 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 815
RTE 28
FairOver: Trib. BUSH KILL
2.5 MI W ULSTER CL, Delaware, NY
Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 3,308
PISECO ROAD
FairOver: AYERS CREEK
AT VILLAGE OF STRATFORD, Fulton, NY
Built 1934 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 148
WEST SWEDEN ROAD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
3.7 MILES NW OF BERGEN, Genesee, NY
Built 1952 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,041
CARPENTER ROAD
FairOver: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER
6 MILES NE OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY
Built 1938 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 140
BEMIS ROAD
FairOver: BUTTERNUT CREEK
1.0 MI NE OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY
Built 1952 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 72
Showing 6,351-6,400 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 Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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