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

RTE 26

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 206, Broome, NY

Built 1942 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 2,620

STEADWELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: DOVE CREEK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 3,218

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1924 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 138

KINGSLAND PT PARK

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

1.9 MI NW OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 14.2 t

WILLOWDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: CARMANS RIVER

.7 MI W JCT WFLOYD&MTK HY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 15,881

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: S BR CATTARAUGUS CREEK

1.5 MILES NE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 845

ONIONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

1.0 MI S OF STERLING, Cayuga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 232

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

1.2 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1950 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 163

MARSHEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WBR.OSWEGATCHIE R

2.5 MI S OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1946 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 196

NOWER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 578

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

100' from Mill Street, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 105

PLANDOME ROAD

Fair

Over: LIRR -Port Wash. Br.

IN MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 13,937

TO PEARL STREET

Fair

Over: LAND ADJ TO BRDG

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1968 Load: 14.5 t

RYERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DOUBLE KILL

0.5 MI NE NJ LINE+SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 1939 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 293

PEET ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY

Built 1890 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 29

BURR ROAD

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1987 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

.3 MI W JCT RTE 414+CANAL, Seneca, NY

Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,144

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: CUTLER CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,327

CEMETERY LANE

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

.6 MI NW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 114

STONE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

6.5 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 240

CR29 DRY RUN RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

1.0 MI W OF PINE CITY, Chemung, NY

Built 1987 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 556

FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

2 MI N OF JACKSONVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1935 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 788

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

3.0 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 7,141

MANSION STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,219

CLINTON HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CRK

2.3 MI NW OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 807

RTE 28

Fair

Over: ROCK RIVER

29 SE JCT RTS 28+28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1961 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,116

RTE 27

Fair

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1916 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 10,701

EAST 18TH STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 1,763

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

JCT.96TH ST & H.HUDSON PK, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 122,595

DUPONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: GIDNEYTOWN CREEK

IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1925 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,878

JOHNNY CAKE LANE

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

IN AVERILL PARK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 177

TUSTEN ROAD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

AT TUSTEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROAD 166

Fair

Over: BRACKEL CREEK

0.8 MI S OF CINCINNATUS, Cortland, NY

Built 1934 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 1,047

VIALL AVENUE

Fair

Over: ANTHONY KILL

CITY OF MECHANICVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1946 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 4,173

SNUFF MILL RD.

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Foot Path, BR

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 50

UNION STREET

Fair

Over: GOWANUS CANAL

OVER GOWANUS CANAL, Kings, NY

Built 1905 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 4,179

FIFTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: B.Q.E., N Y & ATLANTIC/L

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 6,017

BURKE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHASE CREEK

0.7 MI WEST OF INDEX, Otsego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 466

RTE I287

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

1.9 MI W JCT RTS I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1961 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 104,391

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: QUARRY BROOK

AT LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY

Built 1925 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 513

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

0.6 MI S JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1933 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 13,590

E 233RD ST

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN WOODLAWN, Bronx, NY

Built 1904 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 27,165

BONTA BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

2.3 MI E JCT SH34 & CANAL, Cayuga, NY

Built 1912 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 412

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: PUNSIT CREEK

0.7 MI S OF SPENCERTOWN, Columbia, NY

Built 1964 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 815

RTE 28

Fair

Over: Trib. BUSH KILL

2.5 MI W ULSTER CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 3,308

PISECO ROAD

Fair

Over: AYERS CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF STRATFORD, Fulton, NY

Built 1934 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 148

WEST SWEDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

3.7 MILES NW OF BERGEN, Genesee, NY

Built 1952 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,041

CARPENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

6 MILES NE OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 1938 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 140

BEMIS ROAD

Fair

Over: 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.

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