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 I86
FairOver: MCNUTT RUN
0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +333, Steuben, NY
Built 1969 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 9,357
COUNTY ROAD 70A
FairOver: BIG CREEK
0.3 MI NE OF N.HORNELL, Steuben, NY
Built 1936 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,140
RTE 908F
FairOver: BRONX RIVER
JCT MOSHOLU PKY+BRONX RIV, Bronx, NY
Built 1905 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 42,363
GERO ROAD
FairOver: North Branch of the Grea
1.4MI N HAMLET IRONA, Clinton, NY
Built 1900 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 181
STICKNEY BR ROAD
FairOver: E B AUSABLE RIVER
2 MI S OF AU SABLE FORKS, Essex, NY
Built 1928 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 286
MURRAY AVENUE
FairOver: COMMUNITY PARK
0.6 MI NW OF LARCHMONT, Westchester, NY
Built 1929 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 5,000
BRONX BLVD S.B.
FairOver: Pedestrian Walkway, BRON
AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY
Built 1920 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 1,860
ROADWAY
FairOver: LOCK O2
Lock 02 - Fulton, NY, Oswego, NY
Built 1919 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 50
RTE 1
FairOver: BLIND BROOK
0.38 MI N PLAYLAND PKWY, Westchester, NY
Built 1934 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 5,925
ODELL AVENUE
FairOver: SAW MILL RIVER
1.7 MI SE HASTINGS ON HU., Westchester, NY
Built 1930 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 8,892
LOWER STELLA IRELA
FairOver: LITT CHOCONUT CRK
.5 MILE N OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY
Built 1942 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,533
MURRAY HILL ROAD
FairOver: W B CAZENOVIA CRK
IN GLENWOOD, Erie, NY
Built 1935 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 42
PHOENIX ROAD
FairOver: SIXMILE CREEK
1.5 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY
Built 2005 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 2,867
RTE I278
FairOver: RELIEF
1.2 MI NE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY
Built 1969 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 53,856
MAIN STREET
FairOver: GENESEE RIVER
CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY
Built 1865 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 10,665
RTE 31
FairOver: SUBWAY- ABANDONED
ROCHESTER SUBWAY BROAD ST, Monroe, NY
Built 1922 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 15,692
RTE 5
FairOver: FLINT CREEK
5.4MI E JCT RTS 5+20 +247, Ontario, NY
Built 1924 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 9,040
AXMINSTER STREET
FairOver: SAW MILL RIVER
3.4 MI S HASTINGS ON HUD, Westchester, NY
Built 1911 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 4,697
RTE 38
FairOver: MCLEAN CREEK
3.1 MI N OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY
Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,389
SUNNYSIDE STREET
FairOver: VAN CAMPEN CREEK
IN TOWN OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY
Built 1985 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 237
CLARK ROAD
FairOver: OQUAGA CREEK
2 MILES NE OF SANFORD, Broome, NY
Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 55
BLUE STREET
FairOver: ELTON CREEK
3.0 MI NW OF FARMERSVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1981 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 121
BUFFALO STREET
FairOver: CHADAKOIN RIVER
AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,719
PLEASANT VALLEY
FairOver: NEGRO HOLLOW CREEK
3.7 MI SE OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY
Built 1947 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 145
COUNTY ROAD 34
FairOver: HOLLOW BROOK
1.2 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY
Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 163
HOUNDSVILLE ROAD
FairOver: TROUT RIVER
1.4 MILES NE OF MALONE, Franklin, NY
Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 228
CAPE HORN ROAD
FairOver: CAROGA CREEK
AT NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY
Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 49
MICHIGAN MILLS RD
FairOver: ALDER CREEK
2.1 MI NW OF HIGHMARKET, Lewis, NY
Built 1978 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 35
RTE 408
FairOver: KESHEQUA CREEK
0.2MI S JCT RTS 408 + 436, Livingston, NY
Built 1966 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,912
BEST ROAD
FairOver: E. BR.TIOUGHNIOGA CREEK
2.75 MI.E.OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY
Built 2012 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2
GREENWAY RD
FairOver: STONY CREEK
4 MI SE JCT SH 49 & SH 46, Oneida, NY
Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 289
TRACY ROAD
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
1.1 MI NNE DELPHI, Onondaga, NY
Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 141
PRESBYTERIAN ROAD
FairOver: Erie Canal Bike Path, ER
4.2MI W JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY
Built 1909 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 217
COUNTY ROAD 26
FairOver: N BR LIL SALMON R
.8 MILE NE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY
Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,496
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK
.5 MILE NW OF WESTVILLE, Otsego, NY
Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 390
CR40
FairOver: WEST CREEK
2 MI N OF SEWARD, Schoharie, NY
Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 131
BEAVER DAM ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
4.4 MI NE OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY
Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 532
RTE 907G
FairOver: BRONX RIVER
3.1 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY
Built 1923 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 26,325
RTE 987
FairOver: SAW MILL RIVER
AT HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY
Built 1927 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,979
RTE 987G
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.3M N of NB Exit 45 TSP, Dutchess, NY
Built 1937 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 18,211
HUNTERS CREEK RD
FairOver: HUNTER CREEK
.6 MILE S OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY
Built 1971 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 1,209
COUNTY ROAD 53
FairOver: KEYSER KILL CREEK
2 MI EAST OF BREAKABEEN, Schoharie, NY
Built 2005 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 390
RTE 89
FairOver: CAYUGA-SENECA CNL
.8 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 89, Seneca, NY
Built 1964 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 2,674
WAYNEPORT ROAD
FairOver: ERIE CANAL
2.9 MI W JCT RTE 31F + C, Wayne, NY
Built 1912 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 3,155
COUNTY RD 18
FairOver: W BR DELAWARE RVR
3.3 MI SW OF HOBART, Delaware, NY
Built 1900 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 670
LOWER MINE ROAD
FairOver: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER
2.2 MI NE OF CROTON FALLS, Putnam, NY
Built 1908 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 411
RTE 28
FairOver: FALLS CREEK
1.7 MI N JCT SH 28 & SH 1, Delaware, NY
Built 1936 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 2,592
GUN HILL ROAD
FairOver: BRONX RIVER
IN NORTH BRONX, Bronx, NY
Built 1918 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 17,624
WATER STREET
FairOver: CANADAWAY CREEK
2.3 MI NW JCT RTS 83 + 60, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1973 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,930
RIDGE-SPRING STRT
FairOver: RAQUETTE RIVER
LOCATED IN NORWOOD, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1923 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 2,161
Showing 6,401-6,450 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.
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