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%.

Condition Distribution

New York39%50.9%10.2%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355

BAILEY ROAD

Poor

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2

OLD STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77

FITCHES BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295

ELM ST EXTENSION

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52

CRANE STREET

Poor

Over: 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

Fair

Over: MCNUTT RUN

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +333, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 9,357

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

0.3 MI NE OF N.HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,140

RTE 908F

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

JCT MOSHOLU PKY+BRONX RIV, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 42,363

GERO ROAD

Fair

Over: North Branch of the Grea

1.4MI N HAMLET IRONA, Clinton, NY

Built 1900 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 181

STICKNEY BR ROAD

Fair

Over: E B AUSABLE RIVER

2 MI S OF AU SABLE FORKS, Essex, NY

Built 1928 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 286

MURRAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: COMMUNITY PARK

0.6 MI NW OF LARCHMONT, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 5,000

BRONX BLVD S.B.

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Walkway, BRON

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 1,860

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: LOCK O2

Lock 02 - Fulton, NY, Oswego, NY

Built 1919 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 50

RTE 1

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

0.38 MI N PLAYLAND PKWY, Westchester, NY

Built 1934 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 5,925

ODELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.7 MI SE HASTINGS ON HU., Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 8,892

LOWER STELLA IRELA

Fair

Over: LITT CHOCONUT CRK

.5 MILE N OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1942 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,533

MURRAY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

IN GLENWOOD, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 42

PHOENIX ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 2005 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 2,867

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

1.2 MI NE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 53,856

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1865 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 10,665

RTE 31

Fair

Over: SUBWAY- ABANDONED

ROCHESTER SUBWAY BROAD ST, Monroe, NY

Built 1922 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 15,692

RTE 5

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

5.4MI E JCT RTS 5+20 +247, Ontario, NY

Built 1924 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 9,040

AXMINSTER STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

3.4 MI S HASTINGS ON HUD, Westchester, NY

Built 1911 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 4,697

RTE 38

Fair

Over: MCLEAN CREEK

3.1 MI N OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,389

SUNNYSIDE STREET

Fair

Over: VAN CAMPEN CREEK

IN TOWN OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 237

CLARK ROAD

Fair

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

2 MILES NE OF SANFORD, Broome, NY

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 55

BLUE STREET

Fair

Over: ELTON CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF FARMERSVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 121

BUFFALO STREET

Fair

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,719

PLEASANT VALLEY

Fair

Over: NEGRO HOLLOW CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1947 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 145

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

1.2 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 163

HOUNDSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

1.4 MILES NE OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 228

CAPE HORN ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

AT NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY

Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 49

MICHIGAN MILLS RD

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

2.1 MI NW OF HIGHMARKET, Lewis, NY

Built 1978 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 35

RTE 408

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

0.2MI S JCT RTS 408 + 436, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,912

BEST ROAD

Fair

Over: E. BR.TIOUGHNIOGA CREEK

2.75 MI.E.OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 2012 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2

GREENWAY RD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

4 MI SE JCT SH 49 & SH 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 289

TRACY ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1.1 MI NNE DELPHI, Onondaga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 141

PRESBYTERIAN ROAD

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: N BR LIL SALMON R

.8 MILE NE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,496

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

.5 MILE NW OF WESTVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 390

CR40

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

2 MI N OF SEWARD, Schoharie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 131

BEAVER DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

4.4 MI NE OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 532

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

3.1 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 26,325

RTE 987

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

AT HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,979

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.3M N of NB Exit 45 TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 18,211

HUNTERS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

.6 MILE S OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 1,209

COUNTY ROAD 53

Fair

Over: KEYSER KILL CREEK

2 MI EAST OF BREAKABEEN, Schoharie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 390

RTE 89

Fair

Over: CAYUGA-SENECA CNL

.8 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 89, Seneca, NY

Built 1964 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 2,674

WAYNEPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

2.9 MI W JCT RTE 31F + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1912 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 3,155

COUNTY RD 18

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

3.3 MI SW OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1900 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 670

LOWER MINE ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

2.2 MI NE OF CROTON FALLS, Putnam, NY

Built 1908 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 411

RTE 28

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN NORTH BRONX, Bronx, NY

Built 1918 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 17,624

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

2.3 MI NW JCT RTS 83 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,930

RIDGE-SPRING STRT

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

LOCATED IN NORWOOD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1923 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 2,161

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