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

KRUEGER ROAD

Fair

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

1.5 MI SE S BETHLEHEM, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 85

BRONX BLVD S.B.

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT WILLIAMS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,860

BRONX BLVD N.B.

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT WILLIAMS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,860

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4 MI EAST OF DUNKIRK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 538

COUNTY ROAD 54

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

6.5 MI NW OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 229

Smith Drive

Fair

Over: MAD BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 249

BACHUS ROAD

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF MALDEN BRIDG, Columbia, NY

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t

RTE 30

Fair

Over: PEPACTON RESERV

6.87 mi West of Junction, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 382

HANSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: POSSER HOLLOW BROOK

2 MI E OF DEL & OSTEGO C, Delaware, NY

Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 34

GALLOP ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIV

0.7 MILES NW WEST BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 209

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: COXSACKIE CREEK

1 MI N VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 410

BROCKETT ROAD

Fair

Over: GILLETT CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF DOLGEVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 171

LAURA STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.36 m E of State Rte 12, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,710

BELFORT ROAD

Fair

Over: MURMUR CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 734

CR 62

Fair

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

250 ft W of Campbell Rd., Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 523

RTE 531

Fair

Over: West Branch Northrup Cre

.2 MI W JCT SH259 & SH531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 18,963

THAYER RD

Fair

Over: TERWILLEGER CREEK

.2 MI SE JCT CR149 &CR16, Montgomery, NY

Built 1934 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 639

SPRAKERS ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

1.5MI SE OF ST RT I-87/5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 64

RTE 182

Fair

Over: CSXT

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 182+I190, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,546

BALLARD ROAD

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

4 MILES NW OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 1981 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,075

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

1.5 MI SOUTH OF KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 465

GARFIELD RD (CR137

Fair

Over: QUACKEN KILL

1.4 MI NW OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,004

CR 1

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 955

DRY BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

JUST SOUTH OF NORWOOD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1900 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 526

EDDY PYRITES ROAD

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF PYRITES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 620

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: SPAULDING HOLLOW

0.4 MI E OF INT. OF NYS R, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 250

POST LANE

Fair

Over: QUOGUE CANAL

SOUTH OF QUOGUE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,791

WOODS ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

.6 MI WEST OF YULAN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 132

SOUTH ROAD

Fair

Over: BASHER KILL

0.2 MI S OF WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 157

SOUTHWORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

1.7 MI SE DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1985 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 132

COUNTY ROAD 140

Fair

Over: GLENWOOD CREEK

2.6 MI ESE OF JACKSONVLLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 830

BOODLE HOLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCHESTER CREEK

2.7 MILES NE OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 242

FORT MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

0.1mi W of Rt 4 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 1907 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 57

CARYL AVE

Fair

Over: PARKING GARAGE

2.0 MI SW OF DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1904 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,023

CROTON GORGE PARK

Fair

Over: CROTON RIVER

2.0 MI NE CROTON ON HUDS., Westchester, NY

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 183

COUNTY FAIR SOUTH

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

in Wyoming Co Fairgrounds, Wyoming, NY

Built 2022 Load: 18.1 t

HALEY RD

Fair

Over: BIG STREAM

1.9 MI.NE JCT RT230, Yates, NY

Built 1985 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 27

SCHWARTZ ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT US20&TN L RD, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 4,532

KINGS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1931 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 4,830

EASTCHESTER ROAD

Fair

Over: NYCTA-DYRE AVE LN

IN BAYCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 10,374

NELSON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF S.AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1925 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 206

CAUGHDENOY ROAD

Fair

Over: ONEIDA RIVER

3.3 MI SW OF CENTRAL SQ, Oswego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 1,291

COUNTY ROAD 71

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF MOONS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 791

SHAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

AT NEW LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1962 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 334

BEERS BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEERS BROOK

0.5 MI E OF NYS RT 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 211

WARNER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: S.BR.OULEOUT CRK

1.6 MI NE OF TREADWELL, Delaware, NY

Built 1980 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 103

77ST ENT WESTDR

Fair

Over: PED PATH OPP 77ST

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 299

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER S.ST., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1929 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 1,410

FOREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: CLOVE LK PK STRM

IN CLOVE LAKES PARK, Richmond, NY

Built 1906 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 13,041

RTE 282

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR, SU

JCT RTE 282 + SUSQUEHANNA, Tioga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 3,816

Showing 6,501-6,550 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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