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 305

Fair

Over: JOHNSONS CREEK

1 MILE SE OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,215

EAST ROAD

Fair

Over: ALLEN BROOK

2.4MI N THAYER CORNERS, Franklin, NY

Built 1963 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 227

MOWERS ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

6 MI N OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 140

AUMICK ROAD

Fair

Over: PALMAGHATT KILL

0.8 MI NW OF RUTSONVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1987 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 42

907G NB

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

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

Built 1923 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 14,760

WHITE PLAINS ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 13,046

13TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI, NYCTA

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 5,918

RTE 940K

Fair

Over: CSX FALLS BRANCH

.2 MI N JCT MT READ &SH31, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 16,510

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

1 MI SE JCT NSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 67,260

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 85,097

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ Line/NSRR

.2 MI E JCT SH211 & SH 17, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 63,905

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

4.1 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.4 t

WEST 231ST STREET

Fair

Over: ABANDONED NYCRR

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1912 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 6,676

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND RR

3.8 MI E NYC L-SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1928 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 75,292

BABYLON TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT FREEPORT SOUTH OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1964 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 9,889

GIBSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

1.0 MI S VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 417

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1893 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,019

BURNHAM HOLLOW ROA

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.8 MI S OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 1964 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 54

WOODLAND VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.8 MI W OF PHOENICIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 612

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

4.5 MI N I95 + BX RVR PKW, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 84,651

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Path, BRONX R

2.9 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 103,916

SALISBURY TURNPKE

Fair

Over: WARNER CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF ROCK CITY, Dutchess, NY

Built 1928 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 56

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

0.3 MI W OF JACKSON CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 389

STORMY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.3 MILE NORTH OF GRANT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1961 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 253

EASTERN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1917 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 32,757

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

.2M W RTE34 and RTE35 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 652

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.3 MI E OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 10,776

COUNTY ROAD 102

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

1.1 MI W OF SO BETHLEHEM, Albany, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,173

KENYON ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

HAMLET OF GLEN AUBREY, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 15

RTE 878

Fair

Over: BANNISTER CREEK

1 MI N OF ATLANTIC BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 27,966

WOODHULL ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODHULL CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,159

MOUNTAIN LODGE ROA

Fair

Over: PERRY CREEK

2.2 MI.SW.WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 702

DEBRUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: MONGAUP CREEK

4.7mi East of Exit 96-17W, Sullivan, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 289

RTE 987H

Fair

Over: HUNTER BROOK

.3 MI N JCT US202 AND BMP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 5,080

WEST 40TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,476

RTE 1

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

JCT US 1 & MAMARONECK RVR, Westchester, NY

Built 1895 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 15,757

EAST 169TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRSANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1888 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,055

BOSTON RD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 20.9 t

SCOTT CORNERS RD.

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

2.0 MI E OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 185

COUNTY ROAD 58

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.2 m SW NY-60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,508

RTE 223

Fair

Over: WOOLEVER CREEK

0.1 MI SW OF SWARTWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,208

CR22 HOGBACK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB WYNCOOP CR

5.5 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 282

UNION FALLS RD

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

2.8 MI. W OF HAWKEYE, Clinton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 119

ASHLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

2.6MI NE WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 189

CRAINS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TIOUGHNIOGA R

1.3 MI E OF TRUXTON, Cortland, NY

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 386

CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

0.4 MI S OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 127

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,919

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

3.0 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 16, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 18,232

EAST DELAVAN AVENU

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Between Main Street and J, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,992

SPILLMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of E. Delavan Avenu, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

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