Total Bridges
19,132
Public highway bridges in New York
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
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
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
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
NY
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
KY
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
NH
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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 907W
FairOver: HUTCHINSON RIVER
1.6 MI N JCT RTS HRP<1, Westchester, NY
Built 1926 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 92,620
ALMETER ROAD
FairOver: TONAWANDA CREEK
1.5 MI NW OF NORTH JAVA, Wyoming, NY
Built 1952 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 165
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: TRIB ELTON CREEK
1.1 MILES NW OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1988 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 233
RTE 8
FairOver: KENT BROOK
3.2 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 51, Chenango, NY
Built 1966 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,227
HORTON BROOK ROAD
FairOver: HORTON BROOK
1.9 MI N OF HORTON, Delaware, NY
Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 143
RIVER RD
FairOver: LITTLE SALMON RVR
.2 MI S OF BOMBAY, Franklin, NY
Built 1967 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 93
CRANES HOLLOW RD
FairOver: EVAS KILL
1.4 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY
Built 1900 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 157
WEST DRIVE
FairOver: PED BET 61ST&62ST
SW END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY
Built 1860 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 397
80TH ROAD
FairOver: LIRR MAIN LINE
IN KEW GARDENS, Queens, NY
Built 1909 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,248
82ND AVENUE
FairOver: LIRR MAIN LINE
AT KEW GARDENS, Queens, NY
Built 1909 Load: 21.4 t
RTE 25
FairOver: LIRR- ARCH ST YARD
AT HUNTERS POINT, Queens, NY
Built 1908 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,923
RTE 121
FairOver: CROSS RIVER RESER
4.6 MI N JCT RTS 121+22, Westchester, NY
Built 1906 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,996
LAWRENCE STREET
FairOver: SAW MILL RIVER
3 MILES S JCT SMRP & I87, Westchester, NY
Built 1927 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 5,017
RTE 987D
FairOver: SAW MILL RIVER
1.2 MI S JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY
Built 1933 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 42,645
RTE 908K
FairOver: SUNKEN MEADOW CRK
SMSP AT SUNKEN MEADOW, Suffolk, NY
Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,611
RTE 417
FairOver: DUFFY HOLLOW CRK
1.2 MI SW OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY
Built 1948 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,619
FRIENER ROAD
FairOver: CANASERAGA CREEK
0.7 MI SW OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY
Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 124
STEWART ROAD
FairOver: TRIB DODGE CREEK
1.6 MI E OF W CLARKSVILLE, Allegany, NY
Built 1983 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 88
EAST MAIN STREET
FairOver: FISHKILL CREEK
IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY
Built 1911 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,504
RTE 20A
FairOver: BUFF & PITT RR
.4 MI SW JCT US20A &SH219, Erie, NY
Built 1986 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 11,716
OCEAN AVENUE
FairOver: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI
AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY
Built 1908 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 21,581
EAST DRIVE
FairOver: BRIDLE PATH
IN PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY
Built 1910 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,500
RTE 5
FairOver: ONONDAGA CREEK
0.2MI NW SYR PO W GENESEE, Onondaga, NY
Built 1900 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,567
RTE 690
FairOver: SENECA RIVER
1.7 MI W SH 48 & CANAL, Onondaga, NY
Built 1969 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,120
PARKING LOT RAMP
FairOver: ALLEY AT THAYER HALL
NW CORNER OF THAYER ROAD, Orange, NY
Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 200
RTE 22
FairOver: MNRR BEACON LINE
.1 MI N JCT SH22 &US6/202, Putnam, NY
Built 1965 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,985
METROPOLITAN AVE
FairOver: LG IS/ NY & ATLAN
AT MASPETH, Queens, NY
Built 1915 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 15,766
SUNDALE ROAD
FairOver: METTACHONTS CREEK
5.2 MI NW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY
Built 2003 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 122
RTE 396
FairOver: COEYMANS CREEK
1.4 MI SW JCT 9W < 396, Albany, NY
Built 1977 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,294
NORTH BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: OIL CREEK
0.5 MI N OF CUBA, Allegany, NY
Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 467
HYDE STREET
FairOver: CASTLE CREEK
2 MI NE OF UNION CENTER, Broome, NY
Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 261
HAMMOND HILL ROAD
FairOver: CONNOISARAULEY CR
2.6 MILES N OF BROOKLYN, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 139
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: S BR CATTARAUGUS
1.8 MILES NE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 845
RTE 5
FairOver: CANADAWAY CREEK
6.1 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 380, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,861
BACK RIVER ROAD
FairOver: BAGLEY BROOK
AT DELANCEY, Delaware, NY
Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 383
DEPOT STREET
FairOver: BUSH KILL
AT FLEISHMANNS, Delaware, NY
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,110
WALTON-SIDNEY RD
FairOver: CARRS CREEK
6 MI E OF SIDNEY, Delaware, NY
Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,203
VERBANK VILLAGE RO
FairOver: SPROUT CREEK
0.7 MI W OF VERBANK, Dutchess, NY
Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 362
MICHIGAN AVENUE
FairOver: BUFFALO RIVER
.3 MI SW JCT SH5 & BUF RV, Erie, NY
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,133
SHEVLIN ROAD
FairOver: MINERVA STREAM
2 MILES NE OF MINERVA, Essex, NY
Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3
THATCHERVILLE RD
FairOver: N B SARANAC RIVER
1 MI S OF LOON LAKE, Franklin, NY
Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 28
COUNTY ROAD 23C
FairOver: EAST KILL
0.2 MI N OF EAST JEWETT, Greene, NY
Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 370
CIRCLE ROAD
FairOver: BOG STREAM
9.4 MI NW OF LONG LAKE, Hamilton, NY
Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
GILMANTOWN ROAD
FairOver: ELBOW CREEK
1.7 MI NW OF WELLS, Hamilton, NY
Built 1915 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 242
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: FALL BROOK
2.9 MI S OF PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY
Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 91
DAVIS BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
1.3 MI N OF PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY
Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 235
MERRICK ROAD
FairOver: WHALE NECK CREEK
1 MILE EAST OF FREEPORT, Nassau, NY
Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 27,556
JOHNSON CREEK RD
FairOver: GOLDEN HILL CREEK
1.6 MILES EAST OF BARKER, Niagara, NY
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 154
CANAL ROAD
FairOver: ERIE CANAL, SOUTH TRAIL,
1.8 MI EAST OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY
Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 570
CR 42 CREASER ROAD
FairOver: DEANS CREEK
1.1 MI SW OF WESTMORELAND, Oneida, NY
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 535
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