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

EAST SMITH STREET

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 563

COUNTY ROAD 121

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1 MI S OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 676

9TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA IND SUBWAY

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,064

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: MEADOW PORT ARCH

IN PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1870 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 195

BROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR MOOSE CREEK

2.4 MI S OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: OLMSTEAD BROOK

2.1 MI SE CONSTABLEVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 682

WILCOX ROAD

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

2 MI W OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7

RTE 13

Fair

Over: Old Erie Canal

07MI N JCT RTS 5+13, Madison, NY

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,399

RTE 261

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.8 MI S JCT 261 & LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,976

CR 268

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.3 miles north Churchvil, Monroe, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,675

RTE 96

Fair

Over: Marsh Road, Erie Canal,

1 MI W JCT BARGE C & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1916 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,582

PARKER STREET

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trailway, ERI

0.1MI E JCT BARGE C+RT250, Monroe, NY

Built 1912 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 851

GILLETT ROAD

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

1.4MI E JCT BARGE C + 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,654

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: RAVINE CREEK

33MI E JCT RTS 30A+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,349

DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM CREEK

3.0 MI NW ST. JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

ERIE CANAL LOCK 12 TRIBES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,218

HUGHES ROAD

Fair

Over: IRISH CREEK

5.8 MI SW OF FULTONVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 334

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRIDLE OPP 64 ST

SW END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1862 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 397

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: THE LOCH

N END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 502

RTE 62

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 62 + 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,021

91ST STREET

Fair

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

NIAGARA FALLS EAST, Niagara, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,672

BRALEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF RANSOMVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 515

CARMEN ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

3.1 MI EAST OF SOMERSET, Niagara, NY

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 192

WILLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CK

.1 MI SE OF SOUTH WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 110

RTE 31

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTS 31 & 78 & CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,286

RTE 955

Fair

Over: NIAGARA RIVER, VIA/AMTRA

JCT RT 182 + NIAGARA R., Niagara, NY

Built 1897 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,240

RTE 46

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

2.7 MI NE JCT RTS 46 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1982 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,685

RTE 481

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.3 MI SE JCT RTS 481$ 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 27,724

RTE 245

Fair

Over: BURRELL CREEK

0.2MI W JCT RTS 245 + 14A, Ontario, NY

Built 1880 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,311

CHERRY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

2.5 MI SW WASHINGTON VILL, Orange, NY

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 187

GARDNERTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,335

HULBERTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.3 MI E JCT BG CL &SH387, Orleans, NY

Built 1913 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 512

MARSHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: Canalway Trail, ERIE CAN

1.5 MI W JCT B CNL & SH63, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 915

WHITE ROAD

Fair

Over: CARLEY MILLS POND

2.0 MI S OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 421

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

3.7 MI N OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,196

NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

4.0 MI NW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,828

CR54

Fair

Over: BELLS CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 857

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: BIG BAY CREEK

3 MI NE OF CENTRAL SQUARE, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,470

MUD SETTLEMENT RD

Fair

Over: FROG CREEK

3 MI SE OF CENTRAL SQUARE, Oswego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,578

RTE 7

Fair

Over: Decatur Creek

1.5 m NW of Exit 19 I88, Otsego, NY

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,440

RTE 7

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

AT EAST WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,192

PINK STREET

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

1.0 MI E OF COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 238

RTE 40

Fair

Over: DEEPKILL CREEK

3.5 MI N JCT RTS 142 & 40, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,527

CARLTON ROAD

Fair

Over: COOLEY KILL

0.5 MI E OF ELNORA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,328

LASHER RD

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 137

BR. TO PEEBLES IS

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL, CANAL

WATERFORD @ E1 & ERIE C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1913 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 962

MATTICE ROAD

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

.5 MI S LIVINGSTONVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1

CR6

Fair

Over: TRIBCHARLOTTE CK

3 MI SW OF SUMMIT, Schoharie, NY

Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 365

CRONK ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEQUAGA CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF MONTOUR, Schuyler, NY

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 198

COUNTY ROAD 6

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

IN CAYUTAVILLE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 177

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