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

BUTLER ROAD

Fair

Over: WILSEY CREEK

7.0 MI.SE OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 48

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD MILL BROOK

1.0 MI W OF GT NECK, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,037

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: FALLS ROAD RR

2.1 MILES NE OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,132

MANN ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.3 MI E OF WOLCOTTSVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 92

WILSON-BURT ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.8 MI S JCT SH18 & SH78, Niagara, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,433

RTE 274

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

0.9 MI E JCT RTS 46 & 274, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 389

BARDWELL MILLS RD

Fair

Over: KAYUTA LAKE

N BARDWELL MILLS&E RTE 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 406

LEE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF BRISTOL CTR, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 55

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

AT KEW GARDENS, Queens, NY

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 110,322

ROCKAWAY BLVD

Fair

Over: HOOK CREEK

ROCKAWAY BLVD OVER HOOK, Queens, NY

Built 1993 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 81,178

LEWIS HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

1.0 MI NE PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 77

BUTTERMILK FLS RD

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK CREEK

10 MI SW SCHAGHTICOKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 279

ALBEE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN ANNADALE, Richmond, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,854

BANCROFT AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t

RTE 67

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL, HUDSON

0.1M E OF EMPIRE STATE TR, Saratoga, NY

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,657

RTE 228

Fair

Over: CATLIN MILL CREEK

0.2 MI NE JCT RTS 224&228, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,078

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: MEADS CREEK

IN MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,077

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,135

RTE 414

Fair

Over: SENECA CANAL

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 14 + 414, Schuyler, NY

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,504

RTE 248

Fair

Over: BENNETT CREEK

0.9 MI S OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 718

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: QUANTUCK CREEK

2 MI EAST OF WESTHAMPTON, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,775

WILLIAM FLOYD PKY

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

1.8 MI EAST OF YAPHANK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 38,065

WINTHROP RD

Fair

Over: GARDINERS CREEK

E OF SHELTER ISLAND HTS, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,703

RTE 52

Fair

Over: KROM HOLLOW

56 MI W JCT RTS 52 + 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,153

COUNTY ROAD 142

Fair

Over: SWAN LAKE OUTLET

JCT CR 142 & SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,425

STRAITS CORNRS RD

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

IN STRAITS CORNERS, Tioga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 272

CR 33

Fair

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

4.4 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,071

WEST CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DOOLITTLE CREEK

4.1 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,424

RTE 13

Fair

Over: CHAFFEE CREEK

1.0 MI NE 13 +SCHUYLER CL, Tompkins, NY

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,214

DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 375

BUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SALMON CREE

.9 MILE W OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1945 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 276

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

IN ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 814

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: OTHER

N END VIL OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t

RESERVATION ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

7.0 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t

RTE 354

Fair

Over: FENTON CREEK

1.4MI E JCT RTS 354 + 77, Wyoming, NY

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,554

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

3.0 MI.EAST OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 360

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

1.2 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 2, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,639

S MONTGMY HLLW RD

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.3 MILES N OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 272

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: MINERVA STREAM

2 MI NE OF MINERVA, Essex, NY

Built 1977 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 159

RTE 19

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE 19 + BLACK CREEK, Genesee, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,816

STONE FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

1.0 MI.SE OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 397

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

0.5 S OF NEW BERLIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,888

RTE 54A

Fair

Over: GLEN CREEK

0.3 MI NE OF HAMMONDSPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,358

RTE 265

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 265 + 62, Niagara, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 2,512

RTE 7

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.1 MI NW JCT SH 7 & SH7A, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,446

HOTCHKISS HOLLOW

Fair

Over: HOTCHKISS RUN

2.7 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 26

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BURCH CREEK

4.3 MI E I-90 EXIT 31 RMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 20,495

CLINTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

.5 MI NW OF SPROUT BROOK, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 145,542

BEAR LADDER ROAD

Fair

Over: COLE HOLLOW BROOK

2.5 MI N OF N BLENHEIM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 93

Showing 7,301-7,350 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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