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
SIPPLE ROAD
FairOver: HANKINS CREEK
AT MILESES, Sullivan, NY
Built 1996 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 14
GEIGER ROAD
FairOver: BEER KILL
2.7 MI NE OF DAIRYLAND, Ulster, NY
Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 318
MICHIGAN ROAD
FairOver: Trib Brown Brook
2 MI NW OF CURRIERS, Wyoming, NY
Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 419
RTE I278
FairOver: BRONX RIVER
.1MI E I278+I878, Bronx, NY
Built 1952 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 55,675
RTE I88
FairOver: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
JCT RTE I88+SUSQUEHANNA R, Broome, NY
Built 1974 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5,685
COUNTY ROAD 85
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
2.7 MI SO OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1988 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 436
RTE 990L
FairOver: CHENANGO RIVER
JCT RTE 990M + CHENANGO R, Chenango, NY
Built 1961 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,178
RTE 81
FairOver: ST.LAWRENCE RV.CH
5.0 MI.NW ALEXANDRIA BAY, Jefferson, NY
Built 1938 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,850
RTE I278
FairOver: Hamilton Avenue
JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY
Built 1963 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 126,248
ALBANY STREET
FairOver: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK
AT DERUYTER, Madison, NY
Built 1927 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 709
RAMP FROM N-S ARTE
FairOver: NY SUSQUEHANNA& W
1.6 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 5A, Oneida, NY
Built 1975 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,313
CR 56 STEUBEN VALL
FairOver: STEUBEN CREEK
2.5 MI NW OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY
Built 1969 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 372
CR 11
FairOver: MARSH CREEK
2.0 MI S KENT, Orleans, NY
Built 1940 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 465
POLEY ROAD
FairOver: N BRANCH CALLICOON CREEK
0.6 MI E OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY
Built 1962 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 168
HALSEY VALLEY RD
FairOver: PIPE CREEK
2.6 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY
Built 1959 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 828
PUMP STATION ROAD
FairOver: HONEOYE CREEK
0.3 MI SW OF ALMA, Allegany, NY
Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 57
STEPHANS ROAD
FairOver: MCHENRY VALLEY CREEK
2.2 MI SE OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY
Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1
EAST 149TH STREET
FairOver: METRO NO COMMUTER
AT MELROSE, Bronx, NY
Built 1906 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 16,592
RTE 369
FairOver: PAGE BROOK
0.2 MI S JCT RTS 369 + 79, Broome, NY
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,450
HILL STREET
FairOver: THATCHER BROOK
AT GOWANDA, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 498
RTE I86
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
2.2 MI E JCT SH 430 & I86, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,619
RTE I86
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
2.2 MI E JCT SH 430 & I86, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,069
HALL ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
AT SINCLAIRVILLE HALL RD, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 158
RTE 223
FairOver: TRIB NEWTOWN CRK
5 MI E JCT SR 17 & SR 13, Chemung, NY
Built 1991 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,405
MCDUFFY HOLLOW ROA
FairOver: MCDUFFY CREEK
3.8 MI NW OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY
Built 1942 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 138
RTE 41
FairOver: BUMPS CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT RTS 41 + 7, Chenango, NY
Built 1933 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,124
ALGERINE ROAD
FairOver: KELSEY CREEK
.1 MI NORTH OF AFTON, Chenango, NY
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 511
MANLEY ROAD
FairOver: GILMORE BROOK
2.3 MI. S.W. OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY
Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 218
RTE 971L
FairOver: N B GRT CHAZY RVR
2.3 MI. SW of ELLENBURG D, Clinton, NY
Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,308
MILLS ROAD
FairOver: E BR COLD SPRING BOOK
3 MI NE STILESVILLE, Delaware, NY
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4
HARPER ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE BROOK
6.8 MI NW OF STAMFORD, Delaware, NY
Built 1990 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 118
BOSTON STATE ROAD
FairOver: ANTHONY GULF
2.6 MI SE JCT SH391&SH277, Erie, NY
Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,175
RTE I90
FairOver: BUFFALO SOUTHERN RR
1.7 MI NE OF INT 57, Erie, NY
Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 18,160
RTE 9N
FairOver: TROUT BROOK
1.1 MI SW JCT RTS 9N & 22, Essex, NY
Built 1951 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,907
LAIGHT HALL ROAD
FairOver: E BR AUSABLE RIVER
VILLAGE OF KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY
Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 43
PREMO ROAD
FairOver: E BR DEER CREEK
3.6 MI NE OF NORTH BANGOR, Franklin, NY
Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 60
RTE 42
FairOver: SCHOHARIE CREEK
110 ft South West of JCT, Greene, NY
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,006
RTE 5
FairOver: CRUM CREEK
2.9 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 167, Herkimer, NY
Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,765
RTE 80
FairOver: OTSQUAGO CREEK
0.36 MI. SW OF INT 168+80, Herkimer, NY
Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 644
RTE 3
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
1.0 MI W JCT RTS 3 & 3A, Jefferson, NY
Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,010
RTE 12
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
4.0 MI.E.JCT.RTES 3+12, Jefferson, NY
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,433
LONG POND ROAD
FairOver: LONG POND OUTLET
9.0 MI NE OF BELFORT, Lewis, NY
Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 41
CANNAN ROAD
FairOver: ROARING BROOK
2.2 MI E OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY
Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 71
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: SUGAR RIVER
.9 MI E OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 254
VAN AMBER ROAD
FairOver: CRYSTAL CREEK
0.7 MI SW OF NEW BREMEN, Lewis, NY
Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 605
RTE 36
FairOver: LITTLE BEARDS CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT SH36 & US20A, Livingston, NY
Built 1948 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,175
SHUNK RD
FairOver: CANAJOHARIE CREEK
1.1 MI NE OF AMES, Montgomery, NY
Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 38
RTE 907V
FairOver: OTHER
1 MI N OF GEO WASH BRIDGE, New York, NY
Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 76,703
66TH STREET
FairOver: PED WALK N OF ZOO
IN SE END OF CENTRAL PK, New York, NY
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,411
RTE I90
FairOver: BUTTERNUT CREEK
1.8 MI E EXIT 34A ON I90, Onondaga, NY
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,091
Showing 7,351-7,400 of 19,132 bridges
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