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
TAYLOR VALLEY RD
FairOver: E BR CHENINGO CRK
AT CHENINGO, Cortland, NY
Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 99
RTE 281
FairOver: COLD BROOK
3.0 MI N JCT RTS 41 + 281, Cortland, NY
Built 1946 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,588
MILL ROAD
FairOver: CHARLOTTE CREEK
0.3 MI NW OF DAVENPORT, Delaware, NY
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 498
COUNTY ROAD 35
FairOver: WILLOW BROOK
IN SIDNEY CENTER, Delaware, NY
Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 326
RTE 199
FairOver: LAKES KILL
2.1 MI W JCT RTS 199+308, Dutchess, NY
Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,635
NORTH CHERRY STREE
FairOver: FALL KILL CREEK
IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY
Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,185
RTE 16
FairOver: E BR CAZENOVIA CK
5.7 MI SE JCT RT 20A+ 400, Erie, NY
Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,992
BORDEN ROAD
FairOver: SLATE BOTTOM CRK
1 MI N JCT SH 78 & SH 354, Erie, NY
Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,824
COMO PARK BLVD
FairOver: CAYUGA CREEK
1 MI SW JCT SH 78 & US 20, Erie, NY
Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,439
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: BLACK BROOK
5 MI NE I87 EXIT 29, Essex, NY
Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 393
OREGON PLAINS RD
FairOver: LYONS BROOK
IN BLOOMINGDALE, Essex, NY
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 742
NYSDEC TRUCK ROAD
FairOver: DEER RIVER
3 MILES SW OF SKERRY, Franklin, NY
Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t
RTE 29
FairOver: EAST CANADA CREEK
01 MI E JCT RTS 167+29, Fulton, NY
Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,608
RTE 3
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
2.0 MI N JCT RTS 3 + 3A, Jefferson, NY
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,847
17 TH AVENUE
FairOver: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI
NEAR BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY
Built 1906 Load: 29.9 t
County Route 27
FairOver: E BR DEER RIVER
2.7 MILES SW OF RECTOR, Lewis, NY
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 45
RTE 31
FairOver: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK
0.8MI W JCT RTE31+BARGE C, Monroe, NY
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 27,534
HARPINGTON DRIVE
FairOver: LITTL BLACK CREEK
2 MI SW OF GATES CENTER, Monroe, NY
Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 377
RTE 908E
FairOver: EAST MEADOW BROOK
AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY
Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 44,795
LOCKPORT AVENUE
FairOver: SAWYER CREEK
1 MI NE OF N TONAWANDA, Niagara, NY
Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,262
ROBINSON ROAD
FairOver: ERIE CANAL
2.7 MI SW JCT SH78 & CANL, Niagara, NY
Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,550
JOSLIN ROAD
FairOver: MILE CREEK
4 MI NE OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY
Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 151
RTE 245
FairOver: EAST OVERFLOW CRK
.8 MI E JCT SH 245 & SH21, Ontario, NY
Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,292
RTE 17K
FairOver: PAKANASINK CREEK
0.5 MI W JCT RTS 17K+302, Orange, NY
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,980
RTE 17M
FairOver: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD
.6 MI S JCT SH17M & SH 94, Orange, NY
Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,999
BOULEVARD ROAD
FairOver: IDLEWILD CREEK
1.5 MI SW OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY
Built 1920 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 304
RTE 18
FairOver: BEARDSLEY CREEK
0.2MI E JCT RTS 18 + 98, Orleans, NY
Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,244
RTE 18
FairOver: MARSH CREEK EAST
3.2MI E JCT RTS 18 + 98, Orleans, NY
Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,337
RTE I81
FairOver: SALMON RIVER
Exit 36 bet CR2 & NYS13, Oswego, NY
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,692
ELIOT AVENUE
FairOver: LG IS/ NY & ATLAN
AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY
Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 15,239
BROADWAY
FairOver: MILL CREEK
BROADWAY CITY RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,317
VIOLA ROAD
FairOver: MAHWAH RIVER
1.5 MI NW I-87 INT 14B, Rockland, NY
Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,444
RTE 987E
FairOver: STONY BROOK
0.9 MI NE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,068
RTE 230
FairOver: INLET WANETA LAKE
2.4 MI E JCT RTE 54 & 230, Schuyler, NY
Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 792
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: ELM CREEK
4 MILES SOUTH OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1924 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 299
HICKORY LANE
FairOver: WINFIELD CREEK
0.7 Miles Northeast of CO, Steuben, NY
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 306
COUNTY ROAD 28
FairOver: PURDY CREEK
6.6 MILES SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY
Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 441
COUNTY ROAD 67
FairOver: CANISTEO RIVER
0.8 MI W OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY
Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 595
RTE 17
FairOver: BASHER KILL
10 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 209, Sullivan, NY
Built 1955 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 33,188
RTE 17
FairOver: WILLOWEMOC CREEK
3.2 MI SE EXIT 94 - SH 17, Sullivan, NY
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,452
GROOVILLE ROAD
FairOver: SPRAGUE BROOK
3.3 MILES NW OF DEBRUCE, Sullivan, NY
Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 252
SCHUMACHER POND R
FairOver: BEAVER BROOK
1.3 MI SW OF YULAN, Sullivan, NY
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 48
RTE 17
FairOver: APALACHIN CREEK
JCT SH 17 & APALACHIN CRE, Tioga, NY
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,380
BOICEVILLE ROAD
FairOver: SIXMILE CREEK
.9 MI W SLATERVILLE SPNGS, Tompkins, NY
Built 1942 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,175
COUNTY ROAD 47
FairOver: FALL BROOK
2.3MI NW OF CLARYVILLE, Ulster, NY
Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 254
GRANITE ROAD
FairOver: STONY KILL
1.9 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY
Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 451
RTE 9A
FairOver: DICKEY BROOK
IN BUCHANAN S. OF PEEKSKI, Westchester, NY
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,781
GREENWICH ROAD
FairOver: MIANUS RIVER
4.6 MI EAST OF MT KISCO, Westchester, NY
Built 1919 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,321
RTE 364
FairOver: WEST RIVER
0.6 MI NW JCT RTS 245+364, Yates, NY
Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,448
RTE 220
FairOver: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR, CH
JCT SH 220 & CHENANGO RI, Chenango, NY
Built 1982 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,162
Showing 8,001-8,050 of 19,132 bridges
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