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

OWEGO STREET

Fair

Over: CATATONK CREEK

IN SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1904 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 337

RTE 13A

Fair

Over: COY GLEN CREEK

0.9 MI NE JCT RTS 13 &13A, Tompkins, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,298

RTE 34

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN, CAYUGA

0.9 MI SW JCT RTS 34 & 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,232

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 38 + 222, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,242

RTE 79

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

3.6 MI NW TIOGA CL;RTE 79, Tompkins, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,905

COOKS CORS-BRK RD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

AT BROOKTONDALE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,196

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BOICE CREEK

.5 MI S OF WEST SLATERVLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 721

CENTRAL CHAPEL RD

Fair

Over: BOICE CREEK

AT GUIDE BOARD CORNERS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,127

RTE 96B

Fair

Over: Danby Creek

3.3 mi NW Willseville, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,512

THURSTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.4 m E of Rt 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,736

WEST LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRYDEN LAKE OUTLT

2 MI SOUTH OF VIL DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

CHAFFEE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CHAFFEE CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2

LOCKE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY HEMLOCK CREEK

3 MILES SW OF LOCKE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,558

SOUTH ST EXTENSION

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

1.3 MI S OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 595

CO RD 164

Fair

Over: TRIB FALL CREEK

3.5 MI W OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 752

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

5.4 MI N JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,352

RTE 212

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,208

RTE 28A

Fair

Over: ASHOKAN SPILLWAY

.4MI N RTE28A AT SPILLWAY, Ulster, NY

Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: COXING KILL

.9 MILE NE OF MINNEWASKA, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 263

JANSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.5 MI WEST OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 697

DEER LANE

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK OVERFLOW

4.7 MI SW JCT NY42+NY28, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11

Berme Road

Fair

Over: Criminal Creek

.5 MI JCT Rt.209 & Plank, Ulster, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t

TANNERY BROOK RD

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

AT WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,507

DRY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

3.3 MI N OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31

RTE 9

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK OVERFLOW

0.5 MI NE JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,687

RTE 9

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.6 MI SE JCT 9 & 254, Warren, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,573

A.HITCHCOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATIEMAC BROOK

1 MI.N.SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

CR31

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

2 MI.S.OF BRANDT LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 554

CR55

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1 MI SE ADIRONDACK, Warren, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 574

DILLON HILL RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.5M E WEVERTOWN, Warren, NY

Built 1889 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28

TR520-HEATH RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

HEATH RD 1MI E NY8<NY28, Warren, NY

Built 1908 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Fair

Over: STEWART BROOK

FOURTH LAKE CAMPGROUND, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

RTE 22

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

0.6 MI N JCT RTE 22&372, Washington, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,260

RTE 22

Fair

Over: S.BAY LAKE CHAMP.

0.38 MI NW JCT NEDDO ST, Washington, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,460

STAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1 MI NE OF BUSKIRK, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109

CR30

Fair

Over: West Branch Black Creek

0.15 mi NW of CR31, Washington, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

RTE 22

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

RT22 OVER CHAMPLAIN CANAL, Washington, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,120

RTE 104

Fair

Over: SODUS CREEK

0.7M W OF RTS 414&104, Wayne, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,358

RTE 104

Fair

Over: MUDGE CREEK

2.4 MI W JCT RTS 104 + 89, Wayne, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,075

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 104 +370, Wayne, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,030

EADES ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 116

VAN BUREN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1.2 MI NE JCT RTS 88 & 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,001

JOY ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

4 MILES SOUTH OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 226

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,494

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER.

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 9A+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43,830

RTE 117

Fair

Over: KISCO RIVER

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 117+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,698

RAVENDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

AT HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

RTE 117

Fair

Over: BRIDLE PATH

.4 MI E JCT SH 117 & US 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,746

COUNTY ROAD 155

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,724

ARDSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRAIN BROOK

0.3 MI SE OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,040

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