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

RTE 812

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

3.6 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 812, Lewis, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,284

LINZY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

6 MI SE CITY NO. DANVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 67

RTE I490

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.6MI S JCT RTS I490WB+33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,756

RTE I490

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.6MI S JCT RTS I490EB+33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,275

RTE 404

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.9MI E JCT RTS404+47, Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 22,767

RTE 30A

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

.4 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 30A, Montgomery, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,603

RTE 49

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 49 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,377

E.BLOOMFIELD ST.

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

0.6 M. East of RT26/46, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,249

RTE I790

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trail, ERIE B

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 12 & I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,804

SARGENT ROAD

Fair

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

VILLAGE OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 338

NEWELL STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONON CK .6MI S KIRK PK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,269

PLAINVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

3.4 MI NE JCT I90 & SH 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,858

RTE 245

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

1.1MI E JCT RTS 245 + 247, Ontario, NY

Built 1929 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,195

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

5.1 MI N JCT RTS 42+97, Orange, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,875

HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

2.3 MI SE PINE BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,575

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

Exit 36 bet CR2 & NYS13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,949

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

RTE I-81 1.9MI S JEFF. CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,996

RTE 28

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 28 + 20, Otsego, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,587

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

AT NE ONEONTA CITY LI, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,727

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

VILLAGE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 294

NEAHWA PLACE

Fair

Over: ELMORE TAIL RACE

0.2 m N of Exit 14 I88, Otsego, NY

Built 1915 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,227

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: ROGERS HOLLOW BRK

.5 MI E OF EAST GUILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 978

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: OTSDAWA CREEK

1 MILE NW OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 666

RTE 150

Fair

Over: MOORDENER KILL

0.1 MI E JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 718

PORT ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: CSXT PORT SPUR

0.3 MI SE OF JCT US20, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,966

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.5 MI SSE VALLEY FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1945 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 790

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

0.5 MI S OF PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1923 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 185

RICHMOND VLLEY RD

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE, Creek

AT RICHMOND VALLEY, Richmond, NY

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t

RTE 17

Fair

Over: NAKAMA CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT RTS 17+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,851

COUNTY ROAD 98

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA RESERVOIR

BATCHELLERVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,359

RTE 158

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

1.7 MI S JCT SH 7 & SH158, Schenectady, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,493

LOWE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WEST CREEK

.2 MI SOUTH OF DORLOO, Schoharie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 280

COUNTY RD 19A

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

CR19A - .3 MI W CO LINE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 216

RTE 224

Fair

Over: HOOKER CREEK

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 13 &224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,688

RTE 37C

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

JCT RTE 37C + RACQUETTE R, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,777

EDDY PYRITES ROAD

Fair

Over: HARRISON CRK OVFL

2.0 MI NW OF PYRITES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 620

SPRAGUEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

.5 MILE WEST OF KEENES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 121

CO RD 44

Fair

Over: LITT SUCKER BROOK

.75 MI SE OF WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 745

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

.4 MI E JCT I86 & SR 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,893

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1 MI S JCT I86 & WNFLD ST, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 27,444

RTE 414

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN, POST C

.1 MI N JCT SR17 & SR414, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,143

RTE I390

Fair

Over: B & H RR, TWELVE MILE CR

.3 MILE NW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,128

RTE 226

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT I86 + SR 226, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,268

RTE 36

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,775

BELLINGER ROAD

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

3.2 MILES NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.2 MI N OF NY ROUTE 352, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,482

RTE 25

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

.8 MI W JCT I495 & SH25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1924 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,700

CROSS RIVER DR

Fair

Over: PECONIC RIVER

2 MI E OF RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25,454

WEST CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH OWEGO CREEK

5 MILES SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 366

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT SH 366 & SH, Tompkins, NY

Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,016

Showing 8,901-8,950 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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