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
RTE 52
FairOver: WEST BRANCH BEER KILL
5.2 MI W JCT SH 52 + US 2, Ulster, NY
Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,185
RTE I87
FairOver: CHESTER CREEK
0.5 MI N JCT 8 & I87, Warren, NY
Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,818
RTE I87
FairOver: CHESTER CREEK
0.5 MI N JCT 8 & I87, Warren, NY
Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,958
RTE 418
FairOver: HUDSON RIVER
JCT RTE 418 & HUDSON R, Warren, NY
Built 1941 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,683
COUNTY ROAD 62
FairOver: SCHROON LAKE OUTLET
0.5 MI SE POTTERSVILLE, Warren, NY
Built 1983 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 999
MUD MILLS ROAD
FairOver: GANARGUA CREEK
2.2 MILE NORTH OF NEWARK, Wayne, NY
Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 295
RTE 22
FairOver: CROSS RIVER
.1 MI S JCT SH 22 & SH 35, Westchester, NY
Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,403
CORTLANDT STREET
FairOver: FURNACE BROOK
2.5 MI NW CROTON ON HUDS., Westchester, NY
Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 84
RTE 19
FairOver: OATKA CREEK
0.1MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY
Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,691
RTE 77
FairOver: RIGHT BRANCH
0.1MI S JCT RTS 77 + 354, Wyoming, NY
Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,130
COUNTY ROAD 26
FairOver: CAYUGA CREEK
0.2 MI SW OF COWLESVILLE, Wyoming, NY
Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,571
RTE 26
FairOver: KETCHUMVILLE CRK
3.4 MI N JCT RTS 26 & 38B, Broome, NY
Built 1990 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,075
RTE 241
FairOver: WILLIS CREEK
3.1 MI N JCT RTS 241+ 394, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1936 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,270
SHELDRAKE ROAD
FairOver: E BR AUSABLE RVR
IN AUSABLE FORKS, Essex, NY
Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 159
CULLUM ROAD
FairOver: WILLIAMS RD, PARKING LOT
THAYER HALL, Orange, NY
Built 1997 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 500
NEW SUFFOLK AVE
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.5 MI W. OF NEW SUFFOLK, Suffolk, NY
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,981
NEW SUFFOLK AVE
FairOver: DOWNS CREEK
1.0 MI W.OF NEW SUFFOLK, Suffolk, NY
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 892
RTE 17
FairOver: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
1.2 MI E JCT SH17 & SH26, Broome, NY
Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 24,003
WEYANT'S ROAD
FairOver: POPOLOPEN BROOK
0.2 MI W OF MINE TORNE RD, Orange, NY
Built 1950 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50
WILTSIEVILLE RD
FairOver: NINEMILE CREEK
2.0 MI NW OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY
Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 361
CHURCH ROAD CR 22
FairOver: PEEKSKILL HOL CK
2.1 MI NW OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,081
THOMSON AVENUE
FairOver: AMTRAK YARD, LONG ISLAN
IN LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens, NY
Built 1908 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 32,619
UPPR CHERRYTWN RD
FairOver: MOMBACCUS CREEK
2.9 MI NW OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY
Built 1963 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 376
RTE 125
FairOver: MNRR NH LINE
.4 MI N JCT SH 125 & US 1, Westchester, NY
Built 1886 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,043
RTE 987F
FairOver: GRASSY SPRAIN BRK
0.4 MI N JCT SBSP & SH100, Westchester, NY
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 111,335
COUNTY ROAD 27
FairOver: BEAR BROOK
1.5 MI E OF SOUTH OXFORD, Chenango, NY
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 616
RTE 23
FairOver: KORTRIGHT CREEK
0.1 MI SW DAVENPORT CENTE, Delaware, NY
Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,497
COVELL ROAD
FairOver: OATKA CREEK
3.1 MI NE E.BETHANY, Genesee, NY
Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 157
RTE I278
FairOver: RELIEF
2.5 MI SW JCT NY 27 & I27, Kings, NY
Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 99,185
Railroad Mills Roa
FairOver: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK
2.5 MI NE OF MENDON, Ontario, NY
Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 464
PINE HILL ROAD
FairOver: RUTGERS CREEK
2.1 MI SW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY
Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 559
RTE 9D
FairOver: PHILLIPSE BROOK
0.8 MI N JCT SH 9D & SH 4, Putnam, NY
Built 1929 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,815
ON-RAMP TO I-890
FairOver: VACANT LAND
1.6 MI NW JCT SH146& I890, Schenectady, NY
Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,301
RTE I495
FairOver: CARMANS RIVER
4.4 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY
Built 1970 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 39,829
CR 9
FairOver: SWITZ KILL
1.5 MILES SW OF BERNE, Albany, NY
Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 203
RTE 244
FairOver: PHILLIPS CREEK
0.5 MI W OF PHILLIPS CRK, Allegany, NY
Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 573
FULMER VALLEY RD
FairOver: CHENUNDA CREEK
0.7 MI NW OF HALLSPORT, Allegany, NY
Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 168
COUNTY ROAD 31A
FairOver: GENESEE RIVER
1.5 MI S OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY
Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 525
RTE I87
FairOver: RELIEF
2.5 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t
ST MARY'S STREET
FairOver: Abnd.CSXT/P MRRIS
MOTT HAVEN-ON ST MARYS ST, Bronx, NY
Built 1906 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,232
WEST 230TH STREET
FairOver: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B
AT KINGS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY
Built 1912 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,886
RTE 908A
FairOver: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W
0.2MI NW JCT BRPC&BPP, Bronx, NY
Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 87,806
LESTER AVENUE
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY
Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,730
YUBADAM ROAD
FairOver: DODGE CREEK
1.4 MI NE OF PORTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 131
RTE 370
FairOver: LITTL SODUS CREEK
2.7 MI SE JCT SH 370 & SH, Cayuga, NY
Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,794
CONNORS ROAD
FairOver: YAWGER CREEK
4 MI SE CAYUGA, Cayuga, NY
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 162
RTE I90
FairOver: CSX RR /AMTRAK
2.6 MI W INT 40 ON I90, Cayuga, NY
Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,507
RTE 5
FairOver: CHAUTAUQUA CREEK
03 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 17, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,418
RTE I86
FairOver: CHAUTAUQUA LAKE
AT ORIENTAL PARK, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,649
LEVANT-GERRY ROAD
FairOver: FOLSOM CREEK
2.4 MILES SE OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 890
Showing 8,951-9,000 of 19,132 bridges
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