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
MAIN STREET
FairOver: BIG CHOCONUT CREEK
.5 MILE SOUTH OF VESTAL, Broome, NY
Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,793
FARR ROAD
FairOver: TROWBRIDGE CREEK
5.0 MI SW OF OCCANUM, Broome, NY
Built 1911 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 42
BEVIER STREET
FairOver: CHENANGO RIVER
CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY
Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,715
RTE 39
FairOver: THATCHER BROOK
0.4MI W CATT.CREEK&RTE 39, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,259
RTE 241
FairOver: CONEWANGO FEEDER
4.0 MI N JCT RTS 241+ 394, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1939 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,270
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
3.6 MILES SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 604
COUNTY ROAD 27
FairOver: WOLF RUN CREEK
3.2 MI NE OF WESTON MILLS, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 707
MCKINSTRY ROAD
FairOver: ELTON CREEK
1.8 MI SW OF YORKSHIRE, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 995
RTE 417
FairOver: NINE MILE CREEK
6.1 MI W JCT RTS 417 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,122
RTE 31
FairOver: CRANE BROOK
0.1 MI E JCT RTS 31+ I-90, Cayuga, NY
Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,124
SCHOOLCRAFT ROAD
FairOver: STERLING VALLEY CREEK
2 MI NW OF HANNIBAL, Cayuga, NY
Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 51
RTE 394
FairOver: WESTERN NY & PENN, CONEW
IN WATERBORO, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,247
RTE 426
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
3.8 MI N JCT RTS 426+ 474, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,113
RTE I90
FairOver: CANADAWAY CREEK
2.9 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,444
MAIN STREET
FairOver: TRB CHEMUNG RIVER
IN BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY
Built 1924 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,006
RTE 12
FairOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
5.7 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY
Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,223
COUNTY ROAD 36
FairOver: GUILFORD CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF GUILFORD, Chenango, NY
Built 1935 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,438
RTE I87
FairOver: CANADIAN PACIFIC RR
.5 MI NE I87 - EXIT 38, Clinton, NY
Built 2013 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,756
RTE 9
FairOver: DEAD CREEK
CITY OF PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY
Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,639
ONEIL ROAD
FairOver: RAY BROOK
IN BEEKMANTOWN CORNERS, Clinton, NY
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,980
RTE 9
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+9H, Columbia, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,963
COUNTY ROAD 31
FairOver: KLEIN KILL
2.1 MI W OF LIVINGSTON, Columbia, NY
Built 1935 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 958
HOLLOWVILLE RD
FairOver: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK
0.75 MI W + Rt 23 & Barrn, Columbia, NY
Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 493
RTE 268
FairOver: CADOSIA CREEK
2.1 MILES N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY
Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 455
RTE 30
FairOver: BINNE KILL
.01 MI NW JCT RTS 30 & 28, Delaware, NY
Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,033
RTE 17
FairOver: Highway Drainage, CR 17
4.4 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,984
RTE 9
FairOver: FISHKILL CREEK
0.6 MI N JCT RTS I84 & 9, Dutchess, NY
Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,248
RTE 292
FairOver: WHALEY LAKE STREAM
0.1 MI S JCT RTS 292 + 55, Dutchess, NY
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 859
RTE 292
FairOver: MAYBROOK TRAILWAY, MNRR
3.5 MI S JCT SH292 & SH55, Dutchess, NY
Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 859
RTE 324
FairOver: ELLICOTT CREEK
0.1MI E.JCT RT 324 & 277, Erie, NY
Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 29,042
RTE 400
FairOver: CAZENOVIA CREEK
2.2 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,674
BURR ROAD
FairOver: W BR CAZENOVIA CR
.9 MI SW OF WEST FALLS, Erie, NY
Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 449
RTE I90
FairOver: BIG SISTER CREEK
2.6 MI.SW OF I-90 INT 57A, Erie, NY
Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,878
RTE 9
FairOver: MUD BROOK
2.5 MI N JCT RTS 22 & I87, Essex, NY
Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,430
LACY ROAD
FairOver: E B AUSABLE RIVER
2 MILES N OF VIL OF KEENE, Essex, NY
Built 1895 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 112
RTE 3
FairOver: SARANAC RIVER
IN SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY
Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,841
RTE 122
FairOver: TRIB TROUT RIVER
.2 MI E JCT SH122 & SH 30, Franklin, NY
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,295
SINKHOLE ROAD
FairOver: LYON BROOK
1.75 MI NE VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY
Built 1927 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11
E MORGANVILLE RD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
0.1 MI NE OF MORGANVILLE, Genesee, NY
Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 182
RTE 23
FairOver: MAD BROOK
RT 23 0.4 MI W OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY
Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,441
RTE 23
FairOver: CATSKILL CREEK
JCT RT 23 & CATSKILL CRK, Greene, NY
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,855
RTE 32
FairOver: KISTATOM CREEK
2.2 MI N JCT RTS 23A & 32, Greene, NY
Built 1941 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,247
ELKA PARK ROAD
FairOver: SCHOHARIE CREEK
1.5 MI S OF TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 252
DEMING ROAD
FairOver: SCHOHARIE CREEK
1 MI WEST OF HUNTER, Greene, NY
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 167
County Road 41
FairOver: CATSKILL CREEK
1 MI N HAMLET CAIRO, Greene, NY
Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,049
RTE 30
FairOver: SQUAW BROOK
20 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 30, Hamilton, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 919
RTE 922B
FairOver: Canal Trail, Mohawk Rive
.2 MI E OF EXIT 30 - I90, Herkimer, NY
Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,789
RTE 12
FairOver: KELSEY CREEK
1 MILE SE JCT I81 & SH 12, Jefferson, NY
Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,421
COON BRIDGES ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN RIVER
1.0 MI E OF THERESA, Jefferson, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 138
YOUNGS ROAD
FairOver: PINE CREEK
3.7 MI E OF LYONSDALE, Lewis, NY
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7
Showing 9,251-9,300 of 19,132 bridges
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