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 13
FairOver: ONEIDA CREEK
0.7 MI N JCT RTS 13 & 31, Madison, NY
Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,978
NORTH LAKE ST
FairOver: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK
IN CITY OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY
Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 719
DIAMOND ST
FairOver: OLD ERIE CANAL
N CANASTOTA E RTE13, Madison, NY
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 596
BEEBE BRIDGE RD
FairOver: OLD ERIE CANAL
AT CANASTOTA, Madison, NY
Built 1865 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 370
RTE 18
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
JCT RTE 18 & SANDY CREEK, Monroe, NY
Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,989
WILDER ROAD
FairOver: SALMON CREEK
0.3 MI E OF HILTON, Monroe, NY
Built 1948 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,348
RTE 5S
FairOver: YATESVILLE CREEK
34MI E JCT RTS 162+5S, Montgomery, NY
Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,882
RTE 908E
FairOver: FALSE CHANNEL
AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY
Built 1934 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 32,642
OLIVER ROAD
FairOver: BIG BROOK
2.5 MI NE LAKE DELTA, Oneida, NY
Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21
SANGERHILL ROAD
FairOver: ORISKANY CREEK
.5 MI S JCT SH 26 & SH 12, Oneida, NY
Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,729
BRICKYARD FLLS RD
FairOver: W BR LIMESTONE CK
1.2 MILES S OF MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY
Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,050
CR42 S.ONON-CEDAR
FairOver: W.BR ONONDAGA CRK
2.5 MI NW JCT RTS 80<20, Onondaga, NY
Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 474
COUNTY ROAD 61
FairOver: ERIE CANAL
1.8MI N RTE I90@CAYUGA CL, Onondaga, NY
Built 1951 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,232
RTE I90
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
0.4 MI E OF EXIT 42 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 32,190
KANAWAUKE ROAD
FairOver: RAMAPO RIVER
0.1 MI E JCT RTS 210+17, Orange, NY
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 711
RTE 300
FairOver: BUSHFIELD CREEK
1.4 MI W JCT RTS 300+I87, Orange, NY
Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,970
LAKE SHORE ROAD
FairOver: MARSH CREEK
1.3 MI E SHADIGEE, Orleans, NY
Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 152
RTE I81
FairOver: ONEIDA LAKE
.2 MI N EXIT 31 OF I81, Oswego, NY
Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,025
RTE 165
FairOver: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK
.2 MI SE JCT SH 165 & SH1, Otsego, NY
Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 942
RTE 28
FairOver: CHASE CREEK
2.7 MI S COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY
Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,982
BRONNER STREET
FairOver: OCQUIONIS CREEK
VILLAGE RICHFIELD SPRINGS, Otsego, NY
Built 1910 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 417
COUNTY ROAD 8
FairOver: CAHOON CREEK
4 MI NE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY
Built 1936 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 298
CR21DUNHAM HOLLOW
FairOver: TSATSAWSSA CREEK
0.6MI NE HOAGS CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 402
VAN HOESEN ROAD
FairOver: AMTRAK
3 MI SE OF CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1908 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 839
MORNINGSTAR ROAD
FairOver: B&O RR- ABANDONED
IN ARLINGTON, Richmond, NY
Built 1937 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,082
CHRISTMAS HILL ROA
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
3.1 MILES SE OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY
Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,141
SEVEN LAKES DRIVE
FairOver: STONY BROOK
AT SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,232
SMITH ROAD
FairOver: NAURAUSHAUN BROOK
0.3 MI INT W RTE 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,400
RTE I87
FairOver: NJ Transit (Aban)
0.5 MI E JCT I87 & NY-59, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 44,502
RTE 987E
FairOver: STONY BROOK
1.8 MI NE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY
Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,068
RTE 30
FairOver: SCHOHARIE CREEK
9.9 MI SW JCT RT 30 & 145, Schoharie, NY
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,003
PLEASANT VLLEY RD
FairOver: TRIB SCHOHARIE CK
1 MI WEST OF FULTONHAM, Schoharie, NY
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9
COUNTY ROAD 119
FairOver: KENDIG CREEK
2 MILES SW OF WATERLOO, Seneca, NY
Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,354
CHURCH ROAD
FairOver: GRANNIS BROOK
1.0 MI E OF CRARY MILLS, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 156
COUNTY ROAD 333
FairOver: WOLF/MCNUTT RUN
0.2 MI W. JCT. RTS 17&333, Steuben, NY
Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,729
RTE 248
FairOver: PURDY CREEK
SOUTH END OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY
Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,544
RTE 21
FairOver: CANISTEO RIVER
0.7 MI N JCT RTS 36&21, Steuben, NY
Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,105
RTE I86
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
5 MI SOUTHEAST OF CORNING, Steuben, NY
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 36,706
MCMASTER ROAD
FairOver: BROOKLYN CREEK
0.7 MI NW OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY
Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31
RTE 42
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.6 MI NW OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,192
RTE 5
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.2 MI NW OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY
Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,192
AUSTIN ROAD
FairOver: HALFWAY BROOK
AT BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY
Built 1908 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 33
RTE 34
FairOver: DEAN CREEK
6.8 MI NORTH OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY
Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,089
KETCHUMVILLE ROAD
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
2.9 MI SE OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY
Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 380
DEAN CREEK ROAD
FairOver: DEAN CREEK
1 MILE NE OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY
Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 584
CONNECTICUT HILL R
FairOver: PONY HOLLOW CREEK
.2 M W JCT SH13 & BL HL R, Tompkins, NY
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28
RTE 28
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BIRCH CREEK
4 MI W JCT SH 28 & SH 42, Ulster, NY
Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,677
BARNHART RD
FairOver: BEAVER KILL
2.0 MI NE OF LEWBEACH, Ulster, NY
Built 1895 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 103
HARDENBURG ROAD
FairOver: SWARTE KILL
0.4MI E of CR 16, Ulster, NY
Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 326
SOUTH MOUNTAIN ROA
FairOver: KLYNE KILL
1.9 MI NE OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY
Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 204
Showing 9,301-9,350 of 19,132 bridges
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