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 26
FairOver: E BR NANTICOKE CK
4.1 MI S JCT SH 26 & I81, Broome, NY
Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,905
RTE 206
FairOver: HALFWAY BROOK
4.7 MI E JCT RTS 206+26, Broome, NY
Built 1936 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,287
WEST MAIN STREET
FairOver: CHENANGO RIVER
0.7 MI WEST OF EARLVILLE, Chenango, NY
Built 1930 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 978
RTE I87
FairOver: CANADIAN PACIFIC RR
.5 MI NE I87 - EXIT 38, Clinton, NY
Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,221
WATERSTONE ROAD
FairOver: GREENWOOD LAKE
AT GREENWOOD LAKE, Orange, NY
Built 1930 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,059
COUNTY ROAD 27
FairOver: STONY KILL
1.8 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY
Built 1955 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 451
RTE 117
FairOver: BRIDLE PATH
.4 MI E JCT SH 117 & US 9, Westchester, NY
Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,746
RTE 32
FairOver: CSX TRANSPORTATION
2.0 MI SW JT RT 32 & 910A, Albany, NY
Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,366
RTE I87
FairOver: RENSSELAER LAKE, RECREAT
JCT I87 & RENSSELAER LAKE, Albany, NY
Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 16,189
RTE 275
FairOver: S B VAN CAMPEN CK
2.1 MILES SE OF NILE, Allegany, NY
Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,043
BARTLETT ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK
.9 MILE SW OF BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY
Built 1943 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 38
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: ELM VALLEY CREEK
2.5 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 985
INDEPENDENCE ROAD
FairOver: DYKE CREEK
0.6 MI E OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY
Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 391
EAST 165TH ST
FairOver: METRO NORTH RR
AT MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY
Built 1897 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,145
PIERCE CREEK RD
FairOver: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK
3.0 MI WEST OF CONKLIN, Broome, NY
Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 322
CR 148
FairOver: DUDLEY CREEK
HAMLET OF MANNINGVILLE, Broome, NY
Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 327
RTE 16
FairOver: CATTARAUGUS CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 39, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,864
LINDBERG ROAD
FairOver: MANSFIELD CREEK
2.2 MI E OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 214
JUNCTION RD
FairOver: ISCHUA CREEK
1.0 MI SE OF MACHIAS, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 318
BOWEN ROAD
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
VILLAGE OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 271
RTE 5
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.1 MI NW JCT RTS 5 & 20, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,251
RTE 474
FairOver: L BROKENSTRAW CRK
4.7 MI E JCT SH76 & SH474, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 934
COUNTY ROAD 45
FairOver: HATCH CREEK
1.4 MILES N OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,399
COUNTY ROAD 322
FairOver: TB ALDERBOTTOM CK
2.3 MI NW OF NORTH CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
DUNHAM AVENUE
FairOver: WESTERN NY & PENN
IN CELORON, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,061
RTE I90
FairOver: CANADAWAY CREEK
2.9 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,423
RTE 328
FairOver: DRY RUN CREEK
3.1 MI NE JCT RTE 328 +CL, Chemung, NY
Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,064
CR38 LAUREL HILL
FairOver: NEWTOWN CREEK
1.2 MILES NORTH OF ERIN, Chemung, NY
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 250
RTE 12B
FairOver: SANGERFIELD RIVER
3.0 MI NW JCT RT 12B + 12, Chenango, NY
Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,869
RTE 80
FairOver: OTSELIC RIVER
JCT SH 80 & OTSELIC RIVER, Chenango, NY
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 790
HOGSBACK ROAD
FairOver: CHENANGO RIVER
1.5 MI NORTH OF GREENE, Chenango, NY
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 244
RTE 22
FairOver: LITTLE AUSABLE R.
0.1 MI S JCT RTS 22 + 22B, Clinton, NY
Built 1974 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,710
RTE 22
FairOver: BULLIS BROOK
3 MI SE OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY
Built 1938 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,725
RTE 190
FairOver: STILLWATER BROOK
2.1MI SW ALTONA, Clinton, NY
Built 1948 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,246
RTE 295
FairOver: STONY KILL
2.2 MI W JCT RTS295+22, Columbia, NY
Built 1933 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,541
SCHILLINGS CROSSNG
FairOver: STONY KILL
1.6 MI W OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY
Built 1947 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 92
TEXAS VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: MERRILL CREEK
3.5 MI NE OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY
Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 231
RTE 17
FairOver: EAST BRANCH DELAWARE RIV
1.2 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY
Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,164
RTE 23
FairOver: JOHNSON HOLLOW BROOK
4.0 MI SE JCT RTS 23 + 30, Delaware, NY
Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,226
LAURELBANK AVENUE
FairOver: NY SUSQ & W RR
0.23 mi Southwest of JCT, Delaware, NY
Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 544
ANDES-DELANCE RD
FairOver: BIGGER HOLLOW BRK
1.5 MILES EAST OF ANDES, Delaware, NY
Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 475
PINE LAKE ROAD
FairOver: CHARLOTTE CREEK
0.2 MI N OF DAVENPORT CEN, Delaware, NY
Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 312
ELK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: ELK CREEK
4.3 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 223
RTE 52
FairOver: GAYHEAD POND INLT
.1 MI E JCT SH 52 & SH376, Dutchess, NY
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,935
RTE 82
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
1.9 MI N JCT RTE 82+TSP, Dutchess, NY
Built 1929 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,927
RTE 376
FairOver: GAYHEAD POND STREAM
0.1 MI N JCT RTS 376+52, Dutchess, NY
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,543
COUNTY ROAD 2
FairOver: WEBATUCK CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF AMENIA, Dutchess, NY
Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 407
RTE I290
FairOver: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK
0.1 MI W RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY
Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,790
RTE 78
FairOver: S RAILROAD DITCH
0.2 MI N JCT RTES 78 & 33, Erie, NY
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,606
RTE 78
FairOver: N RAILROAD DITCH
0.3 MI N JCT RTES 78 & 33, Erie, NY
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,606
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