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

ST. JOHNSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF LASSELLSVILE, Fulton, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 644

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: COXSACKIE CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 9W & 81, Greene, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,023

RTE 23

Fair

Over: SUTTON HOLLOW CRK

RT 23 2.5 MI W OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1944 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,441

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: KISKATOM CREEK

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 23A &32, Greene, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,644

HIGH FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

4 MI SW CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1940 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 105

BUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.1mi S of CR 23A JCT, Greene, NY

Built 1935 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27

RTE 8

Fair

Over: PISECO LAKE OUTLT

1.3 MI W JCT SH 10 & SH 8, Hamilton, NY

Built 1950 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,092

RTE 8

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA LK OUTL

2.7 MI SW JCT SH 8 & SH30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,980

RTE 28

Fair

Over: KENYON CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 29 & 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,612

FARR ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

2 MI N OF NORTH WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

3.8 MILES NW OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 573

WHITE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.2 MI NE VILLAGE NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 395

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

3.9 MI N JCT US11 & SH342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,313

RTE 193

Fair

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

.2 MI. E JCT193&289, Jefferson, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 536

RTE 232

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.3 MI E JCT I81 & SH 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,590

CO RD 69

Fair

Over: STEBBINS CREEK

2 MI NE OF TYLERVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 153

TOWN LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2 MI NORTHWEST OF DIAMOND, Jefferson, NY

Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27

RIVER STREET

Fair

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

VILLAGE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 502

RTE 36

Fair

Over: BEARDS CREEK

0.2MI N JCT RTS 36 + 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1939 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,175

RTE 46

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

7.8 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 46, Madison, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,658

GENESEE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

.2 MI SE JCT I390&GEN RVR, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: VAN WIE CREEK

58MI E JCT RTS 162+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,882

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: FUNDY CHANNEL

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,642

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: TERRAIN

5 MI NE JCT SH9A &79TH ST, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 76,703

RTE 62

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

JCT US 62A & SH 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,633

COUNTRY CLB TRAIL

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH104 & SH265, Niagara, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 185

RTE 5A

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

VILLAGE OF NEW YORK MILLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,792

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

AT HOLLAND PATENT, Oneida, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 296

Webster Hill Road

Fair

Over: LANSING KILL

AT NORTH WESTERN, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 216

SYRACUSE-DEWITT RD

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN

0.9 MI NW OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,210

HUBB-SCHEPP RD

Fair

Over: Chittenango Creek

0.3 MI E JCT Ferstler Rd, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,412

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SCHAFFER CREEK

1.8MI E JCT RTS 5+20 + 64, Ontario, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,117

RTE 5

Fair

Over: NOR SO/FINGER LKS

.1 MI E JCT SH5/US20&SH14, Ontario, NY

Built 1952 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,980

RTE 21

Fair

Over: GRIMES CREEK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 21 & 53, Ontario, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,581

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

0.5 MI S JCT RT21&RTS5&20, Ontario, NY

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,650

87IX EXIT 16 RAMP

Fair

Over: METRO NORTH RR

1.1 MI S OF CENTRAL VLLEY, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,598

TREATMENT PLANT RD

Fair

Over: QUEENSBORO BROOK

1.8 MI SW JCT RTS 6+9W, Orange, NY

Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t

RTE 104

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

.2 MI E JCT SH 104 & SH 3, Oswego, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,439

GEORGE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

2 MILES NW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 303

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

278I BRONX TO MANHATTAN, Queens, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t

ROSS AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,375

HILLSIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

3.8 MI SE OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,304

BRAMAN CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

3.1 MILE N OF ESPERANCE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 444

RTE 30A

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT SH 30A & SH, Schoharie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,548

DURHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: MANOR KILL

.1 MILE S OF MANOR KILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 252

SPRUCE MOUNTN RD

Fair

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

5.5 MI NW CRANBERRY LAKE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

RTE 415

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.1 MI S OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,150

RTE 53

Fair

Over: TB TWELVEMILE CRK

4 MI S JCT SR 21 & SR 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 956

RTE 414

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Sidewalk, CHE

IN CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,892

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

4.0 MI NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 183

Showing 10,351-10,400 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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