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%.

Condition Distribution

New York39%50.9%10.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New York (FHWA NBI)

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
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.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355

BAILEY ROAD

Poor

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2

OLD STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77

FITCHES BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295

ELM ST EXTENSION

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52

CRANE STREET

Poor

Over: 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 I84

Unknown

Over: RTE 52

3.3 MI E JCT RTS I84+9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 37,900

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: RTE 52

3.3 MI E JCT RTS I84+9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 37,900

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: RTE 52

JCT TSP & RTE 52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 5,000

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: RTE 82

JCT TSP & RTE 82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 ADT: 5,996

CARY ROAD

Unknown

Over: 84I84I 82021071, RTE I84

1.2 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 19,000

FISHKILL HOOK RD

Unknown

Over: 84I84I 82021084, RTE I84

2.4 MI E JCT I84 & US 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 19,000

LIMEKILN RD

Unknown

Over: 84I84I 82021101, RTE I84

4.1 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 15,900

SHENANDOAH ROAD

Unknown

Over: 84I 84I82021111, RTE I84

5.0 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 15,900

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: 987G 987G82031029, RTE 9

INT RTS I84(WB)& TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 100

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: 987G 987G82031029, RTE 9

INT RTS I84(EB) & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 100

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: RTE 199

JCT TSP & RTE 199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1952 ADT: 5,041

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: HOSNER MOUNTAIN ROAD

.9 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 405

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: HOSNER MTN ROAD

.9 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 405

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: RTE 52

2.1 MILES E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 1,300

RTE I84

Unknown

Over: RTE 52

2.1 MILES E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 1,300

STORMVILLE MOUNTAI

Unknown

Over: 84I 84I82021157, RTE I84

3.1 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 8,200

HOLMES ROAD

Unknown

Over: 84I 84I82021177, RTE I84

5.4 MI E JCT I84+TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 24,300

RTE 983W

Unknown

Over: RTE 44

JCT RTS 55&44 E OF POUGHK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 12,900

BULLS HEAD ROAD

Unknown

Over: 987G 987G82031306, RTE 9

3.1 MI S JCT SH 199 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1983

HOSNER MOUNTAIN RO

Unknown

Over: RTE 987

0.4 Mi NW JCT I-84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 38,485

RTE 987

Unknown

Over: 987G 987G82031036 SB

0.4 Mi NW of I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 34,300

BEEKMAN STREET

Unknown

Over: Parking Access Road, MNR

IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1991

BRIDGE STREET

Unknown

Over: Parking Access Road, MNR

1.1 MI NW JCT CRs 28 & 91, Dutchess, NY

Built 2014

CR 9

Unknown

Over: RTE 987G, 987G987G820310

4.1MI N JCT T.S.PWY & 84I, Dutchess, NY

Built 1989 ADT: 100

DUTCHSS RAIL TRAI

Unknown

Over: RT 376

3 MI NW JCT Rts. 376 + 82, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011 ADT: 12,001

DUTCHSS RAIL TRAI

Unknown

Over: MALONEY ROAD

1.9 MI SE JCT Rts. 113 +, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011

DUTCHSS RAIL TRAI

Unknown

Over: TITUSVILLE ROAD

1.3 MI SW JCT Rt.55 + CR, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011

DUTCHSS RAIL TRAIL

Unknown

Over: State Route 55 Westbound

1.7 MI E US44 & SH 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 2013

Dutchess Urban Tra

Unknown

Over: Fulton Street

1 Mi east rt 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 2023

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: RTE 55

JCT TSP & RTE 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1947 ADT: 12,578

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 21

1.4 MI NW OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 3,997

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: JAMES BAIRD PARK ENTRANC

1.3 MI NE OF FREEDOM PLAI, Dutchess, NY

Built 1946

RTE 115

Unknown

Over: 987G 987G82031244, RTE 9

1.5 MI.NE OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1946

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 12

1.3 MI NW OF CLINTN CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1945 ADT: 291

RTE 987G

Unknown

Over: MILLER HILL ROAD

1.8 MI SOUTH JCT I84 &TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1999

EX-N Y CENTRAL RR

Unknown

Over: MILL ROAD, UNNAMED STREA

1.3 MI SE OF NRTHEST CNTR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1912

EX-N Y CENTRAL RR

Unknown

Over: DOWNEY ROAD

1.0 MI E OF NORTHEAST CNR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 300

MNRR HU LINE

Unknown

Over: PINE STREET

AT POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 1,820

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: FAIRVIEW AVENUE

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1922 ADT: 3,300

Hudson Valley Rai

Unknown

Over: RTE 115

1.1 MI NE OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 8,814

CONRAIL

Unknown

Over: VAN WAGNR RD CR38

0.8 MI NE OF ARLINGTON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 2,238

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: B LINE - S.H.75 S

.4 MI NE JCT SH 5 & SH 75, Erie, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 16,200

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: RTE 179

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 8,600

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: RTE 179

JCT RTS 5 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 8,600

PEDESTRIAN NORTH

Unknown

Over: 5 5 53021213, PEDESTRI

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 5 + 179, Erie, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 39,669

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: COMMERCE STREET, UNION S

3.1 MI N JCT NY5 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 ADT: 100

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: OHIO STREET

2.1M S OF I-190, Erie, NY

Built 2009 ADT: 14,650

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: 190IX, RTE I190, BUFFALO

JCT OF RTS 5 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1956

SKYWAY RAMP "B" TO

Unknown

Over: PERRY BLVD, PEARL ST

JCT OF SH 5 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 100

PEARL ST OFF RAMP

Unknown

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

JCT. OF RTS 5 + I190, Erie, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 100

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