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
CHEECHUNK ROAD
FairOver: WALLKILL RIVER
3.4 MI SE OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY
Built 1965 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 1,604
CR28 OLD ROUTE 17
FairOver: TUSCARORA CREEK
1 MILE EAST OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY
Built 1926 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 740
HARDY CORNERS RD
FairOver: SAUNDERS CREEK
0.9 MI NE OF FRANKLINVILE, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1979 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 458
RTE 9H
FairOver: TAGHKANIC CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT RTS 9+9H, Columbia, NY
Built 2016 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 7,362
COUNTY ROAD 28
FairOver: FISH CREEK
2.5 MI SE OF FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY
Built 2000 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 120
CHURCHILL STREET
FairOver: FISHKILL CREEK
IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY
Built 1979 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 888
WILLET ROAD
FairOver: S BR SMOKES CREEK
.1 MI S JCT I90&SMOKES CK, Erie, NY
Built 1981 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,335
DELAMATER ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SISTER CRK
3.5 MILES NE OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY
Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,025
SWEET HOME ROAD
FairOver: DIVERSION CHANNEL
1.6 MI WEST OF GETZVILLE, Erie, NY
Built 1982 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 14,089
COUNTY ROUTE 6
FairOver: LAWRENCE BROOK
.5 MILE NW OF MOIRA, Franklin, NY
Built 1943 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 591
RTE 81
FairOver: SQUIRMER VALLEY CREEK
3.2 MI SE JCT SH81 &SH145, Greene, NY
Built 1993 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,119
MCDONALD AVENUE
FairOver: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI, NYCTA
AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY
Built 1907 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 10,914
RTE 27
FairOver: SMITH POND OUTLET
3.9 MI E NYC LI ON RTE 27, Nassau, NY
Built 1939 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 37,189
RTE I90
FairOver: MOHAWK RIVER
4.48 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY
Built 1955 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 20,466
RTE 17K
FairOver: EX-NEW HAV RR ROW
.9 MI E JCT SH17K & SH208, Orange, NY
Built 1935 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 8,289
TIFFAULT RD
FairOver: MOURNING KILL
.5 MI S JCT NY50<NY67, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 43
COUNTY ROAD 13
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
4.3 MI E OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY
Built 1973 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 229
COUNTY ROAD 173
FairOver: NEVERSINK RIVER
AT BRIDGEVILLE, Sullivan, NY
Built 1982 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 844
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: METTAWEE RIVER
MIDDLE GRANVILLE, Washington, NY
Built 1935 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 3,245
HIGHLAND ROAD
FairOver: BLIND BROOK
1.6 MI SW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY
Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 3,372
NORTH TYNER ROAD
FairOver: BOWMAN CREEK
3.2 MI WEST OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY
Built 1936 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 125
RTE I87
FairOver: DEAD CREEK
0.8MI N EXIT 38 on I87, Clinton, NY
Built 1958 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 15,511
RTE 13
FairOver: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER
3.1 MI NE JCT RTS 13 & 91, Cortland, NY
Built 1999 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,869
COUNTY ROAD 47
FairOver: LOOMIS BROOK
4.5 MILES WEST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY
Built 1941 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 202
NORTH ROAD
FairOver: ELLICOTT CREEK
1 MILE NORTH OF ALDEN, Erie, NY
Built 1995 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,480
RTE 9N
FairOver: W BR BOUQUET RVR
1 MI W OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY
Built 1962 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,904
FALKE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE WEST KILL
3.5 MI NW LEXINGTON, Greene, NY
Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 28
SCHOHARIE TURNPKE
FairOver: BASIC CREEK
HAMLET OF FREEHOLD, Greene, NY
Built 2003 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 375
Springwater Road
FairOver: Conesus Inlet
Scottsburg, Livingston, NY
Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 456
CR 48
FairOver: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK
.25 MI S OF I90 IN VERONA, Oneida, NY
Built 1962 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 777
RTE 211
FairOver: BASHER KILL
0.4 MI E JCT RTS 211&209, Orange, NY
Built 1978 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,037
COUNTY ROAD 40A
FairOver: CATON CREEK
2.7 MILES NORTH OF CATON, Steuben, NY
Built 1969 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 377
RTE 42
FairOver: BLACK BROOK
7.0 MI S JCT RTS 42 & 17, Sullivan, NY
Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,017
RTE 100
FairOver: NEW CROTON RESERVOIR
.2 MI S.JCT RTS 100 & 118, Westchester, NY
Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 8,020
RTE I684
FairOver: MAMARONECK RIVER
1.3 MI W JCT RTE I287+HRP, Westchester, NY
Built 1969 Load: 72.6 t
LEGION DRIVE
FairOver: MNRR HA LINE
S END KENSICO RESERVOIR, Westchester, NY
Built 1930 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,499
HAMILTON AVENUE
FairOver: RTE I278, GOWANUS CANAL
UNDER I278 OVER GOWANUS C, Kings, NY
Built 1940 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 22,902
HAMILTON AVENUE
FairOver: RTE I278, GOWANUS CANAL
UNDER I278 OVER GOWANUS C, Kings, NY
Built 1940 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 22,902
RTE 143
FairOver: HANNACROIS CREEK
SH 143 IN COEYMANS HOLLOW, Albany, NY
Built 1931 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,305
RTE 470
FairOver: W BR MOHAWK RIVER
0.1 MI E JCT I787 + SH470, Albany, NY
Built 1994 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 13,264
WHITE ROAD
FairOver: PHILLIPS CREEK
0.8 MI W OF PHILLIPS CK, Allegany, NY
Built 1978 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 31
LAKESIDE DRIVE
FairOver: VUKOTE CANAL
0.8 MI NW OF LAKEWOOD, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1987 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 104
BREED HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: CUTHRIE RUN
3.4 MI N OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY
Built 1962 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 246
RTE 20
FairOver: CAYUGA CREEK
0.6 MI E JCT US20&NY130, Erie, NY
Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 14,642
CR 13
FairOver: GULF BROOK
1.5 MI E OF KEENE, Essex, NY
Built 1998 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 80
ELDORADO RD
FairOver: LITTLE STONY CRK
10 MI N OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY
Built 1940 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 21
MONTGOMERY STREET
FairOver: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN
NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY
Built 1930 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 927
EAST 14TH STREET
FairOver: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI
AT KENSINGSTON, Kings, NY
Built 1908 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,077
RTE 6
FairOver: QUEENSBORO BROOK
0.1 MI W JCT RTE6+PIP, Orange, NY
Built 1958 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 26,571
RTE 20
FairOver: FLY CREEK
0.3 MI W JCT US 20 & SH 3, Schoharie, NY
Built 1941 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,335
Showing 12,351-12,400 of 19,132 bridges
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