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

W MIDDLEBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLEBURY BROOK

AT WEST MIDDLEBURY, Wyoming, NY

Built 1989 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 554

RTE 951

Good

Over: PHIL CREEK

1.7 m SW I-86 Exit, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2014 ADT: 486

EAST HOOK ROAD

Good

Over: Wiccopee Creek

1 MI So 84, Dutchess, NY

Built 2021

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Good

Over: FORKED LAKE OUTLT

FORKED LAKE OUTLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 10

STILLWELL LAKE TR.

Good

Over: BROOKS HOLLOW BROOK

SOUTH OF CAMP BUCKNER, Orange, NY

Built 2021 ADT: 200

EAST LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.3 MI NW OF OVID, Seneca, NY

Built 2013 ADT: 108

EMERYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

1.5 MI NE OF FOWLER, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 ADT: 149

MORRELL ROAD

Good

Over: PONY HOLLOW CREEK

0.6 MILES NE CAYUGA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2018 ADT: 18

CR 55

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

1 MI NW OF EXIT 25 - I87, Warren, NY

Built 2005 ADT: 955

MILLER STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

IN CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 862

PRISON ROAD

Good

Over: MNRR HU LINE

AT OSSINNING, Westchester, NY

Built 2014 Load: 4.5 t

RTE 78

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 78 & 33, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 27,606

BRIDGE LANE

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND-ML

1.1 MILES E OF CUTCHOGUE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1885 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 242

E CENTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CANEADEA CREEK

2.4 MI NORTH OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 136

OSWEGATCHIE TRAIL

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

LOCATED IN LOWER OSWEGATC, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1924 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 284

RIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.5 MILES EAST OF RAPIDS, Niagara, NY

Built 1954 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 348

RTE 120

Good

Over: BLIND BROOK

06 MI NW JCT 120 & NETHRY, Westchester, NY

Built 1994 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 4,771

RTE 970B

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

JCT RTE 420 + GRASSE R, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1917 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 7,291

PLAINVILLE RD

Good

Over: SENECA RIVER

4.5 MI S OF PLAINVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 1,858

WEST HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CRK

.5 MI SW OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1945 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,060

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: GEORGE CREEK

5.3 MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 492

HAIGHTS GULF ROAD

Good

Over: ALBRIGHT CREEK

2.1 MI NE EAST HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1982 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 177

PEARL ST TO FDR D

Good

Over: PARKING LOT

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1955 Load: 12.7 t

SCHAD ROAD

Good

Over: RED BROOK

1.0 MI NE FOLSOMOALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2018 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 108

RTE I90

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

10.3 MI W I90 EX 39 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 34,192

COUNTY ROAD 81

Good

Over: N BR TUSCARORA CK

2.1 MI SW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 181

CARMICHAEL HILL RD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.5 MI NW STUEBEN CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 1941 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 97

EAST 170TH STREET

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 1,956

DEC Access Rd

Good

Over: Russell Brook

0.5 mi from Morton Hill R, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 14.5 t

Camp Two Road

Good

Over: Finnegan Brook

0.4 mi. N of Osceola Rd, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 10

LAKE GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

1 MILE SE OF DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1976 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 7

TEMPALONI ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

0.5 MI W OF SPRING GLEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 2018 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 46

RTE 8

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.8 MI N JCT RTS 8 & I-88, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 7,639

BEDFORD CENTER RD

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

2.9 MI NE OF MT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1998 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 4,375

POWLEY ROAD

Good

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

2.3 MI SW S TIP FERRIS LK, Hamilton, NY

Built 2019 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2

CHISHOLM ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

1 MI W OF WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2004 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 34

Newcomb Lake Road

Good

Over: Upper Newcomb Lake

5m N of RT 28N-MP 1047, Essex, NY

Built 2009 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 13

NORFOLK WADD RD

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

AT CHAMBERLAIN CORNERS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1880 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 711

BEAMER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. ISCHUA CREEK

Machias Jct, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 139

RTE 7

Good

Over: Newton Brook

.5 MI NE JCT SH 7 & SH 20, Chenango, NY

Built 2009 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,774

COUNTY ROAD 194

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

IN VILLAGE OF ANTWERP, Jefferson, NY

Built 1880 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 601

RTE 971U

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.3 M E RT 11& 345 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1922 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 9,043

MOUNTAIN VIEW RD

Good

Over: MTN.VIEW LK.OUTLT

.2M SE RT 27 Beach Rd INT, Franklin, NY

Built 1899 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 221

RTE 971U

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

POTSDAM .2 MI E RT 11&345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1923 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 9,043

OLEAN STREET

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

ON OLEAN ST. IN ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,173

NPS ROUTE 13

Good

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.1 MILES FROM COACH HOUS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1910 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 11

DUBBENS CROSS RD

Good

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CRK

2.0 MI NE OF MIDDLEFIELD, Otsego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 238

BROKEN WHEEL ROAD

Good

Over: LITT HOOSIC RIVER

2.2 MILES NORTH OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 62

JENKINS-HENRY RD

Good

Over: WEBB HOLLOW CREEK

.2 MILE W OF HARTSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 116

HUFF ROAD

Good

Over: BRISCOE LAKE OUTL

1.4 MI W OF BRISCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1977 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 176

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