State profile · Near national median SD

New York bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New York — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

19,132
Public bridges
26.5%
Good condition
6.9%
Poor condition
6.9%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

6.9%

1,320 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 23.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — New York (FHWA NBI)

New York26.45306293121472%34.5442191093456%6.899435500731759%6.899435500731759%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

15

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

30

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122
Selected

36

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132

21

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

33

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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 1

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE, PARKING LO

.1 MILE S JCT U.S.1 & I95, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,654

COAL CHUTES ROAD

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

2.9 MI S OF FRANKLINVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 279

GIRDLE ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3.2 MI N JCT CR422&BUF CK, Erie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,737

PLANK ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.6 MI NW JCT SH78 &CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1988 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,329

W KORTRIGHT CH RD

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

3.7 MI SE OF DAVENPORT CT, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 134

RTE 260

Good

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

3.2 MI W OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 969

RTE 340

Good

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT SH303 &SH340, Rockland, NY

Built 2003 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4,114

COUNTY ROAD 105

Good

Over: TRIB NEVERSINK RIVER

JCT CR 105 & DWYER AVENUE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,502

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: ELM VALLEY CRK

14 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 985

CR 29, STONE DAM R

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

2.7 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 639

WILLOW ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 109

RTE 41

Good

Over: FACTORY BROOK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 41 & 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,211

E FREETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MERRILL CREEK

4.4 MI SE OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 98

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: SW BR WRIGHTS BR

1.1 MILES N OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 658

RTE I84

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,349

RTE I84

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 26,265

BEEKMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SYLVAN LAKE OUTLT

2.3 MI NE OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 2019 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,447

RTE 263

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK, AMHERST

0.8 MI SW INT RT 263 +270, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,861

CAMPSITE ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

0.5MI FROM N.GATE ON RT30, Franklin, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,413

CR 73 RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BRADLEY BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1988 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,378

ELLISON AVENUE

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

.4 MILE WEST OF WESTBURY, Nassau, NY

Built 2016 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,990

DIMMICK RD

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

2.5 MI SW OF GANSEVOORT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1941 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 819

ACCESS TO LOCK 2

Good

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT LOCK #2 & CHAMPLAIN C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30

RTE 443

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

1 MI SE JCT NY443 &NY146, Schoharie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 864

RTE 11

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

1 MI SW U S 11 & C L, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1989 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,266

Gold Mine Road

Good

Over: Dead Creek

.3 MI NW JOE INDIAN RD., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 28.1 t

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK

1.8 MI E OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 343

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TRIB PURDY CREEK

6.4 MILES SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 441

PECK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: PECK HOLLOW STRM

.9 MI N JCT SH28&PK HL RD, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 53

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

0.3MI NE JCT CO RD 10 & C, Delaware, NY

Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 407

WEST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1937 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 6,679

CASLER ROAD

Good

Over: UNADILLA LAKE OUT

2.9 MI SE OF CEDARVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 108

KELLY BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN LAKE

ACROSS SWAN LAKE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 126

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: BR CASSADAGA CRK

2.3 MILES NW OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,441

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: TRB CALLICOON CRK

0.3 MI W FROM CALLICOON C, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 755

HARRISBURG ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

.25 M EAST OF KNOWELHURST, Warren, NY

Built 1961 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 190

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.2 MI SW OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

RUSHFORD ROAD

Good

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

0.6 MI S OF CENTERVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 449

RTE 26

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 38B, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,075

MILL STREET

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

IN DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,131

GLASGOW ROAD

Good

Over: FREDONIA RES TRIB

1.5 MI N OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 483

N CANAL STREET

Good

Over: BIRDSALL BROOK

TOWN OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 476

MILESTRIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

.7 MILE SW OF N COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,907

ADIRONDACK LOJ RD

Good

Over: W BR AUSABLE RIVR

4 MI SE OF LAKE PLACID, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 866

CROMP RD

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RVR

3.1 MI W OF THE FORGE, Franklin, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19

LEDGES ROAD

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

5.0 MI.SW OF ALEXANDRIA B, Jefferson, NY

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 44

SALMON RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

7.0 MI SE OF RECTOR, Lewis, NY

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55

POPPLETON ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

3 MI NW STATE BRIDGE, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,046

FREMONT ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.5 MI SE EXIT 34A OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,685

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