Total Bridges
19,132
Public highway bridges in New York
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
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)
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
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
COUNTY ROAD 33
GoodOver: BEAVER RIVER
1.3 MI NE OF CASTORLAND, Lewis, NY
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 510
BENNETT ROAD
GoodOver: WEST CREEK
1.6 MI NE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY
Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,211
APULIA ROAD
GoodOver: BUTTERNUT CREEK
4MI S JAMESVILLE BTTNT CR, Onondaga, NY
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 700
PEPACTON HOLLW RD
GoodOver: CHESTNUT CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF CURRY, Sullivan, NY
Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 143
County Road 1
GoodOver: GOLDSMITH CREEK
2.8 MI E OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY
Built 2014 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,482
GROVE STREET
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
.1 MI SW JCT SH 38 & SH 3, Cayuga, NY
Built 2012 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 558
COUNTY ROAD 19
GoodOver: DOVER KILL
1.4 MI E OF CLERMONT, Columbia, NY
Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,133
WILLOW CROSSING RO
GoodOver: OWEGO CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.8 mi SELake Rd&Rt38, Cortland, NY
Built 2013 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 177
Little SpringBkRd
GoodOver: Little Spring Brk
0.08m E of Rt206, Delaware, NY
Built 2010 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11
WEHRLE DRIVE
GoodOver: ELLICOTT CREEK
.5 MI N JCT I90 & CR 290, Erie, NY
Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 22,388
MERLAU ROAD
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.6 MI SE OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY
Built 2001 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 227
FRATERNAL LAND RD
GoodOver: PARADOX CREEK
AT PARADOX, Essex, NY
Built 2018 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 140
COUNTY ROAD 7B
GoodOver: CANEADEA CREEK
0.5 MI SW OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,347
MELROSE AVENUE
GoodOver: Parking Lot, CSX TRANS/P
IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY
Built 1897 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,162
CHURCH ROAD
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
2.8 MI SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 163
MOSHER HOLLOW RD
GoodOver: TRB CONEWANGO CRK
.1 MI SOUTH OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY
Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 590
ARMENIAN ROAD
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
0.7 MI NE JCT RTS 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 171
CHAMBERS ROAD
GoodOver: MADISON CREEK
3.0 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY
Built 2019 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,439
COUNTY ROAD 32
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
0.7 MI NE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY
Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,317
MILL ROAD
GoodOver: OTSELIC RIVER
.3 MI E OF SH 26/N.PITCHR, Chenango, NY
Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32
LAKE SHORE ROAD
GoodOver: LITT CHAZY RIVER
1.2 MI N CHAZY LANDING, Clinton, NY
Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 457
COUNTY ROAD 9
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
3.1 MI E OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY
Built 2017 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 309
RTE 268
GoodOver: CADOSIA CREEK
2.6 MI N RTE 17, Delaware, NY
Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 455
COLD SPRING ROAD
GoodOver: E BR DELAWARE RVR
2.7 MI N OF HALCOTTSVILLE, Delaware, NY
Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 479
KIRBY AVENUE
GoodOver: SMOKES CREEK
CENTER OF LACKAWANNA, Erie, NY
Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 920
LANGFORD ROAD
GoodOver: S B 18 MILE CREEK
EAST OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY
Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 891
CORNELL ROAD
GoodOver: BROOK TO W. BRANCH GOODN
BROOK TO BR OF GOODFLOW, Essex, NY
Built 2018 Load: 33.6 t
RTE 30
GoodOver: FISH CREEK
4.6 MI N JCT RTS 3 & 30, Franklin, NY
Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,109
RTE 29A
GoodOver: EAST CANADA CREEK
8 MI W JCT RTS 10 & 29A, Fulton, NY
Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 484
RTE 51
GoodOver: STEELE CREEK
3.7 MI S JCT RTS 51 & 5S, Herkimer, NY
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 451
DOCKEY ROAD
GoodOver: CRUM CREEK
3.5 MI E OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY
Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 713
SMITHVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: STONY CREEK
0.01 MI JCT MASSEY ST RD, Jefferson, NY
Built 1927 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 380
SANDY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: STEBBINS CREEK
1 MI W JCT RT49, Jefferson, NY
Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 185
RTE 26
GoodOver: WHITE RIVER
0.7 MI SW JCT RTS 26 +12D, Lewis, NY
Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,470
MAIN STREET
GoodOver: BEAVER RIVER
BEAVER FALLS-RT 26A& CO.8, Lewis, NY
Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,065
CANASERAGA ROAD
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
1000 FT S JCT CR49 & CR17, Livingston, NY
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 505
LINDEN AVENUE
GoodOver: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK
0.6 MI S JT RT 253 & 441, Monroe, NY
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,928
WASHINGTON STREET
GoodOver: ERIE CANAL
.4 MI N JCT SH 31 & SH 36, Monroe, NY
Built 1912 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,276
RTE 5
GoodOver: SMITH CREEK
17MI N JCT RTS 80+5, Montgomery, NY
Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,641
RTE 93
GoodOver: ERIE CANAL
JCT RTE 93 & CANAL, Niagara, NY
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,868
CR 38
GoodOver: NINE MILE CREEK
3.5 MI SW OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY
Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,143
MARBLETOWN ROAD
GoodOver: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT
1 MI N OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY
Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,174
MILL ROAD
GoodOver: SHADOW BROOK
4m S INT OF CR31 & SR20, Otsego, NY
Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 263
COUNTY ROAD 11D
GoodOver: OTEGO CREEK
HAMLET OF SOUTH HARTWICK, Otsego, NY
Built 2007 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 119
LITTLE TOR ROAD
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY HACKENSACK RIV
1.7 MI SE OF MOUNT IVY, Rockland, NY
Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,688
CR#15-RIDGE RD
GoodOver: BEARDSLEY HOLLOW CREEK
1.0MI S OF ODESSA, Schuyler, NY
Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,099
RTE 345
GoodOver: TROUT BROOK
2 MI SE JCT RTS 345 & 310, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,115
DEPOT ST
GoodOver: DEER RIVER
0.4 MI. S of HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 2021 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,492
CHISHOLM RD
GoodOver: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER
1.0 MI FROM WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 34
RTE 11
GoodOver: TROUT BROOK
.5 MI NE OF STOCKHOLM CTR, St. Lawrence, NY
Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,535
Showing 13,601-13,650 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 Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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