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
MICHIGAN AVENUE
UnknownOver: 190I, 190I, CSX RAILROAD
.2 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 16, Erie, NY
Built 2003 ADT: 1,100
ST. JAMES STREET
UnknownOver: SANILAC STREET
0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 78 &130, Erie, NY
Built 1930 ADT: 2,800
PEDESTRIAN PATH
UnknownOver: RTE 277
0.4M S JCT RTS 277 & 130, Erie, NY
Built 2005 ADT: 26,868
CEMETERY ROAD
UnknownOver: ERIE STREET, NORFOLK SOU
3.1 MI E JCT SH 78 & US20, Erie, NY
Built 2012 ADT: 600
RTE 62
UnknownOver: LOCKPRT AVE-CR 67, ERIE
JCT US 62 & BARGE CANAL, Erie, NY
Built 1988 ADT: 2,407
RTE 425
UnknownOver: EAST NIAGARA ST, NYS BAR
0.8 MI E JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY
Built 1970 ADT: 650
RTE 425
UnknownOver: EAST NIAGARA ST, NYS BAR
0.8 MI E JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY
Built 1970 ADT: 650
BEAR RIDGE ROAD
UnknownOver: TONAWANDA CK ROAD, ERIE
1.5 MI W JCT 270+ BARGE C, Erie, NY
Built 1952 ADT: 1,390
E ROBINSON STREET
UnknownOver: OLD NIAG FLS BLVD, ERIE
1.3 MI SW JCT US62 &CANAL, Erie, NY
Built 2003 ADT: 790
RTE 384
UnknownOver: EAST NIAGARA STREET, TON
1.8 MI N JCT OF 384 & I29, Erie, NY
Built 1930 ADT: 20
CSX TRANS/AMTRAK
UnknownOver: EAST NIAGARA ST, ERIE CA
0.2 MI E JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY
Built 1918 ADT: 4,000
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 16
JCT RTS 16 + I-90, Erie, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 15,265
RTE I190
UnknownOver: NY 16 - Seneca Street
JCT RT 16 + I-90, Erie, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 4,608
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 20
JCT US 20 & I90, Erie, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 21,787
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 20, RUSH CREEK
JCT US 20 & I90, Erie, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 21,787
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 78
JCT RT 78 + I-90, Erie, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 40,387
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 950M
TOWN OF WEST SENECA, Erie, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 15,760
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 240
JCT S.H.240 & I90, Erie, NY
Built 2002 ADT: 13,645
RTE 266
UnknownOver: 190IX
1.1 MI S JCT RTS 266 +325, Erie, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 4,215
RTE I190
UnknownOver: STONY POINT EXT., SHOREL
JCT RT 266 + 324 S.B., Erie, NY
Built 1935 ADT: 9,660
RTE I190
UnknownOver: STONY POINT EXT., SHOREL
JCT RT 266 + 324 N.B., Erie, NY
Built 1963 ADT: 931
RTE I190
UnknownOver: NY 957A, NIAGARA RIVER,
INT EXIT 21 ON 190I, Erie, NY
Built 1963 ADT: 10,660
RTE I190
UnknownOver: NY 957A, NIAGARA RIVER,
INT EXIT 21 ON 190I, Erie, NY
Built 1935 ADT: 10,660
RTE 324
UnknownOver: 190IX, RTE I190
0.4 MI S INT 20 ON I-90, Erie, NY
Built 1954
RTE 324
UnknownOver: 190IX, RTE I190
0.5 MI N OF S GR ISLD BRD, Erie, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 69,433
RTE I190
UnknownOver: RTE 324
INT N15 ON I-190, Erie, NY
Built 1999 ADT: 50,136
RTE I190
UnknownOver: NY 325, RTE 325
JCT RT 324 & I-190, Erie, NY
Built 1999 ADT: 9,576
RTE I190
UnknownOver: CLINTON ST
0.2 MI E JCT RTS 354 & 62, Erie, NY
Built 1959 ADT: 8,495
RTE I90
UnknownOver: CLINTON ST
.1 MI W JCT SH240 & SH354, Erie, NY
Built 2003 ADT: 18,700
RTE 400
UnknownOver: RTE 240
JCT RTS 400 + 240, Erie, NY
Built 2016 ADT: 17,219
RTE I190
UnknownOver: RTE 240
JCT RTS 240 + I-90, Erie, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 13,645
CRITTENDEN RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
.7 MI W JCT I90 & ERIE CL, Erie, NY
Built 1954
S NEWSTEAD RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
2.5 MI W JCT I90<ERIE CL, Erie, NY
Built 2015 ADT: 18,000
N MILLGROVE RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
4.8 MI W JCT I90<ERIE CL, Erie, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 18,000
RANSOM ROAD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
5.3 miles E of Exit 49, Erie, NY
Built 1953
Rossler Avenue
UnknownOver: 190IX, RTE I190
0.4 MI E I190 TOLLGATE, Erie, NY
Built 1956
HENRY ST
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
0.5 MI E JCT I90 & RT 240, Erie, NY
Built 1996
BUF AIRPORT RUNWY
UnknownOver: AERO DRIVE
3.7 MI NW JCT OF RTS78<33, Erie, NY
Built 1960 ADT: 2,500
PED OVERPASS
UnknownOver: PUTNAM WAY
3.1 MI SW JCT RTS 270<263, Erie, NY
Built 1977 ADT: 1,000
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: PUTNAM WAY
3.2 MI SW JCT RTS 270<263, Erie, NY
Built 1976 ADT: 1,000
GUNVILLE RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
8.7 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY
Built 1954
RTE I90
UnknownOver: HARRIS HILL RD
2.7 MI W JCT I90 & SH 78, Erie, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 14,423
YOUNGS RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
3.8 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 21,000
RTE I90
UnknownOver: CR 290 WEHRLE DR
5.3 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 22,388
RTE I90
UnknownOver: S CAYUGA RD
6.4 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 4,722
S FOREST RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
I90 EXIT 50, Erie, NY
Built 1989 ADT: 21,000
RTE 90IX
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90, 290IX EB
1.5 MI SW JCT I90 & SH277, Erie, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 4,630
RTE 290
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90, 90IX EB R
1.4 MI SW JCT I90 & SH277, Erie, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 124,506
CR 290
UnknownOver: RTE I90, 90IX EB TO 290I
1.5 MI SW JCT I90<RTE 277, Erie, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 124,506
RTE I290
UnknownOver: CR 209
JCT I90 & I290 - EXIT 50, Erie, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 8,191
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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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