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

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2.9 MI EAST OF N HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,179

RTE 417

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.4 m S I-99 Exit 11, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,814

RTE 25

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND- MAIN

0.2 MI N INT SAGE BLVD, Suffolk, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,635

RTE 110

Good

Over: MILL DAM CREEK

0.6 MI N OF ROUTE 25A, Suffolk, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,334

RIVIERA DR EAST

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CNL

SOUTH OF LINDENHURST, Suffolk, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,842

RIVIERA DR WEST

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CNL

SOUTH OF LINDENHURST, Suffolk, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,438

RTE 17B

Good

Over: KINNE BROOK

25 MI W JCT RTS 17B + 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,379

RTE 17

Good

Over: Ravine

Parksville, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 17

Good

Over: Little Coddington

0.5 mi west of Short AVE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,226

WALKER VALLEY RD

Good

Over: TRIB PLATTE KILL

1.9 MI N OF BURLINGHAM, Sullivan, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 793

ACKERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SMITH BROOK

3 mile N. of Narrowsburg, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

0.24 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

0.24 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t

SHANDELEE ROAD

Good

Over: PANTHER ROCK BRK

0.9 MI N OF YOUNGSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 846

SOUTH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: RED BROOK

0.6 MI S OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 179A

Good

Over: BEAVERKILL RIVER

.3 MI WEST OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 455

GALE ROAD

Good

Over: W BR MONGAUP RVR

1 MILE N OF MONGAUP VALLY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 176

BUCK BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK BROOK

2.0 MI N OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 154

BACK ROAD

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

0.3 MI SW JEFFERSONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

DENMAN ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

2.2 MI SE OF FERNDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184

HARRIS ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

.5 MILE SE OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 575

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

AT LIVINGSTON MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 84

RTE 38B

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

4.5 MI SE JCT RTS 38 +38B, Tioga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,891

BARTON ROAD

Good

Over: BUTSON CREEK

0.1 M E of Oak Hill Rd S, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 86

CATATONK HILL RD

Good

Over: HOYT CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 529

FOSTER VALLEY RD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

3.6 MI NORTH OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 573

DIAMOND VALLEY RD

Good

Over: DIAMOND VALLEY CK

1.8 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 261

HICKORIES PARK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE NANTICOKE

.1mi N Owego Intchg, Tioga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 272

BARDEN ROAD

Good

Over: WEST HILL CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT SR 79 & B, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 88

ELLIS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELLIS CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 424

RTE 34

Good

Over: Salmon Creek

1.9 W JCT RTS 34B + 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,286

RTE 96

Good

Over: JENNY CREEK

2.8 MI SE SENECA CL RTE89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,586

Park Road

Good

Over: Enfield Creek

IN TREMAN PARK, Tompkins, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t

LINN STREET

Good

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 326

LAKE STREET

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,644

CECIL A MALONE DR

Good

Over: FLOOD RELIEF CHAN

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,579

South George Road

Good

Over: Virgil Creek

1.6 MILES NW OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,486

SENECA ROAD

Good

Over: BOARDMAN CREEK

1.3 MI WNW OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 527

Cemetary Road

Good

Over: Trumansburg Creek

AT TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 616

JERSEY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: LICK BROOK

3.8 MILES NE OF NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 218

RINGWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: TB CASCADILLA CRK

3.3 MI SE OF VARNA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 397

WEST DRYDEN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

6.8 MI SE OF WEST GROTON, Tompkins, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,478

WATERBURG ROAD

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

2.7 MI SSW OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 277

HALSEYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TB TAUGHANNOCK CK

2 MI SE OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 993

RTE 79

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

50' E JCT S.H.79 & S.H.89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,628

NORTH CHODIKEE LAK

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 mi no of rt 299, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t

MILL BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BELLE AYR BROOK

4 MILES E OF GRANT MILLS, Ulster, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 51

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SWARTE KILL

4 MI NE JCT I87 & SH 299, Ulster, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 379

BRADKIN ROAD

Good

Over: Traver Hollow Creek

3.5 MI NW JCT Rts. 28 & 2, Ulster, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: LITTLE MABEN HOLLOW

1.3 MI S OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 164

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