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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

SWAIN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB EAST VALLEY

1.3 MI W ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 216

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: HUNT CREEK

1.4 MI. NORTH OF ALMA, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 322

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: S BR VANCAMPEN CK

IN NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 693

COUNTY ROAD 5

Good

Over: WINDFALL CREEK

.6 M. N of Little Genesee, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 265

RTE 79

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3.3 MI SE JCT 79 & 206, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,304

RTE I81

Good

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT I-81 + TIOUGHNIOGA R, Broome, NY

Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,365

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.3 MI N JCT RTS 98 + 243, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,711

RTE I86

Good

Over: Gull Brook

Cattaraugus County, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,790

BENTLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SLAB CITY CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 417

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: SB CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.1 MILE N OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,735

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,624

RTE 5

Good

Over: FINGER LAKES RAILROAD

5.2 MI SE JCT SH20 & SH90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,232

Spring Lake Rd

Good

Over: Mud Pond Outlet

1.5 MI SSW OF CONQUEST, Cayuga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 717

COUNTY ROAD 72B

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

.4 MI N OF OWASCO, Cayuga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 449

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: EB LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CR

2.7 MI NE OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 646

RTE 5

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.1 MI SW JCT SH5/US20&438, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,962

BREESPORT ROAD

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

5.9 MILES EAST OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,394

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Good

Over: POST CREEK

IN CHAMBERS, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 252

RTE 23

Good

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

1 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,149

MARBLE ROAD

Good

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

1.2 MI E OF GUILFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 194

RTE 456

Good

Over: RAY BROOK

.5 MI E SH 22/OLD RT 456, Clinton, NY

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,109

BRUCE LATOURETTE

Good

Over: LOOMIS BROOK

6 MILES WEST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1

OTSEGO CO LINE RD

Good

Over: SIMPSONVILLE CRK

0.1 MI W OF OTSEGO CO LNE, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 540

RTE 9D

Good

Over: MNRR BE LINE

JCT RTS 9D & RR AT BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,609

RTE 400

Good

Over: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RR

1.5 MI E JCT SH400 &CR242, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,922

HALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

1 MI SW OF NORTH COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 226

Pirson Parkway

Good

Over: Two Mile Creek, Greenway

Tonawanda, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 437

BOWEN ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT SH78 & SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,825

EMERY ROAD

Good

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

.3 MI WEST OF SOUTH WALES, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,227

RTE 3

Good

Over: SUMNER BROOK

0.2 MI E Jct Rts 3 & 192, Essex, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,369

GOODNOW ROAD

Good

Over: GOODNOW RIVER

3 MI S NEWCOMB, Essex, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 231

PORT DOUGLAS ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1 MI EAST OF KEESEVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 518

RTE 30

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

7.3 MI N JCT RTS 30 & 11, Franklin, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 195

WEST SWEDEN RD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK TRIB.

3.1 MILES NW OF BERGEN, Genesee, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,041

RTE 9W

Good

Over: HANNACROIX CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 9W & 144, Greene, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,744

SCHOHARIE TURNPKE

Good

Over: POTIC CREEK

2 MI SW HAMLET OF EARLTON, Greene, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 381

STONE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CORNWALLVILLE CRK

2 MILES SE OF DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 208

HASKELL ROAD

Good

Over: COLD STREAM

.9 MILE NORTH OF PISECO, Hamilton, NY

Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20

ALGONQUIN RD

Good

Over: ELBOW CREEK

WELLS 0.3 MI WEST OF 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 398

JESSUP RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: JESSUP RIVER

7.5m in Perkins Clearing, Hamilton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

1.3 MI. SW OF INT. 168+80, Herkimer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 644

RTE 171

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

1.4 MI SW JCT SH 5S & SH1, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 166

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.4 MILES SE OF GREY, Herkimer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 76

RTE 12

Good

Over: PERCH RIVER

3.9 MI N JCT RTS 12&342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,495

ST LAWRENCE AVE E

Good

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

0.06 MI E JCT ST LAWRENCE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 28

COUNTY ROAD 91

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI E EXIT 40 OF I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 386

CTY RD 13

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

5 MI N OF LAFARGEVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1911 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 365

North Osceola Trai

Good

Over: Fall Brook

4.4 MILES N OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t

RTE 5

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1 MI EAST OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,594

RTE 26

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

2.7 MI SW JCT RTS 26 & 46, Madison, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,454

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