State profile · Near median Poor share

New York bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New York, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

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

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 23.0%
National avg

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

Condition Distribution

New York39%50.9%10.2%GoodFairPoor
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

HI

Hawaii

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

MT

Montana

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

NY

New York

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

KY

Kentucky

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

NH

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

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

Poor

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 11

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

JCT SH11 & OSWEGATCHIE RV, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,394

RTE 11B

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.8 MI W JCT SH 11B & SH, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,424

CRARY MLS RD

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

4.5 MILES EAST OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 747

NEW STREET

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

VILLAGE OF EDWARDS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,452

RTE 21

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

JCT SR 21 & CO RD 7, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,473

FIVE CORNERS ROAD

Good

Over: GARDNER SCHOOL CREEK

1.8 MI EAST OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2023 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 43

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: MILWAUKEE CREEK

0.4 M S OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 193

COUNTY ROAD 129

Good

Over: S BR TUSCARORA CK

IN WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 262

BUCK BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK BROOK

2.1 MI NORTH OF N BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 154

COUNTY ROAD 123

Good

Over: STEWART BROOK

1.9 MILES SE OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 444

SHIN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SHIN CREEK

1.6 MILES E OF LEWBEACH, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22

RTE 96

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

E OF JCT SH 96 & SH 89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,624

RTE 28

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK, ESOPUS CR

2.5 MI W JCT RTS 28+42, Ulster, NY

Built 2018 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,450

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: MALTBY HOLLOW BROOK

0.4 MI W OF WEST SHOKAN, Ulster, NY

Built 2022 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,031

WATER STREET

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF LYONS, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,715

LIBERTY STREET

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

Village of Warsaw, Wyoming, NY

Built 1983 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,176

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

4.6 MI SW OF MIDDLESEX, Yates, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 314

FOX MILL ROAD

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

0.3 MI E OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19

SAUNDERS ROAD

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

2.9 MI N OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 120

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

6.1 MI N OF ROSCO, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,775

RTE I90

Good

Over: GREENWAY TRAIL

4.2 MI W OF EXIT 46 90IX, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,188

COLONIAL ROAD

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND-P WSH

1 MILE SW OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,510

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: E BR ST REGIS RVR

LOCATED IN FORT JACKSON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1975 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 606

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

HAMLET OF DAMASCUS, Broome, NY

Built 1926 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,379

RTE 353

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

JCT RTE 353 + ALLEGHENY R, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,157

WHITE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

3.9 MI SW OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 28

PUTNAM ROAD

Good

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CREEK

1.5 MILES W OF SUMMERDALE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 37

RTE I86

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTE 86I 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 29,922

RTE I86

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

.4 MI W JCT SR 13 & SR 17, Chemung, NY

Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 16,423

WHITE MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.6 MI S OF CHATHAM CENTER, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 321

RAMP FM NY 233 To

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

W JCT ROME ART & SH 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,166

RTE 3

Good

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

.8 MI N JCT SH 3 & SH 104, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,622

RTE I88

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.3m West of 1-88 exit 13, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 5,866

GRAND AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 7,453

GREAVES AVENUE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN GREAT KILLS, Richmond, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.0 t

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,368

RTE 67

Good

Over: BATTENKILL RAILROAD, OWL

.5 MI W JCT SH 67 & SH 22, Washington, NY

Built 2019 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,031

RTE 144

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CP RAIL

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 144 &396, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,798

DELAWARE TURNPIKE

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

HAMLET OF RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 728

RTE 244

Good

Over: N BR PHILLIPS CRK

3.1 MI NE JCT SH19 &SH244, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 937

RTE I278

Good

Over: RELIEF

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 116,151

RTE I81

Good

Over: CASTLE CREEK

3.2 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,546

DUTCHTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.5 MI N OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t

CR37

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

AT KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 255

RTE 16

Good

Over: CHENY BROOK

2.3 MI S JCT 16 + CATT CK, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,143

RTE 98

Good

Over: FEEDER ISCHUA CRK

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 98&16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,492

STODDARD ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MILES NE OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 74

THIRD STREET

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

200ft NE JCT OF NY - 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 416

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: S BR CATTARAUGUS

.2 MILE SOUTH OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,387

MCINTOSH DRIVE

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.3 MI WEST OF NYS RT 5, Cayuga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,701

Showing 15,701-15,750 of 19,132 bridges

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