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

FORGE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOODNA CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT SH32 & SH94, Orange, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,163

RTE 3

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.1 MI N JCT SH 3 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,032

PROSPECT HILL RD

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE, TONETTA BR

1 MILE NORTH OF BREWSTER, Putnam, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,412

RTE 351

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

VILLAGE OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,303

CR21MIDDLE GRV RD

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.5 MI SW MIDDLE GROVE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,885

ROUND LAKE AVE

Good

Over: ANTHONY KILL

At Rt 67 JCT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 579

GEYSER RD

Good

Over: D&H RR

CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,224

RTE 11

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.7 MI W JCT RTS 11 & 345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1982 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,974

COUNTY ROAD 55

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

4.1 MILES NORTH OF NICHOL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 480

CAYEY ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.5mi SE Vil So.Colton, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2023 Load: 47.2 t

Brown's Bridge Roa

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

2.25 MILES NW OF COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1979 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 341

OLD POTS-PRSVL RD

Good

Over: PARKHURST BROOK

1 MILE SE OF POTSDAM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,592

Route 24

Good

Over: DEAN BROOK

4.4 MI SW of Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t

MUTTON HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT RUN

3.1 Mi N of Wheeler, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 57

COUNTY ROAD 115

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.0 MI SW OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,007

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.3 MI S OF INGLESIDE, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 102

CR 98

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 201

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: TROUPS CREEK

.3 MILE S OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 186

COUNTY ROAD 127

Good

Over: CAMP BROOK

2.7 MI SW OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 98

COUNTY ROAD 127

Good

Over: CAMP BROOK

2.2 MI SW OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 98

RTE 97

Good

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

2.9 MI S JCT SH 97 & SH 5, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 727

BUSH KILL ROAD

Good

Over: BUSH KILL

2.3 MI N OF HARTWOOD, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 306

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: CALKINS CREEK

.5 MILE N OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 883

RTE 96

Good

Over: MILL RACE

3.7MI E INTERS RT 34 &96, Tioga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,263

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

3.2 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

3.2 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,583

GRIDLEYVILLE X-RD

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

6.4 MI NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 933

RTE 34

Good

Over: GULF CREEK

4.5 MI N JCT RTS 34 & 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,450

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: TWAALFSKILL CREEK

AT HIGHLAND, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 283

OREGON TRAIL

Good

Over: VERKEERDER KILL

3 MI NE OF WALKER VALLEY, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 526

PADANARUM ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

1.3mi N of 9N JCT, Warren, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12

TR 470

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF THE GLEN, Warren, NY

Built 2023 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 45

RTE 29

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.2mi E JCT 20 &BATTEN K, Washington, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,397

RTE 196

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

2.2 MI E JCT US 4 & SH196, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,928

CLINTON STREET

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

IN WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 663

RTE 9

Good

Over: CROTON RIVER

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 9 & 129, Westchester, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,374

WESTCHESTER AVE

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT Rt.119 & Und, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,440

ALLEN STREET

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

AT VILLAGE WARSAW, Wyoming, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 567

Holiday Brook Road

Good

Over: Holiday Brook

Colchester, Delaware, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 52

CR 48

Good

Over: LINCOLN BROOK

6.2 MI SE OF VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 267

MARSH ROAD CR 38

Good

Over: CULLEN'S RUN CRK.

3/4 MI SW OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1928 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,312

Soule Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.3 MI North of 365 JTN, Oneida, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,086

RTE 417

Good

Over: DYKE CREEK

1.5 MILES SE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 1,491

FIVE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,438

CR111 NEWPORT GRAY

Good

Over: BIG BILL BROOK

1.9 MI SW OF NORWAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 460

MOUT ENTRANCE RD

Good

Over: DRY SWALE

MOUT TRN AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 100

MELICK ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

4.8 MI SE OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 148

RTE 104

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 104 +148, Niagara, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,858

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

4.7 MI N JCT SH 8 & US 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 4,034

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.1M W OF JCT RTS 39 & 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 7,278

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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.

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