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

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 78

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 78 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1938 ADT: 100

DEPEW LANCSTR & W

Unknown

Over: RTE 78

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 78 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 31,538

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 78

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 78 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 100

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Unknown

Over: 130 130 53010369, RTE 13

JCT SH 130 & MEMORIAL DR, Erie, NY

Built 1909

LANCASTER IND. TR

Unknown

Over: RTE 130

1.4 MI W JCT RT 130 & 20, Erie, NY

Built 2004 ADT: 19,778

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 130

1.4 MI W JCT RTE 130 & 20, Erie, NY

Built 2003 ADT: 19,778

BUFFALO SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 179

1.2 MI E JCT RTS 179 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 25,083

BUFF & PITTSBURGH

Unknown

Over: RTE 277

.7 MI S JCT SH240 & US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1967 ADT: 100

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 265, MILITARY RD.

2.7 MI S JCT RTS 324 +265, Erie, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 16,900

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: MILITARY RD-SH265

2.7MI S JCT RTS 324 & 265, Erie, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 15,400

CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 265, MAIN ST

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 324 +265, Erie, NY

Built 1918 ADT: 100

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 266

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 266 +198, Erie, NY

Built 1901 ADT: 9,655

CANADIAN NATIONAL

Unknown

Over: RTE 266

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 266 +198, Erie, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 15,717

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 266

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 266 +325, Erie, NY

Built 1920 ADT: 8,798

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 277

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 277 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1940 ADT: 26,373

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 277

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 277 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 26,373

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 277

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 277 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 26,373

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 277

0.03 MI N JCT RTS 277&130, Erie, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 30,891

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: S MAIN ST - CR 9B

IN ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 3,150

EX- NY CENTRAL RR

Unknown

Over: S MAIN ST - CR 9B

IN ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1937 ADT: 3,150

CSXT RR SIDING

Unknown

Over: 190IX, RTE I190

2.0 MI N JCT I-90 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1960

CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 324

0.2 MI W JCT RT 324 & 265, Erie, NY

Built 1938 ADT: 14,016

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 354

1.4 MI W JCT RTS 354 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1903 ADT: 3,550

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 354

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 354 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1904 ADT: 5,839

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 354

0.7 MI W JCT RTS 354 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1898 ADT: 9,800

CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: YOUNG STREET

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 356 +384, Erie, NY

Built 1918 ADT: 8,350

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 384

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 384 +198, Erie, NY

Built 1951 ADT: 24,588

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 384

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 384 +198, Erie, NY

Built 1951 ADT: 24,588

CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 384

1 MI N JCT RTS 384 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 1918 ADT: 6,243

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: JAMISON RD CR574

1.4 MI W EAST ELMA, Erie, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 1,100

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BIG TREE RD-CR576

.6 MI E OF ATHOL SPRINGS, Erie, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 5,070

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BIG TREE RD-CR576

.6 MI E OF ATHOL SPRINGS, Erie, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 5,070

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BIG TREE RD-CR576

.6 MI E OF ATHOL SPRINGS, Erie, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 5,070

CSX TRANS SERV RD

Unknown

Over: BIG TREE RD-CR576

.6 MI E OF ATHOL SPRINGS, Erie, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 5,070

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: BIG TREE RD CR576

0.6 MI E ATHOL SPRINGS, Erie, NY

Built 1934 ADT: 5,070

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Unknown

Over: 130 130 530110370, RTE 1

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 130 & 62, Erie, NY

Built 1961

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 249

.3 MI E JCT SH 249 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1903 ADT: 926

CSX TRANS SRVC RD

Unknown

Over: RTE 249

.3 MI E JCT SH 249 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1903 ADT: 926

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 249

.4 MI E JCT SH 249 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 926

EX-NORFOLK SO RR

Unknown

Over: RTE 249

.4 MI E JCT SH 249 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 926

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BURNS ROAD

2.3 MI E OF EVANS CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 100

CSX RR

Unknown

Over: BURNS ROAD

2.3 MI. E OF EVANS CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 100

CSX SVC RD

Unknown

Over: BURNS ROAD

2.3 MI. E OF EVANS CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 100

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 952Q

1.2 MI NW JCT RTS 130 &78, Erie, NY

Built 1924 ADT: 25,312

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: N CREEK RD- CR467

.6 MILE SW OF LAKE VIEW, Erie, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 473

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: N CREEK RD- CR467

.6 MILE SW OF LAKE VIEW, Erie, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 473

CSX RR

Unknown

Over: N CREEK RD -CR467

0.6 MI. SW OF LAKE VIEW, Erie, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 473

CSX SERVICE RD

Unknown

Over: N CREEK RD -CR467

0.6 MI. SW OF LAKE VIEW, Erie, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 473

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: GIRARD AVENUE

EAST AURORA NORTHEAST, Erie, NY

Built 1934 ADT: 4,318

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: LAPHAM RD-CR 381

1.0 MI S OF E AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1934 ADT: 742

Showing 1,551-1,600 of 19,132 bridges

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