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 907C

Good

Over: GERRITSEN INLET

2.9MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PY, Kings, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 148,901

RUSSELL STREET

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

IN CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 961

RTE 10

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT SH10 & SH163, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 913

MAPLETOWN RD

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 89

DUNLAP ROAD

Good

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CK

.2 MILE NW OF MINAVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 23

RTE 315

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

21MI N JCT RTS 12+315, Oneida, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,591

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,329

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,329

HAWKINSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

5 MI N OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 772

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

2 MI NW JCT RTS 69 < 285, Oneida, NY

Built 1938 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 931

LUMBARD ROAD

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

2 MI S OF HAMILTN COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,230

RTE 38A

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

1 MI W JCT SH 38A & SH359, Onondaga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,100

TALLMAN STREET

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

0.03MI E JCT MIDLAND AVE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1974 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,095

SEVIER ROAD

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

5 MI S JCT SH 174 & SH 17, Onondaga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 75

RTE 11A

Good

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

1.7 MI SE JCT SH11A &US11, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,196

RTE 96

Good

Over: ONTARIO CENTRL RR, GREAT

2.2 MI W JCT SH96 & SH332, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,252

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1976 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,995

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: DWAAR KILL

1.9 MI SE THOMPSON RIDGE, Orange, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,088

CARTON ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.6 MI NE MURRAY, Orleans, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 192

NORTON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

2.2 MI W OF SANDY CREEK, Oswego, NY

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 167

PANTHER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RVR RSRVOR

.5 MI SOUTH OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 726

RTE 23

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.5 MI SE WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,775

RTE 205

Good

Over: SMALL BROOK

4.1 MI S OF HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,660

ANN STREET

Good

Over: OCQUIONIS CREEK

VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRI, Otsego, NY

Built 2018 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 118

RTE 9

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

3.6 MI N JCT US 9 & SH 30, Putnam, NY

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 16,532

TOWNERS ROAD

Good

Over: M.BR.CROTON RIVER

.9 MI E INT RTS 45 & 52, Putnam, NY

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,310

150TH STREET

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1914 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,733

RTE 66

Good

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

S.H.66 AT EAST NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,505

RTE 29

Good

Over: W.BR.HUDSON RIVER

0.35 MI.E.JCT RTES.4 + 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,347

NORTH SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: PAUL CREEK

3 MI W OF CONKLINGVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 598

BATES CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CATSKILL CRK

5 MI SE OF BROOME CENTER, Schoharie, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

IN MECKLENBURG, Schuyler, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 323

CO RD 21

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.3 MI NW OF PYRITES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,175

EDWRDS-HER-CAN RD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.0 MI S OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 837

UNIONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BUCKS CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 45

WOODCOCK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

.3 MI E OF EAST CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

IN ATLANTA, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 93

SLATE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SLATE CREEK

4 MI. NW GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 47

CEMETERY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

IN REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 122

COUNTY ROAD 80

Good

Over: TRACY CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 223

COUNTY ROAD 110

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

8.5 MILES NE OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 127

LOCH SHELDRAKE ROA

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY EAST MONGAUP R

0.2 MI S OF HURLEYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,170

RTE 34

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.3 MI.N.OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,319

GRIDLEYVILLE XING

Good

Over: WILLSEYVILLE CREEK

6.8 MI. NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 933

WEST CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: W.BR OF OWEGO CRK

3.7 MI SW OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 509

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: DEERLICK CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,278

RTE 13

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

.6 MI NW JCT SH 13 & SH 3, Tompkins, NY

Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,935

RTE 28

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

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

Built 2016 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,600

RTE 209

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

.3 MILE E JCT US209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,130

RTE 209

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

.3 MILE E JCT US209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,130

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