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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

WEST POTSDAM ROAD

Good

Over: NETTLE CREEK

CO RD 34-750' WEST RT 310, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,093

CR12 OXB-GOUVR RD

Good

Over: EDJIM CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF OXBOW, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 655

OLD US ROUTE 11

Good

Over: BOLAND CREEK

NEXT TO FIRE STATION, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 623

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: TYLER BROOK

1.5 MI SW OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 930

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.4 MI W OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 54

WILLOWEMOC ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

IN WILLOWEMOC, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 219

RTE 17

Good

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

5.1 MI SW JCT SH17 & SH38, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 8,142

LUDLOWVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.2 MI S of LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 2020 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 828

RTE 89

Good

Over: CRUSOE CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT SH 89 & SH31, Wayne, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 955

MAMARONECK AVENUE

Good

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 18,056

RTE 334

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

1.9 MI SW JCT SH334 &SH67, Fulton, NY

Built 1982 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,371

DE GROFF ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 1975 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 319

WADE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 45

WEST LEYDEN RD

Good

Over: MOOSE CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 585

RTE 173

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.5 MI SE JCT SH 173 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 1,695

SNOWBALL HOLLOW RO

Good

Over: SNOWBALL HOLLOW CREEK

4.5 MI NW OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 230

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5 MI N OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 282

VANDERMARK ROAD

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

4.6 MI NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 634

RTE 79

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

4.1 MI NW JCT SH12 & SH79, Broome, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,052

RTE I86

Good

Over: Five Mile Creek

0.6 MI NE JCT 17 + 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,178

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: W B CONEWANGO CRK

IN SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 769

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: FORKS CREEK

2.7mi NE US219 and SR98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 426

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

0.7 MI SW LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 254

CARP. PRINGLE RD.

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF STOW, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 172

WALL STREET

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

1.8 MILES SW OF STEDMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 87

Good

Over: W B CONEWANGO CRK

.3 MILE NORTH OF BALCOM, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2023 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 936

DUQUETTE ROAD

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

1.8 M SW CADYVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 712

CR 7

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO ROELIFF JAN

1.4 MI SW OF ANACRAM, Columbia, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 776

COUNTY ROAD 51

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

0.3 MI S OF JACKSON CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2017 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 111

RTE 62

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 62 & 438, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,510

SANDRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.8 MILES NW OF ALDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,125

RTE 20

Good

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

1 MI W JCT US 20 & SH 51, Herkimer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,612

COUNTY ROAD 189

Good

Over: GRUNLEY CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 177 &189, Jefferson, NY

Built 2021 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 265

RTE 10

Good

Over: NYS BARGE CANAL, CSX TRA

.3 MILE S JCT SH 5 & SH10, Montgomery, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,985

RTE I90

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

AT SPRAKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 2019 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 20,726

RTE 294

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH 46 & SH29, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,606

SOUTH AVE

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

NE OF LOWER ONONDAGA PARK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,021

RTE 13

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1.9 MI W JCT 13&ONEIDA CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,475

SAND HILL RD

Good

Over: SAND HILL CK

5.5 mi NE of Unadilla, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 105

RTE 25

Good

Over: Metro Transit Aut, LIRR-

AT SUNNYSIDE YARD, Queens, NY

Built 1910 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 37,781

VICTCE RAMP

Good

Over: Terrain

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t

BOULEVARD STREET

Good

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

SOUTH END OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,560

CR 49

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

ROCK CITY FALLS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,057

STONE STORE ROAD

Good

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

NEAR JCT OF CR19 & SH 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 163

MILL STREET

Good

Over: DECKERTOWN CREEK

0.3m W of JCTN SR 228/224, Schuyler, NY

Built 2013 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 825

FROST VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: W BR NEVERSINK RV

AT CLARYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 418

WILLI HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BRISCOE LAKE

IN BRISCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 83

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

AT GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 10

GAYLORD ROAD

Good

Over: APALACHIN CREEK TRIBUTAR

0.3 Mile East of Penn Ave, Tioga, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t

RTE 22

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

JCT SH22 & US4 - COMSTOCK, Washington, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,120

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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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