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

RTE 345

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

0.4 MI SE JCT RTS 345+ 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,233

ALLEN FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

3.5 MI N OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 215

County Road 27

Good

Over: N.BR.GRASSE RIVER

2.0 MI E OF Clare, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 513

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Good

Over: SAWYER CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 431

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: YOUNG HICKORY CRK

3.5 MI W 0F TROOPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 186

RTE 209

Good

Over: FANTINE KILL

1N ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2021 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 13,559

RTE 28

Good

Over: THIRTEENTH BROOK

JCT RTE 28 & HUDSON R, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,021

County Road 74

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

1 Mi S of Greenwich, Washington, NY

Built 2022 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 728

NB HRP EXIT 14 RAM

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

SOUTHWEST JCT 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,772

SOUTH TENTH AVE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.8 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1898 Load: 64.4 t

COUNTY ROAD 3A

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

2.2 MI NE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2010 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 396

LOCUST STREET

Good

Over: MOODNA CREEK

VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILL, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 817

RAMP FROM SANDFORD

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

0.7 MI N JCT HRP & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 64.5 t

RTE 38

Good

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.9 MI NW JCT RTS 38 +38A, Cayuga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 2,441

RTE I86

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.7 MI W OF I-86 WB EXIT, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 12,806

20TH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 2010 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 5,632

EAST PINE STREET

Good

Over: HAGEN CANAL

IN LONG BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 855

STANDISH ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

STANDISH RD OVER COLD BK, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 262

HILL BOULEVARD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BARGER BROOK

7.0 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 2021 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 5,759

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: BASIC CREEK

IN HAMLET OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2006 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,134

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: TRIB W BRANCH CREEK

1.6 MI S OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 967

RTE 62

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 83, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,278

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: SB CATTARAUGUS CK

IN OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2013 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 511

WATERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1.2 MI W. OF MOONS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 198

CR 33

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.5 MI SW OF PEASLEEVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 628

WILLOWVALE ROAD

Good

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

0.8 MI SE of PINE PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2021 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 93

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,099

BLUE MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: QUEBEC BROOK

8.6 MI SOUTH SANTA CLARA, Franklin, NY

Built 2013 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 33

CR 3

Good

Over: W BR DEER CREEK

.5 MI S OF COOKS CORNERS, Franklin, NY

Built 2011 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 706

RTE 28

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.1 MI NE JCT RTS 28 & 29, Herkimer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,612

COVINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: GENESEE & WYOMING

0.5 MI N OF LEICESTER, Livingston, NY

Built 2004 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 418

FAULKNER ROAD

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF CANASERAGA, Livingston, NY

Built 2018 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 240

RTE 46

Good

Over: CSX Trans/ Amtrak

NORTH END OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 2008 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,991

RTE 30A

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.1 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 2012 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,603

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: I-90 NYS Thruway, I-90 N

6 MILES WEST OF FT.PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1952 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 360

EAST SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.4 MI S OF GORHAM, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 309

GRANNIS ROAD

Good

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

4 MI NW OF CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 468

RTE I278

Good

Over: OTHER

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 2016 Load: 65.3 t

FULTON STREET

Good

Over: OLD CHAMPLAIN CANAL

FULTON ST & OLD CHAMP C, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 83

NORFOLK-BRSWER RD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.4 MI W OF NORFOLK, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,333

DUTTON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.2 MI N OF N RUSSELL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2022 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 63

RTE 17C

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

RTE 17C E TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,346

DIVISION STREET

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

IN NEW ROCHELLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,006

RTE 984

Good

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM BRANCH

2.3 MI WEST OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 25,881

RTE 907W

Good

Over: RESERVOIR FLUME

0.3MI N JCT RTS HRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 107,392

COOLEY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER KILL

0.5 NE OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 546

PECK ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 2,458

LAKE HUNTINGTON RO

Good

Over: MITCHELL POND BROOK

0.75 MI E OF SH 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 1993 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 325

STREETER BROOK ROA

Good

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CR

0.8 MI SW OF LITTLE GENES, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 117

RTE 42

Good

Over: WESTKILL CREEK

RT 42 4.6 MI N ULSTER CO, Greene, NY

Built 2011 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 1,006

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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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