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

County Road 8

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I12111382, RTE I87

1.5 MI N OF EXIT 31 - I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965

LINCOLN POND ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

I87 - 5.1 MI S OF EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 6,561

CR 12

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I12111425, RTE I87

2mi W of RT9 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 4,850

DEERHEAD REBER RD

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I12111452, RTE I87

1mi W of RT9 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1965

RTE 915

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I12111539, RTE I87

EXIT 33 OF I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965

County Road 15

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I12111574, RTE I87

.1 MILE S JCT I87 & SH 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1961

HYDE ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & HYDE RD, Essex, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 4,900

PEDESTRIAN PATH

Unknown

Over: RTE 913Q

0.2 MI. SW INTER. RTE. 73, Essex, NY

Built 1986 ADT: 200

DELAWARE & HUDSON

Unknown

Over: RTE 9N

RT 9N W END OF WESTPORT, Essex, NY

Built 1932 ADT: 1,657

DELAWARE & HUDSON

Unknown

Over: RTE 22

RT 22 N END WILLSBORO, Essex, NY

Built 1932 ADT: 960

DELAWARE & HUDSON

Unknown

Over: RTE 9N

RT 9N 5 MI N PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1932 ADT: 2,750

PEDESTRIAN WALK

Unknown

Over: RTE 3

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 3 + 86, Franklin, NY

Built 1957 ADT: 1,515

ADIRONDACK SCENIC

Unknown

Over: WOODRUFF STREET

IN SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1930 ADT: 300

BRIDGE STREET

Unknown

Over: RTE 29

17 MI E JCT RTS 30+29, Fulton, NY

Built 1957 ADT: 6,533

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: RTE 5

JCT RTS 5 & I90 PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 6,081

RTE 19

Unknown

Over: RTE 20

JCT RTS 19 + 20 PAVILION, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 ADT: 2,476

RTE 19

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RTS 19 & I90-LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1998 ADT: 18,000

RTE 20

Unknown

Over: RTE 98

JCT RTS 20 & 98, Genesee, NY

Built 1989 ADT: 5,100

BETHANY CENTER ROA

Unknown

Over: RTE 20

3.5 MI W JCT RTS 20 + 63, Genesee, NY

Built 2018 ADT: 2,550

RTE 33

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

5 MI ENE OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 ADT: 27,500

RTE 63

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RT 63 + NYS THRUWAY, Genesee, NY

Built 2001 ADT: 18,500

RTE 98

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT S.H.98 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 ADT: 29,000

RTE 237

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RTS 237 & NYS THRUWAY, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 ADT: 27,500

VALLANCE ROAD

Unknown

Over: 490I490I41011002, RTE I4

N OF EXIT 47 - I90/I490, Genesee, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 12,335

BOVEE ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

2.0 MI S JCT RTS I490+33A, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 12,335

RTE 33A

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

JCT RTE 33A + I490, Genesee, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 100

BOVEE ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

2 MI S JCT I490 & SH 33A, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 12,335

CR 4

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

3.7 MI E INT RT 77 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

SLUSSER RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT OF SLUSSER RD & I-90, Genesee, NY

Built 2004

KELSEY RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

2.5 MI W EXIT 48 OF I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

STATE STREET RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.7 MI E. JCT RTE 98&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

CR 13

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.7 MI E RTE 98 < I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

WEST BERGEN RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.8 MI W JCT RTE 19&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 2015

90IX EXIT 48 RAMP

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.4 MI E JCT RTE 98 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1995 ADT: 16,840

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: CR 4

0.5 MI SW JCT RTE 5&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 509

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: CR 4

0.5 MI SW JCT RTE 5&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 509

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: 90IX WB ON RAMP EXIT 48A

0.5 MI SW JCT RTE 77&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 1,000

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: BATAVIA BYRON RD

0.8 MI NE JCT RTE 33&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

90IX EXIT 47 RAMP

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.3 MI E JCT RTE 19 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

ROCHESTER & SOUTH

Unknown

Over: RTE 5

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 5 + 19, Genesee, NY

Built 1935 ADT: 8,179

ROCHESTER & SO

Unknown

Over: RTE 20

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 20 + 19, Genesee, NY

Built 1934 ADT: 2,314

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 63

1.2 MI SE JCT RTS 63 + 5, Genesee, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 33,233

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 63

1.3 MI SE JCT RTS 63 + 5, Genesee, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 33,233

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 77

0.5 MI.S.OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 6,149

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 98

1.1 MI SW JCT RTS 98 + 63, Genesee, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 5,869

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 237

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 237+I490, Genesee, NY

Built 1904 ADT: 2,044

CSX Railroad

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.4 MI NW JCT RT I90 & 33, Genesee, NY

Built 1954

ROCH & SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: MILL STREET, OATKA CREEK

AT LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1907

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: GRISWOLD ROAD

2.0 MI SW SOUTH BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1902 ADT: 327

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: ATTICA ROAD CR 45

.5 MI NW VILLAGE O/ATTICA, Genesee, NY

Built 1921 ADT: 748

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