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 67

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.3 MI N JCT RTS 5 AND 67, Montgomery, NY

Built 1998 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,960

TOWN LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2.8 MI N OF NO TONAWANDA, Niagara, NY

Built 1994 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,718

EAST BRIGHTON AVE

Good

Over: NY S & W/ONTRACK

JUST N.OF I481 - EXIT 1, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 11,200

HARRISON ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.1 MI S OF SHELBY, Orleans, NY

Built 2002 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 222

RTE 55A

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

NEAR JCT SH 55A & CR 153, Sullivan, NY

Built 1939 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 854

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: N BR LITTLE SALMON RIVER

IN THE VILLAGE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1983 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 114

RTE I86

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

5 MILES E JCT I86 & SH 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 3,896

Mallory Road

Good

Over: MALLORY CREEK

4.0 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 159

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

0.8 MI SW OF ELIZAVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 2000 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,546

RTE 259

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1 MI N JUNCT RTE 259&18, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 4,890

LEONARD ROAD

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

2 MI SOUTHEAST OF MARYLAN, Otsego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 19

KINNEY ROAD

Good

Over: MOSES KILL

1.5 MI NE OF ARGYLE, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 508

ALDERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF MACEDON, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,560

FOLSOMDALE ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.1 MI SW OF FOLSOMDALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1998 Load: 82.9 t ADT: 700

RTE I278

Good

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

JCT OF I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 2013 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 71,669

ELM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.9 MI N OF EAST RANDOLF, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 479

RTE 5

Good

Over: MULTI USE PATH

1.9 M S. OF JCT I-190 & R, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 40,588

ABBOTT ROAD

Good

Over: NEUMAN CREEK

1.75 MI EAST OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 1,794

EAST STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1M S of JCT EAST & MILL, Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,485

N CLENDENNING CREE

Good

Over: N B GLENDENING CREEK

.7 MILE WEST OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 139

AWIXA AVENUE

Good

Over: AWIXA-PENATAQ.CNL

SOUTH OF BAYSHORE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1991 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 509

SPINNERVILLE-GULF

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK TRIBUTARY

AT TOWN OF GERMAN FLATTS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2018 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 1,795

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: TANNERY CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF NY ROUTE 3, Allegany, NY

Built 2021 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,138

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: KARR VALLEY CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF W ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 254

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.7 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2021 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 281

DRYDEN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: DRYDEN CREEK

7 MILES SW OF LOOMIS, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 42

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

1.3MI SW JCT US-9, NY-308, Dutchess, NY

Built 2022 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 317

149TH STREET

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1924 Load: 84.4 t

PINES BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

AT AMAWALK, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,835

FRANKLIN ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

LOCATED IN WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 1,148

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.3 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 281

JAY ST

Good

Over: CARRS CREEK

AT SIDNEY CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 107

EDGEMERE DRIVE

Good

Over: ROUND POND OUTLET

2 MI NW OF ONTARIO BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,895

RTE I690

Good

Over: NY Susquehanna & Western

.7MI W JCT I-690 & NY 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 39,270

PENDERGAST ROAD

Good

Over: HINMANSVILLE CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 923

CR16

Good

Over: ALDER CREEK

2.5 MI NE RT.29 & 147, Saratoga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 449

POOLER ROAD

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

2 MI NE OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 53

RTE 28A

Good

Over: ASHOKAN RESV OTLT

1.0MI E JCT RTE 28A&213, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,574

DOAN ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 22

RTE 34

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

.1 MI N JCT SH 34 & US 20, Cayuga, NY

Built 1912 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 7,107

BOROUGH PLACE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

ST. GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 150

CAMPTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

3.1 MI S OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 123

GUN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT WILLIAMS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1918 Load: 87.0 t ADT: 17,076

OAK HILL-DURHAM RO

Good

Over: DURHAM CREEK

0.5 MI.E.DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2001 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 296

COUNTY ROAD 85

Good

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

1 MILE SE OF CEDARVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 2013 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 97

RTE 9

Good

Over: DWAAS KILL

RT 9 2.7 MI S OF ROUND LK, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 14,756

RTE 17

Good

Over: EX-NY O&W RR ROW

.8 MI SE JCT SH17 & US209, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 33,188

RT 100 RAMP TO 9A

Good

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

.1 MI N PLSNTVL RD & 100, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 340

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: BIG GULLY

IN GUYANOGA, Yates, NY

Built 1989 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 1,140

FUSA BLVD

Good

Over: BONAPARTE CREEK

BTW TRN AREAS 19A & 19D, Jefferson, NY

Built 2005 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 30

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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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