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

GROTH ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canalway Trail, ERI

1.3 MI W JCT CANAL &SH237, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 136

HINDSBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Trailway, ERI

0.7MI W JCT BARGE C+387, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 63

BROWN STREET

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

0.8MI E JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 1,219

ALLENS BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Trail, ERIE C

3.8MI W JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 89

RTE 98

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT S.H.98 & BARGE CANAL, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 4,319

BROOK STREET

Poor

Over: LAKE BROOK

VILLAGE OF LAURENS, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 ADT: 446

TANNERY STREET

Poor

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

VILLAGE OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1902 ADT: 61

SECOND AVENUE

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1935 ADT: 113

CR 36

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

0.1 MI SE OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 487

SWEETS CRSSING RD

Poor

Over: VALATIE KILL

2 MI S OF US20 ON CR 203, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 271

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Poor

Over: AMTRAK

0.57 MI East of N. Ballst, Schenectady, NY

Built 1976 ADT: 4,781

DEAN ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI W OF NY414, Seneca, NY

Built 1936 ADT: 34

POTTER MORGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE CREEK

2.5 MI N OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1920 ADT: 83

GORHAM STREET

Poor

Over: SENECA RIVER

0.6 MI E JCT 96+BARGE C, Seneca, NY

Built 1916 ADT: 900

LOCUST STREET

Poor

Over: CAYUGA & SENECA CANAL, P

Intersection SH96 & B CNL, Seneca, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 503

EMERYVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: POWER INLET CHANL

LOCATED IN EMERYVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 ADT: 149

COUNTY ROAD 48A

Poor

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

1.5 MILES N OF NORWOOD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1892 ADT: 152

RIVER AVENUE

Poor

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

.5 MILE EAST OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1907 ADT: 337

BROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH OF OWEGO CRE

2.7 MI S OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 278

FREESE ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

0.13 mi NW of Rte 366, Tompkins, NY

Built 1920 ADT: 2,059

CARTER CREEK RD

Poor

Over: CARTER CREEK

3.0 MI NE ALPINE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 ADT: 10

PORT BEN ROAD

Poor

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

.7 MI SE OF WAWARSING, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 259

SCHROON RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: SCHROON RIVER

1 MI NORTHWEST I87 EXIT24, Warren, NY

Built 1896 ADT: 162

RTE 254

Poor

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

JCT RTE 254 & FEEDER C, Warren, NY

Built 1952 ADT: 11,716

CAMDEN VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: CAMDEN VALLEY CREEK

6.0 MI N OF ANAQUASSACOOK, Washington, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 159

LEACH STREET

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Lock 27 and T

0.2 MI W OF RTE 14, Wayne, NY

Built 1919 ADT: 3,197

DRY DOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.3 MI W JCT RTE 414, Wayne, NY

Built 1919 ADT: 339

DIVISION STREET

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.4 MI W JCT RTE 21 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 2,058

TOMPKINS AVE

Poor

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 3,122

SOUTH FULTON AVE

Poor

Over: BUILDING

0.8 MI W OF HRP EXIT 5B, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 10,973

EAST 3RD STREET

Poor

Over: UNIVERSAL METAL BUILDING

1.3 MI NW OF PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 6,987

SOUTH STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

2.3 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1893 ADT: 3,610

N FULTON AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.1 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 5,342

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

VALLI ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF WEST PARK, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 29

WALLBERGER ROAD

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

4.4 MI S JCT SH 1 & SH 81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1928 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 17

CREEK FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: ARBOR CREEK

1 MI E OF 250-STATE RD IN, Monroe, NY

Built 2016 Load: 3.6 t

BLAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: FLORENCE CREEK

4.25 MILES N OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1963 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 74

YOUNGS ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE NANTICOKE CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7

BOICE MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: FALLS MILL BROOK

0.8 MI NE OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 607

GILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ROARING BRANCH

6 Mi W of Stony Creek, Warren, NY

Built 1910 Load: 3.6 t

FILLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

Sherrill off E Seneca St, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 19

PARSONAGE STREET

Poor

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

AT RHINEBECK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1900 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2,508

TWIN SISTERS RD

Poor

Over: MOOSE RIVER

5.4 MI NE POTTERS CORNERS, Lewis, NY

Built 1920 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 7

H MOYER ROAD

Poor

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF STARKVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1889 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 4

Showing 17,851-17,900 of 19,132 bridges

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