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

DEC HIKING TRAIL

Unknown

Over: CREEK ROAD CR 1

AT EAST ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1903

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: CEDAR STREET

SE CORNER CITY BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 2,596

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: CO ROAD 1-CRK RD

SE COR.CITY OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 1,055

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: RTE 9W

JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 14,413

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: RTE 9W

JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 11,034

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 41, SHINGLE

.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 525

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 41, SHINGLE

.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 525

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: RTE 911V

0.4 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 12,250

RTE 23

Unknown

Over: BROOKS LANE

0.7 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968

RTE 23A

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

JCT RTE 23A & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 34,785

RTE 81

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

JCT RTE 81 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 34,543

RTE 144

Unknown

Over: I-87, RTE I87

1.0 MI NE JCT RT 9W & 144, Greene, NY

Built 1952 ADT: 38,143

RTE 9W

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

1.5 MI N JCT 9W & 81, Greene, NY

Built 1954

COUNTY ROAD 23B

Unknown

Over: RTE 9W, HANS VOSEN KILL,

JCT OF RTE 9W @ RTE 23A, Greene, NY

Built 2000 ADT: 10

BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

3 MI SW VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1946

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: CAUTERSKILL ROAD, KAATER

1.5 MI W VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 196

OLD KINGS HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE 87I

1.5 MI NW VILL CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1953

CR 23B

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

AT INT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY

Built 1952

NYSTA INT 21

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

EXIT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY

Built 1955

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: LEEDS ATHENS ROAD

1.5 MI NE JCT RTS 23 <I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955

RTE 87

Unknown

Over: SCHOHARIE TPKE

3.5 MI NW VILLAGE ATHENS, Greene, NY

Built 1955

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: Old Plank Road

1 MI W VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 50

NYSTA EXIT 21B

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

NYS THRUWAY EXIT 21B, Greene, NY

Built 1972

NEW BALTIMORE SERV

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

1.5 MI SW OF NEW BALTIMOR, Greene, NY

Built 1964

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: NEW BALTIMORE RD

1 MI W NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY

Built 1952 ADT: 670

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 9W

1.3 MI N ULSTER CO LINE, Greene, NY

Built 1903 ADT: 12,453

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 9W, CATSKILL CREEK

JCT RTE 9W & CATSKILL CK, Greene, NY

Built 1902 ADT: 9,150

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 385

W of JCT Rt 385 & CR 61, Greene, NY

Built 1930 ADT: 7,588

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT I90 & SH 5, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 12,200

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

3.6 MI W JCT RTS 167 & 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 ADT: 26,000

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

2.3 M W JCT NY167 & NY 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 ADT: 26,000

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: NYS Route 28, RTE 28

0.0 MI SW JCT FIFTH AVE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 13,383

DYKE ROAD

Unknown

Over: 5S 5S 23021010, RTE 5S

4.5 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 15,232

MUCKY RUN ROAD

Unknown

Over: 5S 5S 23021053, RTE 5S

8.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 15,232

HIGBY ROAD

Unknown

Over: 5S 5S 23021063, RTE 5S

9.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 8,100

RTE 171

Unknown

Over: 5S 5S23021071, RTE 5S

JCT RTS 5S + 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 15,124

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: CR 81- REESE ROAD

IN FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 743

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: CR 81- REESE ROAD

IN FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 203

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: McGowan Creek, W MAIN ST

2.8 MI W JCT SH 5S & SH28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 ADT: 4,208

RTE 5S

Unknown

Over: RTE 51

0.3M N RTS 5S & 51-OVER51, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 ADT: 9,500

RTE 167

Unknown

Over: RTE 5, CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.1 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 ADT: 6,113

DYKE ROAD

Unknown

Over: OLD STATE HWY 5S

IN WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 ADT: 700

RTE 167

Unknown

Over: ERIE CANAL TRAIL, BARGE

.3 MI S JCT NY 5 & NY 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 ADT: 100

RTE 169

Unknown

Over: CANAL PARKING LOT, RELIE

100' from Rte 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 50

RTE 51

Unknown

Over: Empire State Trail, RTE

JCT RTS 5+51 N OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 100

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: Erie Canalway Trail, RTE

0.7MI EAST INT 28 RTE 90I, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 1,873

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: Erie Canalway Trail, RTE

0.7MI EAST INT 28 RTE 90I, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 7,868

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: NY Route 5, RTE 5, West

12.3MI EAST OF EXIT31, Herkimer, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 100

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