Total Bridges
19,132
Public highway bridges in New York
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
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)
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
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: DELAWARE RIVER
29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY
Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355
BAILEY ROAD
PoorOver: INDEPENDENCE RIVER
1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY
Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2
OLD STATE ROAD
PoorOver: DEER RIVER
2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY
Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77
FITCHES BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: W BR DELAWARE RIVER
2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY
Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295
ELM ST EXTENSION
PoorOver: TROUT BROOK
1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52
CRANE STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
UnknownOver: CREEK ROAD CR 1
AT EAST ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY
Built 1903
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: CEDAR STREET
SE CORNER CITY BATAVIA, Genesee, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 2,596
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: CO ROAD 1-CRK RD
SE COR.CITY OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 1,055
RTE 23
UnknownOver: RTE 9W
JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 14,413
RTE 23
UnknownOver: RTE 9W
JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 11,034
RTE 23
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 41, SHINGLE
.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY
Built 1960 ADT: 525
RTE 23
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 41, SHINGLE
.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY
Built 1960 ADT: 525
RTE 23
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1968
RTE 23
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1968
RTE 23
UnknownOver: RTE 911V
0.4 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 12,250
RTE 23
UnknownOver: BROOKS LANE
0.7 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1968
RTE 23A
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RTE 23A & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 34,785
RTE 81
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RTE 81 & I87, Greene, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 34,543
RTE 144
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
1.0 MI NE JCT RT 9W & 144, Greene, NY
Built 1952 ADT: 38,143
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
1.5 MI N JCT 9W & 81, Greene, NY
Built 1954
COUNTY ROAD 23B
UnknownOver: RTE 9W, HANS VOSEN KILL,
JCT OF RTE 9W @ RTE 23A, Greene, NY
Built 2000 ADT: 10
BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
3 MI SW VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY
Built 1946
RTE I87
UnknownOver: CAUTERSKILL ROAD, KAATER
1.5 MI W VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 196
OLD KINGS HIGHWAY
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE 87I
1.5 MI NW VILL CATSKILL, Greene, NY
Built 1953
CR 23B
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
AT INT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY
Built 1952
NYSTA INT 21
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
EXIT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY
Built 1955
RTE I87
UnknownOver: LEEDS ATHENS ROAD
1.5 MI NE JCT RTS 23 <I87, Greene, NY
Built 1955
RTE 87
UnknownOver: SCHOHARIE TPKE
3.5 MI NW VILLAGE ATHENS, Greene, NY
Built 1955
RTE I87
UnknownOver: Old Plank Road
1 MI W VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 50
NYSTA EXIT 21B
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
NYS THRUWAY EXIT 21B, Greene, NY
Built 1972
NEW BALTIMORE SERV
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
1.5 MI SW OF NEW BALTIMOR, Greene, NY
Built 1964
RTE I87
UnknownOver: NEW BALTIMORE RD
1 MI W NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY
Built 1952 ADT: 670
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: RTE 9W
1.3 MI N ULSTER CO LINE, Greene, NY
Built 1903 ADT: 12,453
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: RTE 9W, CATSKILL CREEK
JCT RTE 9W & CATSKILL CK, Greene, NY
Built 1902 ADT: 9,150
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: RTE 385
W of JCT Rt 385 & CR 61, Greene, NY
Built 1930 ADT: 7,588
RTE 5
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
JCT I90 & SH 5, Herkimer, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 12,200
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
3.6 MI W JCT RTS 167 & 5S, Herkimer, NY
Built 1996 ADT: 26,000
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
2.3 M W JCT NY167 & NY 5S, Herkimer, NY
Built 1996 ADT: 26,000
RTE I90
UnknownOver: NYS Route 28, RTE 28
0.0 MI SW JCT FIFTH AVE, Herkimer, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 13,383
DYKE ROAD
UnknownOver: 5S 5S 23021010, RTE 5S
4.5 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 15,232
MUCKY RUN ROAD
UnknownOver: 5S 5S 23021053, RTE 5S
8.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 15,232
HIGBY ROAD
UnknownOver: 5S 5S 23021063, RTE 5S
9.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 8,100
RTE 171
UnknownOver: 5S 5S23021071, RTE 5S
JCT RTS 5S + 171, Herkimer, NY
Built 1966 ADT: 15,124
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: CR 81- REESE ROAD
IN FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 743
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: CR 81- REESE ROAD
IN FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 203
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: McGowan Creek, W MAIN ST
2.8 MI W JCT SH 5S & SH28, Herkimer, NY
Built 1987 ADT: 4,208
RTE 5S
UnknownOver: RTE 51
0.3M N RTS 5S & 51-OVER51, Herkimer, NY
Built 1989 ADT: 9,500
RTE 167
UnknownOver: RTE 5, CSX TRANS/AMTRAK
.1 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 167, Herkimer, NY
Built 2004 ADT: 6,113
DYKE ROAD
UnknownOver: OLD STATE HWY 5S
IN WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY
Built 1981 ADT: 700
RTE 167
UnknownOver: ERIE CANAL TRAIL, BARGE
.3 MI S JCT NY 5 & NY 167, Herkimer, NY
Built 2004 ADT: 100
RTE 169
UnknownOver: CANAL PARKING LOT, RELIE
100' from Rte 167, Herkimer, NY
Built 1982 ADT: 50
RTE 51
UnknownOver: Empire State Trail, RTE
JCT RTS 5+51 N OF ILION, Herkimer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 100
RTE I90
UnknownOver: Erie Canalway Trail, RTE
0.7MI EAST INT 28 RTE 90I, Herkimer, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 1,873
RTE I90
UnknownOver: Erie Canalway Trail, RTE
0.7MI EAST INT 28 RTE 90I, Herkimer, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 7,868
RTE I90
UnknownOver: NY Route 5, RTE 5, West
12.3MI EAST OF EXIT31, Herkimer, NY
Built 1994 ADT: 100
Showing 1,751-1,800 of 19,132 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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