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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 9

Poor

Over: ROGERS BROOK

JCT RT 9 & SCHROON LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,227

PISECO ROAD

Poor

Over: AYERS CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF STRATFORD, Fulton, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 148

CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: LIT TONAWANDA CRK

3.8 MI NE OF ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 789

RTE 3

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RT62, Jefferson, NY

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,876

KUBINSKI ROAD

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

3 MI EAST OF NEW BOSTON, Lewis, NY

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3

JACOBS ROAD

Poor

Over: YANTY CREEK

3.7 MI NW OF HAMLIN CTR., Monroe, NY

Built 1910 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 51

RTE 20

Poor

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

6.4 MI NE JCT RTS 20 + 91, Onondaga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,093

N POOLS BROOK RD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL PARK

OLD ERIE CANAL STATE PARK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1927 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 386

RTE 6

Poor

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

2.4 MI W JCT. RTS 6&284, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,115

WEST ROAD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

2.9 MI N OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 496

EAST HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CATATONK CREEK

IN SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1897 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 81

RTE 9W

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

7.3 MI N JCT RTS 9W+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,282

STATION ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL BROOK

1 MI SE PUTNAM CENTER, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 21

Poor

Over: W BR HANDSOME BRK

3 MI SE OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,500

RTE 63

Poor

Over: OAK ORCHARD SWAMP

3.7 MI N JCT RTS 63 + 77, Genesee, NY

Built 1932 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,998

RTE 5

Poor

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 334, Montgomery, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,052

RTE 31

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT SH 31 & CAY & SEN CNL, Seneca, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,853

CURTIS ROAD

Poor

Over: DYKE BROOK

1 MI SW OF TYLERVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 7

RTE 26

Poor

Over: TRIB E B NANTICOKE CREEK

6.8 MI N JCT SH26 & SH38B, Broome, NY

Built 1938 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,409

POWERS AVENUE

Poor

Over: LITTLE SANDY CK

AT LACONA, Oswego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 254

COUNTY ROAD 21

Poor

Over: ELTON CREEK

1.9 MILES SE OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1910 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 303

MINER ROAD

Poor

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.7MI W SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 48

LASH ROAD

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.4MI NE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 269

RTE 954G

Poor

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT SH358 &SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,771

ERIE ST & PERRY

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.7 MI NW RTE 5'BUFFALO R, Erie, NY

Built 1945 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,655

MAIN AND PEARL ST

Poor

Over: SKYWAY RAMP "B" TO 190IX

0.1 MI S JCT RTS I190 ' 5, Erie, NY

Built 1944 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,036

RTE I90

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF E. SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,248

MALTBY ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF RUTLAND CENT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 34

LIBERTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

0.4 MI S OF NEW BOSTON, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 159

MIDDLE STREET

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

CITY OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 772

RTE 208

Poor

Over: EX-NORFOLK SO RR

1.8 MI N JCT SH207 &SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1938 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,058

COVERED BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,014

COUNTY ROAD 7

Poor

Over: W BR OTSDAWA CRK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 545

RTE I890

Poor

Over: SCHENECTADY WATER LINES

4MI W JCT I90 &I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 16,282

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.6 MI NW of JCT SR 30 &, Schoharie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,122

DIBBLE HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: FLY CREEK

5.5 MI NW OF ESPERANCE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 68

HORNBY ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB POST CREEK

0.2 MI W OF BEAVER DAMS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1941 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 253

RTE 208

Poor

Over: PLATTE KILL

1.9 MI S JCT SH208 &SH299, Ulster, NY

Built 1993 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,521

RTE 20A

Poor

Over: STONY BROOK

0.2MI S JCT RTS 98 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,434

RTE 17

Poor

Over: ITHACA CENTRAL RR

.2 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH 3, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I90

Poor

Over: CRANE BROOK

.1MI NE JCT I90<31 ON I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30,507

CHANDLER STREET

Poor

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

0.8mi E JCT SR60 & SR394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 538

RTE 235

Poor

Over: TRIB WYLIE BROOK

13 MI N OF S CHENANGO CL, Chenango, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 620

ROSSMAN HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF COLUMBIAVILL, Columbia, NY

Built 1941 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 490

RTE 221

Poor

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

.2 MI W JCT SH 221 & US11, Cortland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,978

RTE 10

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

2.2 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,997

RTE 5

Poor

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

5.2 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 249, Erie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,835

PECKS LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: PECKS CREEK

4.0 MI SE OF CAROGA LAKE, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 138

EARLTON ROAD

Poor

Over: COB CREEK

5 MI W OF COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 471

RTE 33

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1 MILE SW OF CHURCHVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,916

Showing 18,301-18,350 of 19,132 bridges

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