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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

TWIN BRIDGES ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN OVERFLOW

.2 MI W INT TWIN BR FARM, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 487

REYNOLDSTON ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: DEER RIVER

5.5 MI.E.DickinsonCenter, Franklin, NY

Built 1951 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 183

PRINCE BROOK ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: PRINCE BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF N.OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8

RTE I90

Structurally Deficient

Over: NYO&W RR (ABAND)

1.65 MI W INT 32 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,281

RTE 5

Structurally Deficient

Over: E CANADA CREEK

5.8 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,866

RTE 258

Structurally Deficient

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

3.7MI E JCT RTS 258 + 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 226

EAST LAKE ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI E OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,022

COUNTY ROAD 65

Structurally Deficient

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

On Kings Road 1/2 mile no, Schenectady, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,097

LEARN ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRACY CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60

RTE I87

Structurally Deficient

Over: CSX RR/CAN PAC RR

2.5 MILES NORTH OF RAVENA, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 42,509

FINLEY ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: MOURNING KILL

3MI W BALSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1925 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 224

BIRDSALL STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIRDSALL BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 32

CR40

Structurally Deficient

Over: BATAVIA KILL

0.1MI.SWHMLT.MAPLECREST, Greene, NY

Built 1936 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 699

GRAHAM ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.2 MI WEST OF UPPERVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 65

DENNING ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RI

1.8 MILES NE OF CLARYVILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 277

RTE 37

Structurally Deficient

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

IN HOGANSBURG, Franklin, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 12,703

WILTSIE ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: WILTSIE RUN

0.8 MI NE OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 295

VINCENT ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: COLLINS BROOK

2.4MI SW BURKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1943 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 306

Structurally Deficient

Over: ANNSVILLE CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 9+PUT CL, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,410

NORTH POINT RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SOUTH POND OUTLET

0.4 MI SW OF DEERLAND, Hamilton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 70

GARDEN STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,811

SILVERMINE ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: QUEENSBORO BROOK

4 MI SW JCT US 6 & US 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 56.2 t

CR 15

Structurally Deficient

Over: VALATIE KILL

4.2 MI NE OF NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 257

RTE 340

Structurally Deficient

Over: Sparkill Creek

Just East of Rt 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,609

MCDONALD HILL RD.

Structurally Deficient

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

4 MI SE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 209

HURRICANE ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: JACKSON BROOK

1.5 MI N OF ELIZBETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 84

CREAMERY ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

AT LIVINGSTON MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 542

BEAN STATION ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

2.5 MI S OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 329

TERRIEN ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.5MI SE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1978 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 18

FORGE HOLLOW ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: MILL BROOK

1.5MI. N OF PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1930 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 247

RTE 12E

Structurally Deficient

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

IN CHAUMONT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,296

COUNTY ROAD 46

Structurally Deficient

Over: KURTZ HOLLOW CRK

1.1 MI NW OF S DANSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1965 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 282

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