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

SUTTON ROAD

Unknown

Over: 390I390142021320, RTE I3

1.7 MI NE JCT.RTS 390I&15, Livingston, NY

Built 1980

RTE I390

Unknown

Over: RTE 408, GENESEE & WYMG

.3 MI W JCT SH63 & SH408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 4,650

RTE I390

Unknown

Over: RTE 408, GENESEE & WYOMI

.3 MI W JCT SH63 & SH408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 4,650

RTE 63

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021198, RTE I3

2.0MI N JCT RTS 63 & 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 5,000

CROSSETT ROAD

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021208, RTE I3

1.0MI S GENESEO VIL LIV C, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 5,000

GROVELAND ROAD

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021217, RTE I3

1 MI SE GENESEO LIV CO LN, Livingston, NY

Built 1982

LONG POINT ROAD

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021230, RTE I3

1.2 MI SE GENESEO LIV CO, Livingston, NY

Built 1982

RESERVOIR ROAD

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021240, RTE I3

1.8MI E GENESEO LIV CO, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 5,000

RTE 36

Unknown

Over: 390I390I42021118, RTE I3

JCT OF RTS 36 & I-390, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 ADT: 14,358

RTE I390

Unknown

Over: PIONEER ROAD, GENESEE &

1.1 MI NE JCT I390 & SH36, Livingston, NY

Built 1985 ADT: 14

RTE I390

Unknown

Over: PIONEER ROAD, GENESEE &

1.1 MI NE JCT SH36 & I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 14

LIV AVON & LKVLLE

Unknown

Over: RTE 15

3.2MI S JCT RTS 15 + 5+20, Livingston, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 10,372

GEN. & WYOM. RR A

Unknown

Over: RTE 63

.2 MI W JCT SH 63 & SH 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1950 ADT: 6,804

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: RTE 436

4.8MI W JCT RTS 436 + 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 2,753

LIV AVON & LKVIL

Unknown

Over: POLE BRIDGE ROAD

2 MI NW OF LAKEVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 672

GENESEE & WYOMING

Unknown

Over: JONES BRIDGE RD

0.4 MI S LEICHESTER, Livingston, NY

Built 1903

G&W RR SERVICE RD

Unknown

Over: JONES BRIDGE RD.

VILLAGE OF LEICESTER, Livingston, NY

Built 1880 ADT: 25

Abandoned

Unknown

Over: DOW ROAD

1.5 MILES NW OF RETSOF, Livingston, NY

Built 1901 ADT: 70

DEC Trial/Pathway

Unknown

Over: DOW ROAD

1.5 MILES NW OF RETSOF, Livingston, NY

Built 1901 ADT: 70

GENESEE & WYOMING

Unknown

Over: RIVER ROAD CR37

1.5 MI NW OF MOUNT MORRIS, Livingston, NY

Built 1903 ADT: 717

LIVONIA AVON RR

Unknown

Over: SPRING STREET

VILLAGE OF AVON, Livingston, NY

Built 1887 ADT: 225

RTE 13

Unknown

Over: I-90, RTE 90

North Petersboro St Rt 13, Madison, NY

Built 2022

RTE 46

Unknown

Over: 90 IX, RTE I90

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 316 + 46, Madison, NY

Built 1954

BRIDGEPORT-KIRKVIL

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.3 MI E OF CHITTENANGO C, Madison, NY

Built 1953

CR 6

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

I90 7.6 MI W OF EXIT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1953

CR 3

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

6.2 MI W JCT I90<INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1953

GEE RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.2 MI S JCT TAG RD, Madison, NY

Built 1953

INDIAN OPENING RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.5 MI W JCT I90&INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1951

CR 10

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.5 MI E JCT RT 13 and I9, Madison, NY

Built 1954

CR 76

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

4.0 MI E JCT I90<INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1953

EXIT 34 RAMP

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

EXIT 34 OF I90, Madison, NY

Built 1954

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: N LAKE ST

4 MI W EXIT 33 OF I90, Madison, NY

Built 1953 ADT: 200

CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 13

.8 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 13, Madison, NY

Built 1964 ADT: 1,950

CSX TRANS-O.O.SVC

Unknown

Over: SOUTH MAIN STREET

IN CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 2,100

RTE 15

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RTS 15&NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1953 ADT: 14,200

RTE 15A

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RTS 15A &NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 ADT: 20,900

RTE 104

Unknown

Over: KODAK PARK RR, KODAK IND

2.3MI E JCT RTS 104 & 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 50

RTE 104

Unknown

Over: GENESEE RIVER, BRIDGE VI

JCT RTE 104 + GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 5,562

RTE 590

Unknown

Over: RTE 940C

Jct SH 590 & Co Rd 241, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 ADT: 3,485

RTE 590

Unknown

Over: RTE 940C

JCT S H 590 & CO ROAD 241, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 ADT: 3,485

RTE 31

Unknown

Over: 390 390 43011005, RTE 39

JCT RTS31+47 LYELL AVE, Monroe, NY

Built 2018 ADT: 97,604

RTE 31

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022049, RTE I4

JCT S.H.31 & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 ADT: 113,671

RTE I590

Unknown

Over: 31 31 43033019, RTE 31

1.0MI SE JCT 31+47 SB ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 17,321

RTE I590

Unknown

Over: 31 31 43033019 WB, RTE 3

1.0MI SE JCT 31+47 NB ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 17,321

RTE 31

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43023058, RTE I4

2.9MI NW JCT RTS I490+96, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 23,000

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: RTE 31F

490I WB JCT RT 31F PITFRD, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 19,889

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: RTE 31F

I490 EB JCT RT 31F PITFRD, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 19,889

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: 33 33 43031117, RTE 33

JCT RTS I490SB+33 GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 15,490

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: 33 33 43031117, RTE 33

JCT RTS I490NB+33 GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 15,490

RTE 33

Unknown

Over: 390I390I43037016, 390I39

3.0MI E JCT RTS 33+251, Monroe, NY

Built 2021

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