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

RTE 96

Unknown

Over: 590I590I43012006, RAMP E

INT.590I & EAST AVENUE, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 ADT: 90,081

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: 590 590 43011001, RTE 96

INT. 490I&590I IN ROCHEST, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 88,600

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: 590I590I43012006, RTE I5

INT.490I&590I IN ROCHESTE, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 10,500

RAMP WS 490I 490I

Unknown

Over: 590 590 43011001, RTE 59

INTERSECT. 490I & 590I, Monroe, NY

Built 1990

RTE 590

Unknown

Over: 490I 490I43213E01, RTE 5

.3 MI NW OF 490I & CLOVER, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 10,500

RTE 590

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43023002, 590 59

.3MI NW OF 490I & CLOVRST, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 1,000

MANITOU ROAD

Unknown

Over: 531 531 43012059, RTE 53

JCT CO RD 208 & SH 531, Monroe, NY

Built 1993

RTE 531

Unknown

Over: LYELL ROAD-CR 117

2.6 MI E JCT SH259 &SH531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 1,081

RTE 531

Unknown

Over: LYELL ROAD-CR 117

2.6 MI E JCT SH259 &SH531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 1,184

GILLETT ROAD

Unknown

Over: 531 531 43012041, RTE 53

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 259& 531, Monroe, NY

Built 1993

RTE 531

Unknown

Over: RTE 259

RT.531 W.B.OVER RTE 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 7,830

RTE 531

Unknown

Over: RTE 259

RT.531 E.B. OVER RTE 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 4,943

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022038, RTE I4

EXIT 16 OF I490, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 ADT: 122,463

RTE 15

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022038, Ramp t

EXIT 16 OF I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1971

RTE 15

Unknown

Over: 940T940T43011023, RTE 94

JCT ROCH INNER L+SCLINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1971

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: Parking Lot, Exchange Bl

0.1 M W of Genesee River, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 ADT: 9,372

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: Exchange Blvd

EB 490 over Exchange St, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 9,372

Ramp NFE

Unknown

Over: Ramp DH

Ramp NB 390 to Rte 15, Monroe, NY

Built 2016

Ramp A

Unknown

Over: Drainage Culvert, Ramp E

South of Lyell Ave., Monroe, NY

Built 2019

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: RAMP FROM I490 EB, RAMP

0.1MI W JCT I490WB W MAIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 3,000

RTE 940T

Unknown

Over: RTE 940T

0.1MI N JCT I490WB W MAIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 22,000

RTE 940T

Unknown

Over: RTE I490, RAMP TO I490 E

0.4MI W JCT I.L.&STATE ST, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 49,091

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: Parking Lot Drive, RTE 3

JCT I490 & W MAIN STREET, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 7,846

RTE I490

Unknown

Over: RTE 31, PARKING LOT DRIV

JCT I490 & W MAIN STREET, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 7,846

SPRING ST PED OVP

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022031, 490I49

0.1 MI W JCT I490&PLY.AVE, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 22,000

RTE 942

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022032, RTE I4

.3 MI W JCT GEN RVR& I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 75,344

RAMP SE TO 490IEB

Unknown

Over: RTE I490, RAMP LW TO 490

0.2MI S JCT SOUTH& COURT, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 123,328

RAMP LE

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022037, RTE I4

0.1MI W JCT I490&SCLINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 123,328

RAMP LB FR INN LP

Unknown

Over: 490I490I43022038, RTE I4

SW SIDE S CLINTON&I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 ADT: 62,000

PAUL ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

1.0MI E JCT RTSI490EB+259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 24,010

RAMP D

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

JCT WBI490EXT+I490WB RAMP, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 38,400

WEGMAN ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I490

1.1MI E JCT I490EXT+386, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 89,284

PED PATH

Unknown

Over: RAMP Y TO RTE 104

0.1M W RT 104&GENESEE RIV, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 8,300

PED PATH

Unknown

Over: NY-104, NY-104

.1 M W RT 104&GENESEEE RV, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 5,000

LATTA ROAD

Unknown

Over: 947A942F43011001, RTE 94

0.5MI W JCT LOSP+GEN R, Monroe, NY

Built 2002

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: RTE 940K, WEST OUTER DRI

IN ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 62,000

PLATT ST. (CLOSED

Unknown

Over: GENESEE RIVER, RG&E SERV

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1898 ADT: 100

DRIVING PARK AVE

Unknown

Over: Pedestrian Pathway, GENE

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1988 ADT: 1

DEWEY AVENUE

Unknown

Over: EASTMAN KODAK RAILROAD,

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 ADT: 1,000

Hoover Dr Pedestr

Unknown

Over: 104 43031171

.2 mi E Rt 104 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1995

RIDGEWAY AVENUE

Unknown

Over: EASTMAN KODAK RD, EASTMA

0.5 MI E OF 47 ON RDGWY, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 ADT: 1,500

RTE 31F

Unknown

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK, CSX TR

.2 MI S JCT SH31F & CR 50, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 ADT: 200

AIRPORT ACCESS RD

Unknown

Over: RTE 204

RTE 204 @ AIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 ADT: 17,025

DEPARTURE VIADUCT

Unknown

Over: ARRIVAL ROADWAY

1 MI W JCT I390 & SH 204, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 ADT: 1,000

RTE 15

Unknown

Over: Canalway Trail, 390I390I

RTE. 15 OVER CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981

SOUTH CLINTON AVE

Unknown

Over: ERIE CANAL, BIKE PATH, S

1 MI E JCT ERIE CNL&SH15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981

RTE 260

Unknown

Over: Canal maintenance road,

JCT NYS BARGE C.& RTE 260, Monroe, NY

Built 1985

ABANDONED R R

Unknown

Over: WILSON BOULEVARD, GENESE

1.3MI NE JCT GEN R+C, Monroe, NY

Built 1916 ADT: 1,000

MOORE DRIVE

Unknown

Over: Canalway trail, 390I390I

MAIN DR. (PARK) OVR CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981

KENDRICK RD

Unknown

Over: 390I390I430311521, Erie

.5 MI NW JCT SH15 & CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981

Showing 2,351-2,400 of 19,132 bridges

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