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

RANDEL RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

3.7 MI W EXIT 33 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953

SAND HILL RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

2.7 MI W JCT I90<INT 33, Oneida, NY

Built 1953

TILDEN HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

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

Built 1954

CR 52

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

4.5 MI W OF EXIT 32 OF I9, Oneida, NY

Built 1954

BARTLETT RD

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

1.87 MI W 32 RAMP ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954

CR 23

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

10 MI W EXIT 31 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: MAIN ST EXTENSION, CSX R

5.24 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 697

RTE I90

Unknown

Over: 922A 922A26011015

4.03 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 ADT: 12,347

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

0.12 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953

LELAND AVE

Unknown

Over: EXIT 31 RAMP, EXIT 31 RA

0.11 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 ADT: 3,800

NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

Unknown

Over: RTE 12

.5 MI N JCT SH 12 & US 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1925 ADT: 4,968

MOHAWK ADIR & NO R

Unknown

Over: RTE 12

.5 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH 2, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 ADT: 13,089

NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

Unknown

Over: 20WB 20 26101032, RTE 20

.2 MI W JCT SH 12 & US 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1939

MOHAWK,ADIR.& NO.

Unknown

Over: River Rd

1 MI W JCT RTS 8/12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1941 ADT: 21,017

MOHAWK ADIR & NO

Unknown

Over: RTE 291

2 MI S JCT SH 291 & SH 3, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 ADT: 1,982

MOHAWK ADIR & NO

Unknown

Over: RTE 365

.4 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH36, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 2,400

MOHAWK ADIR & NO

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90, NYS RTE 4

2.2 MI W EXIT 31 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 8,000

MOHAWK ADIR & NO

Unknown

Over: MILLER ROAD

IN HOLLAND PATENT, Oneida, NY

Built 1904

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: SOUTH JAMES ST

SO JAMES ST. IN S.W. ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 4,380

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: LAWRENCE STREET

LAWRENCE ST. IN S.W. ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 1,040

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: MILL STREET (SB)

MILL ST. S.W. ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1912 ADT: 4,713

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: WEST ST ARTERIAL, WEST S

JCT OF RTS 5 +WEST ST ART, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 ADT: 7,550

RTE I481

Unknown

Over: RTE 5

JCT OF I481 SB & SH 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 ADT: 34,528

RTE I481

Unknown

Over: RTE 5

JCT OF I481 NB & SH 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 ADT: 34,528

RTE 5

Unknown

Over: MILL STREET, LIMESTONE C

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1997

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: NORTH SALINA ST

JCT I81 & NORTH SALINA S, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 5,400

RTE 11

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT OF US 11 & I-90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2004 ADT: 6,950

RTE 936

Unknown

Over: RTE 11, SOUTH BAY RD

JCT US 11 NB & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 ADT: 600

RTE 20

Unknown

Over: RTE 11A

JCT OF RTS 20 & 11A, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 ADT: 630

RTE 20

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I33031080, RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 20 & I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 ADT: 24,184

RTE 31

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT RTS 31 & I-90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1982 ADT: 35,768

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 ADT: 6,584

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 ADT: 6,584

RTE I690

Unknown

Over: 90IX, RTE I90

JCT I90 & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 8,300

FROM CR137 TO I81S

Unknown

Over: RTE 370, BIKE PATH

JCT OF I81 & SH 57 - RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 ADT: 13,070

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 80

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 80, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 ADT: 1,497

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 80

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 80, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 ADT: 1,497

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: WEBB ROAD

2.2 MI N JCT RTS I-81 +20, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958

SENTINEL HEIGHTS R

Unknown

Over: 81I 81133031139, 81I 811

2.0 MI S JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 2022

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 173

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 14,733

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 173

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 173, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 14,733

EAST GLEN AVENUE

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I33032015, RTE I81

0.5 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 46,220

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: E CALTHROP AVENUE

EXIT 7 OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 1,500

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: EAST BRIGHTON AVE

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 1,000

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: EAST COLVIN ST

2.1 MI NW OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 12,262

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: Martin Luther King East

0.5 m S I-81 Exit 18, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 2,923

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: NYS&W RAILROAD, ALMOND S

2.4 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 8,730

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: JACKSON STREET

EXIT 18 ON RAMP OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 100

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: JACKSON STREET

EXIT 18 OFF RAMP OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 100

RTE 81

Unknown

Over: RTE 92

I81 SB OFF RAMP; VIADUCT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 5,422

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