Total Bridges
19,132
Public highway bridges in New York
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: DELAWARE RIVER
29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY
Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355
BAILEY ROAD
PoorOver: INDEPENDENCE RIVER
1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY
Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2
OLD STATE ROAD
PoorOver: DEER RIVER
2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY
Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77
FITCHES BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: W BR DELAWARE RIVER
2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY
Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295
ELM ST EXTENSION
PoorOver: TROUT BROOK
1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52
CRANE STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: 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 I90
UnknownOver: High Street
1.0 MI E OF EXIT 45 (I90), Ontario, NY
Built 1947 ADT: 4,893
RTE I90
UnknownOver: FISHER RD
1.5 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 1948 ADT: 1,324
RTE I90
UnknownOver: EXIT 42 RAMP
0.0 m W I-90 EXIT 42, Ontario, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 843
LOG CABIN RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
1.2 MI.W. OF EXIT 45, Ontario, NY
Built 1949
HOOK RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
1.1 MI E OF EXIT 44 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 2007 ADT: 18,494
CR 8
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
2.1 MI E OF EXIT 44 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 2007
CR 28
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
2.3 MI W 90I EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 17,666
PORT GIBSON ROAD
UnknownOver: 90IX EB
2.7 MI E 90I EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 17,666
CR 25
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
4.7 MI E OF EXIT 43 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 1954
MARBLETOWN RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
8.9 MI E 90I EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 17,666
MOTT RD
UnknownOver: 90IX, RTE I90
3.2 MI W 90IX EX. 42 RAMP, Ontario, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 17,666
PORT GIBSON ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE I90
2.7 MI E I90 EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 17,666
490IX EB RAMP TO 9
UnknownOver: WILLOWBROOK RD
EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY
Built 1954
FINGER LAKES
UnknownOver: WEST AVENUE
0.1MI SW JCT 5+20 + 332, Ontario, NY
Built 1907 ADT: 5,044
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: RTE 96
0.2MI E JCT RTS 96 + 14, Ontario, NY
Built 1931 ADT: 4,430
ONTARIO CENTRAL
UnknownOver: EAST AVENUE
VILLAGE OF SHORTSVILLE, Ontario, NY
Built 1901
FINGER LAKES
UnknownOver: GATES AVENUE
IN CITY OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY
Built 1901
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: LESTER ROAD
VILLAGE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY
Built 1906
FINGER LAKES
UnknownOver: GRIEG AVENUE
CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY
Built 1885
FINGER LKS SVC RD
UnknownOver: GRIEG AVENUE
CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY
Built 1885
ABANDONED L V RR
UnknownOver: DORAN AVENUE
CITY OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY
Built 1916
ABANDONED L V RR
UnknownOver: DORAN AVENUE
CITY OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY
Built 1916 ADT: 30
RTE I84
UnknownOver: RTE 6
3.2 MI E I84 INT 1, Orange, NY
Built 1964 ADT: 2,387
RTE I84
UnknownOver: RTE 6
3.2 MI E I84 INT 1, Orange, NY
Built 1964 ADT: 2,387
RTE 17
UnknownOver: RTE 17M
0.4 MI W JCT RTS 17 & 207, Orange, NY
Built 1949 ADT: 25,500
RTE 207
UnknownOver: 6 6 83011127, RTE 6
JCT RTS 17 & 207, Orange, NY
Built 1995 ADT: 21,700
RTE 17
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101132, RTE 17
1.1 MI SE JCT RTS 17+207, Orange, NY
Built 2006 ADT: 42,880
ARCADIA ROAD
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101152, RTE 17
2.6 MI E JCT US 6 & SH207, Orange, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 38,470
RTE 6
UnknownOver: West Ave
JCT SH 17 & SH 94, Orange, NY
Built 2008 ADT: 3,400
RTE 17
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 13
1.0 MI E JCT RTS 17+94, Orange, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 10,000
RTE 17M
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101177, RTE 17
1.3 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH94, Orange, NY
Built 2006 ADT: 46,500
OXFORD ROAD
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101202, RTE 17
AT SH 17/US 6 EXIT 128, Orange, NY
Built 2002 ADT: 43,285
MUSEUM VILLAGE RD
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101215, RTE 17
0.6 MI W RTE 17 INT 130, Orange, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 24,200
RTE 208
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101221, RTE 17
JCT RTS 208+17 INT 130, Orange, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 49,383
FOREST AVENUE
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101228, RTE 17
.2 MI SE EXIT 130 OF US 6, Orange, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 47,053
COUNTY ROAD 105
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101238, RTE 17
1 MILE NW JCT SH32 & US6, Orange, NY
Built 2008 ADT: 24,200
RTE 32
UnknownOver: 984C 984C83011000, 984C
0.15 MI W NY17WB Exit 131, Orange, NY
Built 2019
RTE 32
UnknownOver: 984C 984C83011000, 984C9
0.15 MI E NY 17EB Exit 13, Orange, NY
Built 2019
RTE 6
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
0.2 MI E JCT RTE 6+PIP, Orange, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 59,600
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: OLD MINE ROAD, DOCK BROO
0.6 MI N JCT RTS 9W+6, Orange, NY
Built 1932 ADT: 100
RTE 218
UnknownOver: 9W 9W83021029, RTE 9W,
2.8 MI N JCT RTS 9W+6, Orange, NY
Built 1944 ADT: 13,963
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: RTE 218
JCT RTS 9W+293, Orange, NY
Built 1940 ADT: 2,359
ANGOLA ROAD
UnknownOver: 9W 9W83021111, 9W 9W83
6.6 MI N JCT RTS 9W+293, Orange, NY
Built 2021
RTE 9
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 107 - QUAKER
7 MI N JCT US 9W & SH 293, Orange, NY
Built 2021 ADT: 15,124
WILLOW AVENUE
UnknownOver: 9W 9W83021122, RTE 9W
.6 MI SW JCT US9W & SH218, Orange, NY
Built 2020 ADT: 13,183
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: RTE 218
8.3 MI N JCT RTS 9W + 293, Orange, NY
Built 1941 ADT: 9,450
RTE 984
UnknownOver: 9W 9W83021146, 9W 9W8302
1.25 MI S JCT RTS 9W&94, Orange, NY
Built 2021
RTE 17
UnknownOver: RTE 17K
JCT SH 17 & SH 17K, Orange, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 10,448
BROWN ROAD
UnknownOver: 17 1783101027, RTE 17
2.2 MI E JCT RTS 17+17K, Orange, NY
Built 2008 ADT: 292,591
RTE 17M
UnknownOver: 17 17 83101041, RTE 17
3.5 MI S JCT SH17 & SH17K, Orange, NY
Built 1998 ADT: 24,407
Showing 3,551-3,600 of 19,132 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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