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 947A

Unknown

Over: POINT BREEZE ROAD, OAK O

JCT RTS LOSP EB LANE + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 ADT: 200

LATTINS FARM DRVE

Unknown

Over: Erie Canalway Trail, ERI

1 MI W JCT BARGE C & SH98, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 ADT: 1,038

FALLS ROAD RR

Unknown

Over: RTE 237

0.4MI SW JCT RTS 237 + 31, Orleans, NY

Built 1905 ADT: 1,321

RTE 13

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041223, RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 13 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

RTE 49

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041036, RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 49 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 22,005

RTE 69

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041118, RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 69 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 22,005

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: CR 37

W MONROE @ ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 ADT: 789

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: Swamp Road

W MONROE @ ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 ADT: 789

COUNTY ROAD 12

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041046, RTE I81

1.1 MI N JCT I81 & SH 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 22,005

COUNTY ROAD 32

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041063, RTE I81

2.6 MI N JCT RTS 81I + 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 22,005

County Road 84

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041096, RTE I81

1.9 MI S JCT I81 & SH 69, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 22,005

CR 38

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

.9 MI S JCT RTS I81SB+126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

RTE 104

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041155, RTE I81

JCT OF RTS I-81 + 126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 19,426

FRANK LACY ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

2.3 MI N EXIT 34 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 19,426

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 28

EXIT 35 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 28

EXIT 35 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: HALSEY ROAD

1 MI S I81 SB & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: HALSEY ROAD

1 MI S I81 NB & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961

RICHLAND ROAD

Unknown

Over: 81 81 34041231, RTE I81

.8 MILE N JCT I81 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

CANNING FACTRY RD

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

2 MI N JCT EXIT 36 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

MILLER ROAD

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I 34041277, RTE I8

RTE I-81 3. MI S JEFF. CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

COUNTY ROAD 15

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041289, RTE I81

2 MILES S OF JEFF CO LINE, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 16,719

CR 22

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041290, RTE I81

1.8 MI S OF JEFF CO LINE, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

CO RD 57A

Unknown

Over: 481 481 34021012, RTE 48

2.4 MI SE JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970

RTE 481

Unknown

Over: CR 12

1.5 MI SE JCT SH481&SH264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 ADT: 476

RTE 481

Unknown

Over: CR 12

1.5 MI SE JCT SH481&SH264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 ADT: 476

RTE 264

Unknown

Over: 481 481 34021035, RTE 48

JCT OF RTS 481 + 264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970

BANKRUPT ROAD

Unknown

Over: 481 481 34021058, RTE 48

2.2 MI NW JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 ADT: 14,887

OWEN ROAD

Unknown

Over: 481 34021075, RTE 481

3.9 MI NW JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970

COUNTY RD 38

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

.9 MI S JCT RTS I81NB+126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

FRANK LACY ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

2.3 MI N EXIT 34 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 19,426

CANNING FACTORY RD

Unknown

Over: RTE I81

2 MI N EXIT 36 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

RTE 104

Unknown

Over: Canal View Dr, OSWEGO RI

JCT OF RTE 104 + OSWEGO R, Oswego, NY

Built 1969 ADT: 100

ONEIDA STREET

Unknown

Over: FOSTER STREET, OSWEGO RI

.6 MI N JCT SH3&OSWEGO RV, Oswego, NY

Built 1985 ADT: 50

MINETTO BRIDGE RD

Unknown

Over: RTE 48, OSWEGO CANAL

AT MINETTO; OSWEGO RIVER, Oswego, NY

Built 1917 ADT: 3,269

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RTE 3

.6 MI NE JCT SH 3 & CR 9, Oswego, NY

Built 1928 ADT: 3,800

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I34041226, RTE I81

SE CORNER OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 ADT: 15,164

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 176

1.1 MI NE BARGE CNL & SH3, Oswego, NY

Built 1928 ADT: 500

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: RATHBURN ROAD, RICE CREE

3 MI SW OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 500

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EMERY STREET-CR 9

1.0 MI E OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 200

RTE 7

Unknown

Over: Palmer Creek, Private Ro

2.0 MI NE SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1940

RTE 20

Unknown

Over: RTE 166

JCT US 20 & SH 166, Otsego, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 650

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 56

2.8 MI W OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 182

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD 56

2.8 MI W OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 182

RTE 991W

Unknown

Over: 88I 88I94063134, RTE I88

0.1 m S NY 7, Otsego, NY

Built 1979

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: South Hill Road

.3 MI SOUTH OF WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 240

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: South Hill Road

.3 MI SOUTH OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 240

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: Brooker Hollow Rd

.7 MI NE OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 112

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: Brooker Hollow Rd

.7 MI NE OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 112

RTE 992A

Unknown

Over: 88I 88I94063189, RTE I88

0.6 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 ADT: 1,050

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