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
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: EAST 170TH STREET, EAST
AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY
Built 1923 ADT: 100
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: EAST 174TH STREET
IN TREMONT, Bronx, NY
Built 1923 ADT: 7,000
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: EAST 175TH STREET
AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY
Built 1909 ADT: 10,000
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: EAST TREMONT AVE, EAST T
AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY
Built 1923 ADT: 12,000
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: KINGSBRIDGE RD, NYCTA IN
AT FORDHAM, Bronx, NY
Built 1920 ADT: 5,000
E FORDHAM RD
UnknownOver: GRAND CONCOURSE
IN FORDHAM, Bronx, NY
Built 1923 ADT: 13,000
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: BURNSIDE AVE, BURNSIDE A
AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY
Built 1923
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: BEDFORD PARK BLVD
AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY
Built 1910 ADT: 14,500
GRAND CONCOURSE
UnknownOver: EAST 204TH STREET
E OF HARRIS PK, Bronx, NY
Built 1923 ADT: 5,000
GUN HILL ROAD
UnknownOver: BRONX BLVD, BRONX BLVD
AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY
Built 1921 ADT: 8,100
EAST 233RD STREET
UnknownOver: RTE 907H
AT WOODLAWN, Bronx, NY
Built 1931 ADT: 2,600
RTE I278
UnknownOver: BRUCKNER BLVD, FROM 278I
JCT. MDE & BE, Bronx, NY
Built 1938 ADT: 25,000
MATTHEWSON ROAD
UnknownOver: MAC CRACKEN AVE
AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY
Built 1975 ADT: 50
RTE I95
UnknownOver: Pedestrian walkway and b
1.4 MI NW I295 + I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1958
RTE I95
UnknownOver: 908A, RTE 908A
JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY
Built 1940
RTE I95
UnknownOver: 908A, RTE 908A
JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY
Built 1940
RTE I95
UnknownOver: ERSKINE PLACE, AMTRAK
1.6 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 100
I-95 EXIT 10 RAMP
UnknownOver: RTE I95
0.1 MI. N. of H.R. PRKWY, Bronx, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 114,000
RTE I95
UnknownOver: BARTOW AVE, BARTOW AVE
2.3 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 23,900
CONNER ST
UnknownOver: 95IX, RTE I95
3.6 MI NW I295+I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1956
RTE I95
UnknownOver: HOLLERS AVENUE, EASTCHES
3.9 MI NW I295 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1995 ADT: 3,000
RTE I95
UnknownOver: 908AX, RTE 908A
5.0 MI NW I295&I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1957
BAYCHESTERAV RAMP
UnknownOver: RTE I95
2.8 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 89,490
RTE 95
UnknownOver: 907F, RTE 907F
0.3 MI E HUTCH. RVR. PKWY, Bronx, NY
Built 1986
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: ERSKINE PLACE, AMTRAK
PELHAM BAY PARK, Bronx, NY
Built 1986 ADT: 100
BUS TURNAROUND
UnknownOver: MAC CRACKEN AVE
AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY
Built 1971 ADT: 50
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: RTE I95, JEROME AT E174
.7 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1915 ADT: 8,300
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: RTE I95, BOSTON ROAD
2.2 MI E I 87+I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1915 ADT: 15,300
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: RTE I895, WESTCHESTER AV
JCT I95+I278, Bronx, NY
Built 1915 ADT: 28,000
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: RTE 907H, WESTCHESTER AV
.5 MI S I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY
Built 1900 ADT: 20,000
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: RTE 908A, WESTCHESTER AV
1.4 MI SW I95+HTCHSN R PY, Bronx, NY
Built 1900 ADT: 20,000
METRO NO COMMUTER
UnknownOver: RTE I87, CSX TRANSPRTATI
2.3 MILES S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 18,640
NYC RAPID TRANSIT
UnknownOver: MOSHOLU PKWY, JEROME AVE
.7 MI S I87+MOSHOLU PKWY, Bronx, NY
Built 1915 ADT: 12,800
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 141ST STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1908 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: 141ST STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 20,000
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 141ST STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1908 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: 141ST STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 2,000
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 140TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1908 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: 140TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 2,000
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 140TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1908 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: 140TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 2,000
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 139TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1908 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK
UnknownOver: 139TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 2,000
CSX TRANSPRTATION
UnknownOver: 139TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1916 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: 139TH STREET
AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1914 ADT: 2,000
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: E.138TH STREET, TO E.132
IN PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1917 ADT: 100
AMTRAK/CSX TRANS
UnknownOver: E.138TH STREET, TO E.132
IN PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY
Built 1917 ADT: 100
EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B
UnknownOver: VAN CORTLANDT PRK
IN VAN CORTLAND PARK, Bronx, NY
Built 1905 ADT: 10
NYCTA PELHAM LINE
UnknownOver: WESTCHESTER AVE, BRONX R
AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY
Built 1916 ADT: 23,400
AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W
UnknownOver: EASTCHESTER ROAD
AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY
Built 1907 ADT: 12,000
Showing 401-450 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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