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

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: EAST 170TH STREET, EAST

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 ADT: 100

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: EAST 174TH STREET

IN TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 ADT: 7,000

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: EAST 175TH STREET

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 10,000

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: EAST TREMONT AVE, EAST T

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 ADT: 12,000

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: KINGSBRIDGE RD, NYCTA IN

AT FORDHAM, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 ADT: 5,000

E FORDHAM RD

Unknown

Over: GRAND CONCOURSE

IN FORDHAM, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 ADT: 13,000

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: BURNSIDE AVE, BURNSIDE A

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: BEDFORD PARK BLVD

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 14,500

GRAND CONCOURSE

Unknown

Over: EAST 204TH STREET

E OF HARRIS PK, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 ADT: 5,000

GUN HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: BRONX BLVD, BRONX BLVD

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1921 ADT: 8,100

EAST 233RD STREET

Unknown

Over: RTE 907H

AT WOODLAWN, Bronx, NY

Built 1931 ADT: 2,600

RTE I278

Unknown

Over: BRUCKNER BLVD, FROM 278I

JCT. MDE & BE, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 ADT: 25,000

MATTHEWSON ROAD

Unknown

Over: MAC CRACKEN AVE

AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1975 ADT: 50

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: Pedestrian walkway and b

1.4 MI NW I295 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: 908A, RTE 908A

JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: 908A, RTE 908A

JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: ERSKINE PLACE, AMTRAK

1.6 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 100

I-95 EXIT 10 RAMP

Unknown

Over: RTE I95

0.1 MI. N. of H.R. PRKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1957 ADT: 114,000

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: BARTOW AVE, BARTOW AVE

2.3 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 23,900

CONNER ST

Unknown

Over: 95IX, RTE I95

3.6 MI NW I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: HOLLERS AVENUE, EASTCHES

3.9 MI NW I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1995 ADT: 3,000

RTE I95

Unknown

Over: 908AX, RTE 908A

5.0 MI NW I295&I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1957

BAYCHESTERAV RAMP

Unknown

Over: RTE I95

2.8 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 89,490

RTE 95

Unknown

Over: 907F, RTE 907F

0.3 MI E HUTCH. RVR. PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1986

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: ERSKINE PLACE, AMTRAK

PELHAM BAY PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1986 ADT: 100

BUS TURNAROUND

Unknown

Over: MAC CRACKEN AVE

AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 ADT: 50

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: RTE I95, JEROME AT E174

.7 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 8,300

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: RTE I95, BOSTON ROAD

2.2 MI E I 87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 15,300

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: RTE I895, WESTCHESTER AV

JCT I95+I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 28,000

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: RTE 907H, WESTCHESTER AV

.5 MI S I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 20,000

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: RTE 908A, WESTCHESTER AV

1.4 MI SW I95+HTCHSN R PY, Bronx, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 20,000

METRO NO COMMUTER

Unknown

Over: RTE I87, CSX TRANSPRTATI

2.3 MILES S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1953 ADT: 18,640

NYC RAPID TRANSIT

Unknown

Over: MOSHOLU PKWY, JEROME AVE

.7 MI S I87+MOSHOLU PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 12,800

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 141ST STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 141ST STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 20,000

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 141ST STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 141ST STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,000

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 140TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 140TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,000

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 140TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 140TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,000

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 139TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: 139TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,000

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: 139TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1916 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 139TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: E.138TH STREET, TO E.132

IN PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1917 ADT: 100

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: E.138TH STREET, TO E.132

IN PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1917 ADT: 100

EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

Unknown

Over: VAN CORTLANDT PRK

IN VAN CORTLAND PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 ADT: 10

NYCTA PELHAM LINE

Unknown

Over: WESTCHESTER AVE, BRONX R

AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1916 ADT: 23,400

AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

Unknown

Over: EASTCHESTER ROAD

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 ADT: 12,000

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