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

N Y & ATLANTIC

Unknown

Over: FOREST AVENUE

AT GLENDALE, Queens, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 3,260

N Y & ATLANTIC

Unknown

Over: SENECA AVENUE

AT GLENDALE, Queens, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 8,000

N Y & ATLANTIC

Unknown

Over: CYPRESS AVENUE

AT RIDGEWOOD, Queens, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 18,900

N Y & ATLANTIC

Unknown

Over: COOPER AVENUE

AT GLENDALE, Queens, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 11,700

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 29TH STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 2,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 31ST STREET, NYCTA SUBWA

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 3,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 33RD STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 2,400

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 23RD AVENUE, 35TH STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 3,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 48TH STREET

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 2,300

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 47TH STREET, 25TH AVE

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 100

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 46TH STREET

AT STEINWAY, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 3,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 45TH STREET

AT STEINWAY, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 3,000

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 44TH STREET

AT STEINWAY, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 4,200

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 278I278I05031017, 41ST S

0.2 NW OF JCT 278I & GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 100

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: STEINWAY STREET, 23RD RO

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 100

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 38TH STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 1,500

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 37TH STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 1,500

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 36TH STREET

AT ASTORIA, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 3,500

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: WOODSIDE AVE

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 5,200

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: 32ND AVE

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 6,877

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: 31ST AVE

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 10,700

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: 54TH STREET

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 5,000

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: RTE 25A, BROADWAY & 55TH

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 100

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: 56TH STREET

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 3,500

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: 49TH STREET

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 ADT: 6,400

AMTK/CSX/CPR/P&W

Unknown

Over: 21AV -STS-BX KLLS, EAST

FROM ASTORIA TO PT MORRIS, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 7,000

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: UNION TURNPIKE

NEAR FOREST PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1936 ADT: 14,600

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: UNION TURNPIKE

NEAR FOREST PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1936 ADT: 14,600

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: PARK LANE SOUTH

IN WOODHAVEN, Queens, NY

Built 1915 ADT: 6,900

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: JAMAICA AVENUE, NYCTA EL

IN WOODHAVEN, Queens, NY

Built 1913 ADT: 8,800

LIRR MONT CUT OFF

Unknown

Over: SKILLMAN AVENUE

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 3,600

LIRR MONT CUT OFF

Unknown

Over: SKILLMAN AVENUE

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 3,600

LIRR MONT CUT OFF

Unknown

Over: 50TH AVENUE

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,000

LIRR MONT CUT OFF

Unknown

Over: HUNTERSPOINT AVE

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 1,400

LIRR MONT CUT OFF

Unknown

Over: BORDEN AVENUE

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 3,300

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: 91ST AVENUE

IN RICHMOND HILLS, Queens, NY

Built 1936 ADT: 900

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: ATLANTIC AVENUE

IN OZONE PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1940 ADT: 15,000

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: ROCKAWAY BLVD, 101ST AV.

IN OZONE PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1929 ADT: 100

NYCTA ROCKAWAY LN

Unknown

Over: LINDEN BOULEVARD

AT OZONE PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1939 ADT: 5,900

NYCTA-ROCKAWAY LN

Unknown

Over: PITKIN AVENUE

AT HOWARD BEACH, Queens, NY

Built 1939 ADT: 4,500

NYCTA ROCKAWAY LN

Unknown

Over: RTE 27

AT HOWARD BEACH, Queens, NY

Built 1939 ADT: 43,591

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: FLEET STREET

IN FOREST HILLS, Queens, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 2,400

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: YELLOWSTONE BLVD

IN FOREST HILLS, Queens, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 10,300

EX-LONG ISLAND RR

Unknown

Over: METROPOLITAN AVE

IN FOREST HILLS, Queens, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 17,900

LIRR MAIN LINE

Unknown

Over: 907AX NB, RTE 907A

0.4 MI SOUTH OF RTE 25, Queens, NY

Built 1939

LIRR MAIN LINE

Unknown

Over: RTE I278

0.01MI N JCT I278& RTS25, Queens, NY

Built 1960 ADT: 62,000

LIRR BELMONT BR

Unknown

Over: 907 AX SB, RTE 907A

0.4MI S JCT RTE 25 + BCIP, Queens, NY

Built 1928

LIRR PORT WASH BR

Unknown

Over: 907AX NB, RTE 907A

1.1MI NW JCT RTS BCIP+495, Queens, NY

Built 1939

LIRR MONTAUK BR

Unknown

Over: RTE 907B

AT JCT BLP + BSOP, Queens, NY

Built 1935 ADT: 63,500

LIRR MONTAUK BR

Unknown

Over: RTE 907B

AT JCT BLP + BSOP, Queens, NY

Built 1950 ADT: 100

Showing 4,451-4,500 of 19,132 bridges

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