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
LIRR MAIN LINE
UnknownOver: RTE I495
0.5MINE JCT RTS 495 + 25, Queens, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 141,400
NYCTA ROCKAWAY LIN
UnknownOver: 907DX, RTE 907D
1.7MI W JCT I678 & BSOP, Queens, NY
Built 1939
NYCTA ROCKAWAY LIN
UnknownOver: NASSAU EXPRESSWAY
1.6MI W JCT NYS 27 & I678, Queens, NY
Built 1940 ADT: 21,600
LIRR MAIN LINE
UnknownOver: RTE I495
0.5 MI NE JCT I495 & SH25, Queens, NY
Built 1990 ADT: 31,100
LIRR MAIN LINE
UnknownOver: RTE I495
.5 MI NE JCT I495 & SH 25, Queens, NY
Built 1990 ADT: 31,100
CSX Trans.
UnknownOver: RTE I278, 34th Avenue, 2
.2 Mi S Jct 278I & 25A, Queens, NY
Built 2000 ADT: 143,258
LONG ISLAND RR
UnknownOver: 678I678IX5M11027, VWE Se
NR INT ARCHER AVE & VWE, Queens, NY
Built 2021
RTE 9
UnknownOver: RTE 9J, AMTRAK POST ROAD
JCT US 20/US 9 & SOUTH ST, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1930 ADT: 3,750
RTE 22
UnknownOver: FACTORY HILL ROAD, WALLO
0.2 MI S JCT RTS 67 & 22, Rensselaer, NY
Built 2018
RTE 67
UnknownOver: NORTH STREET, HOOSIC RIV
RTE 67 OVER HOOSIC RIVER, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1990
RTE 150
UnknownOver: BROOKVIEW STA RD, AMTRAK
2.9 MI W JCT I90 & SH 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1899 ADT: 372
FIRST & SECOND ST
UnknownOver: Ferry Street EB
JCT.1ST&2ND STE FERRY ST., Rensselaer, NY
Built 1965 ADT: 16,694
RTE I787
UnknownOver: 6TH AVE EXTENTION, EARL
CITY OF TROY, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1981 ADT: 4,100
RTE I787
UnknownOver: EARL STREET, N 1ST STREE
0.2 mi from RT. 7 & 8 ST., Rensselaer, NY
Built 1981 ADT: 10,205
RTE 915
UnknownOver: DAILEY ACCESS RD
SH 7 - BENNINGTON BYPASS, Rensselaer, NY
Built 2001 ADT: 100
RTE 915
UnknownOver: FARMERS INN ROAD
1 m W VT border on Ben BP, Rensselaer, NY
Built 2001 ADT: 200
WASHINGTON AVENUE
UnknownOver: 90I 90I14021005, RTE I90
1 MILE N JCT SH 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1968
RTE I90
UnknownOver: 43 43 14032305, RTE 43
0.4 MI N JCT RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1970
RTE I90
UnknownOver: 43 43 14032305, RTE 43
0.4 MI N JCT RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1970
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 43
JCT OF RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 5,950
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 43
JCT OF RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 5,950
RTE 4
UnknownOver: 90I 90I14022024, RTE I90
JCT OF RTS I90 & 4, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1968
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 151
JCT RTS I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1970 ADT: 3,990
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 151
JCT RTS I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1970 ADT: 3,990
ELLIOT ROAD
UnknownOver: 90I 90I 1402 2045, RTE I
1.5 MI S JCT RT I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972
RTE I90
UnknownOver: Schodack Pedestrian Path
1.4 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972 ADT: 2,300
RTE I90
UnknownOver: Schodack Pedestrian Path
1.4 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972 ADT: 2,300
RTE I90
UnknownOver: KRAFT ROAD
0.7 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972
RTE I90
UnknownOver: KRAFT ROAD
0.7 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972
RTE 9
UnknownOver: 90I 90I 1402 2074, RTE I
JCT RTS 9 & I90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1973 ADT: 19,740
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 150
JCT OF RTS I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972 ADT: 923
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 150
JCT OF RTS I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1972 ADT: 923
MAPLE HILL ROAD
UnknownOver: 90I 90I 14022098, RTE I
1.7 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974 ADT: 11,500
RTE I90
UnknownOver: VAN HOESEN ROAD
2.1 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974 ADT: 188
RTE I90
UnknownOver: VAN HOESEN ROAD
2.1 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974 ADT: 188
RTE I90
UnknownOver: SAND ROAD
2.6 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974
RTE I90
UnknownOver: SAND ROAD
2.6 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974
RTE I90
UnknownOver: BAME ROAD
0.8 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974
RTE I90
UnknownOver: BAME ROAD
0.8 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 9
JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1974 ADT: 7,509
RTE 9
UnknownOver: RAMP- DUNN TO BROADWAY,
RAMP RT 9 NB TO DUNN BR, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1969 ADT: 100
RTE 9
UnknownOver: RAMP- DUNN TO BROADWAY,
0.7 m NE I-787 Exit 3, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1969 ADT: 4,420
RTE 151
UnknownOver: EAST STREET, MILL CREEK,
.5 MI E JCT US 9 & US 20, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1929 ADT: 1,830
BROADWAY
UnknownOver: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK, AMTRA
0.25 Miles North of Alban, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1975 ADT: 100
PEDES.BR.AT RPI
UnknownOver: 15th Street
0.7 MI S OF HOOSICK ST, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1980 ADT: 9,100
RTE I90
UnknownOver: ROUTE 9
JCT RTS 90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 15,423
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 9
JCT 912M EB & U.S.9, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 12,904
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 203
JCT RTS 203 & 90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 1,753
RTE I90
UnknownOver: RTE 203
JCT RTS 203 & 90, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1957 ADT: 1,753
COUNTY ROAD #1
UnknownOver: BERKSHIRE SPUR WB
2 MI S CASTLETON VILLAGE, Rensselaer, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 13,742
Showing 4,501-4,550 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.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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