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
STATEN IS RR CORP
UnknownOver: WESTERN AVENUE, BRIDGE C
IN PORT IVORY, Richmond, NY
Built 1910 ADT: 3,800
B&O RR- ABANDONED
UnknownOver: ST JOHNS AVENUE
IN ROSEBANK, Richmond, NY
Built 1936 ADT: 2,000
B&O RR- ABANDONED
UnknownOver: VIRGINIA AVENUE
IN ROSEBANK, Richmond, NY
Built 1909 ADT: 1,000
STATEN IS RR CORP
UnknownOver: GULF AVE
AT PORT IVORY, Richmond, NY
Built 1963 ADT: 4,500
STATEN IS RR CORP
UnknownOver: GOETHALS AVE.
AT PORT IVORY, Richmond, NY
Built 1963 ADT: 100
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: FERDON AVENUE, SPARKILL
JCT US 9W & SPARKILL CRK, Rockland, NY
Built 2002 ADT: 200
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: 87IX, Pedestrian Walkway
JCT RTE 9W NB+I87 INT 10, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 39,828
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87, NB RAMP F
JCT S.Franklin Ext./I-87, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 133,084
RTE 9W
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
0.8 MI N I87 INT 10, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 44,700
RTE 45
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011132, RTE 9
JCT RTE 45+PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 23,000
RTE 59
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
0.8 MI W JCT RTS 59+306, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 44,700
RTE 59
UnknownOver: PASCACK RD
0.7 MI E JCT RTS 59+45, Rockland, NY
Built 1931 ADT: 17,068
RTE 59
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RTS 59 & 87I-EXIT 14, Rockland, NY
Built 1997 ADT: 39,828
RTE 59
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
JCT RTE 59 + PIP INT 8, Rockland, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 38,500
RTE 59
UnknownOver: SICKLETOWN ROAD
1.0 MI E JCT RTS 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 2011
RTE 59
UnknownOver: SICKLETOWN ROAD
1.0 MI E JCT RTS 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 2011
RTE 59
UnknownOver: WESTERN HIGHWAY
.7 MI W JCT SH59 & SH303, Rockland, NY
Built 2011 ADT: 1,000
RTE 59
UnknownOver: WESTERN HIGHWAY
.7 MI W JCT SH 59 & SH303, Rockland, NY
Built 2012 ADT: 1,000
RTE 59
UnknownOver: RTE 303
JCT SH 59 & SH 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1934 ADT: 16,100
RTE 202
UnknownOver: CHESTNUT STREET
0.4 MI S JCT RTS 202 & 59, Rockland, NY
Built 1998
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: RTE 202
JCT RTE 202 + PIP(987C), Rockland, NY
Built 2010 ADT: 14,700
COUNTY ROAD 106
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011176, 987C
EXIT 15 OF PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1951 ADT: 14,300
RTE 303
UnknownOver: WASHINGTN ST-CR 8
1 MI S JCT SH 303 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1932 ADT: 8,728
RTE 303
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011025, RTE 9
JCT RTE 303+PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 35,500
RTE 304
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT SH 304 & I87/I287, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 117,000
RTE 304
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011083, RTE 9
JCT RTE 304+PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 35,000
RTE 340
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011010
JCT RTS 340+PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 19,250
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: CLOSTER RD
0.8 MI S JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 1,106
OAK TREE ROAD
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011005, RTE 9
.5 MI S JCT PIP & SH 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954
WASHINGTON STREET
UnknownOver: 987CX, RTE 987C
0.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954
KINGS HIGHWAY
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
1.1 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 36,100
KINGS HIGHWAY
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
1.1 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 19,600
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: WESTERN HIGHWAY
.3 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 2,000
ORANGEBURG ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
1.0 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 20,000
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: CONVENT ROAD
1.7 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 2,892
VAN WYCK ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
2.1 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 19,440
SICKLETOWN ROAD
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011056, RTE 9
3.1 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: TOWN LINE ROAD
3.2 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 5,423
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: WEST NYACK ROAD
3.7 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 59, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 1,000
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
SB P. I. P. over I-87, Rockland, NY
Built 2002
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
NB P. I. P. over I-87, Rockland, NY
Built 2002
LUDVIGH ROAD
UnknownOver: 987C987C85011085, RTE 98
0.2 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1953
NORTH MIDDLETOWN R
UnknownOver: 987C 987C85011095, RTE 9
1.2 MI N JCT PIP & SH 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1953
WEST CLARKSTOWN RO
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
2.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 19,190
WEST CLARKSTOWN RO
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
2.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 16,900
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: NEW HEMPSTEAD ROAD
3.3 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 15,687
RTE 987C
UnknownOver: WILLOW GROVE ROAD, MINIS
EXIT 14 - P I P, Rockland, NY
Built 1951 ADT: 900
RTE 987A
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
EXIT 16 - P I P, Rockland, NY
Built 1951 ADT: 7,640
RTE 59
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
JCT PIP+RTE 59, Rockland, NY
Built 1955 ADT: 20,465
VAN WYCK ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
IN ORANGEBURG, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 19,290
Showing 4,701-4,750 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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