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
ORANGEBURG ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
1.0 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 14,799
RTE 340
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 100
TANDEM TRUCK ACCES
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
6.2 MI S I-87/CTY RD 106, Rockland, NY
Built 1992 ADT: 103,396
STERLING MINE ROAD
UnknownOver: 17 17 85111021, RTE 17
1.4MI NW JCT RT17&RR&THWY, Rockland, NY
Built 1967
RTE 304
UnknownOver: W CROOKED HILL RD
2.4 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 2,232
RTE 304
UnknownOver: W CROOKED HILL RD
2.4 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 2,232
RTE 304
UnknownOver: RAILROAD AVENUE, MNRR PV
2.3 MI S JCT SH304 & SH59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968
RTE 304
UnknownOver: RAILROAD AVENUE, MNRR PV
2.3 MI S JCT SH304 & SH59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968
RTE 304
UnknownOver: BANTING WAY SB
1.8 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,000
RTE 304
UnknownOver: BANTING WAY
1.8 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,000
MIDDLETOWN ROAD
UnknownOver: 304 304 85012019, RTE 30
1.6 MI S JCT SH59 & SH304, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 10,800
RTE 304
UnknownOver: TOWN LINE RD
1.0 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,000
RTE 304
UnknownOver: TOWN LINE RD
1.0 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,000
RTE 304
UnknownOver: BLAUVELT ROAD
0.7 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968
RTE 304
UnknownOver: BLAUVELT ROAD
0.7 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY
Built 1968
RTE 304
UnknownOver: 59 59 850 11102, RTE 59
JCT SH 304 & SH 59, Rockland, NY
Built 1967
RTE 304
UnknownOver: 59 59 85011103, RTE 59
JCT SH 59 & SH 304, Rockland, NY
Built 1967 ADT: 26,979
PALISADES CTR DR
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
0.5 MI WEST JCT I87 & 303, Rockland, NY
Built 1997
PALISADES CTR DRV
UnknownOver: 59-59 85011124, RTE 59,
.5 MI W JCT SH59 & SH303, Rockland, NY
Built 1997 ADT: 5,000
SHORT CLOVE ROAD
UnknownOver: RIVERSIDE AVENUE
6090' SE JCT 202 & 9W, Rockland, NY
Built 2011
FOURTH STREET
UnknownOver: AVON SERVICE ROAD, MNRR
2.5 MI SE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY
Built 1965 ADT: 1,200
JB CLARKE RAIL TRA
UnknownOver: RTE 303
.2 MI S Jct Rte 303 & 340, Rockland, NY
Built 2007 ADT: 23,010
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 17
JCT SH 17 & I87, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 6,016
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 17, RAMAPO RIVER, MN
JCT I87 AND SH 17, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 75,420
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 17, RAMAPO RIVER, Me
JCT I87 AND SH 17, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 75,420
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 45
JCT OF RTS I87 & 45, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 8,424
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 59, NJ TRANSIT RR
ORANGE AVE. RT.59 & NJ TR, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 12,714
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 59, NJ TRANSIT RR
ORANGE AVE. RT.59 & NJ TR, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 12,714
RTE 287
UnknownOver: RTE 59, NEW JERSEY TRANS
JCT SH 17N & I87 & SH 59, Rockland, NY
Built 1995 ADT: 10,760
RTE I87
UnknownOver: 287IX, 87IX, RTE I87, RA
JCT I87 & S.H.59, Rockland, NY
Built 1995
RTE I87
UnknownOver: Route 59, RTE 59
0.2 MI S JCT RTS I87 & 9W, Rockland, NY
Built 1953
RTE I87
UnknownOver: 202, RTE 202, WASHINGTON
JCT OF I87 & S H 202, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 3,100
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 303
2.2 MI E INT I87 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 29,914
RTE 987A
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 106
LAKE WELCH PKWY-HARRIMAN, Rockland, NY
Built 1967 ADT: 2,000
BROADWAY
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
0.9 MI S OF NYACK, Rockland, NY
Built 1953
87I EXIT10 RAMP FR
UnknownOver: 87I ENTRY RAMP SB FROM 9
0.2 MI. N. OF S. BRDWY, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 1,500
ROUTE 9W RAMP
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
.7 MILE SOUTH OF NYACK, Rockland, NY
Built 1954
MOUNTAINVIEW AVE
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
3.0 MI E JCT RTS I-87<PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 12,000
RTE 982
UnknownOver: WILLIAMS ROAD
1.8 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 1,483
RTE 982
UnknownOver: WILLIAMS ROAD
1.6 MI S OF I-287, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 1,483
RTE I87
UnknownOver: County Road 23
1 MI E JCT I87 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 7,519
RTE I87
UnknownOver: N MIDDLETOWN RD
2.1 MI E JCT RTS I87 & 45, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 16,396
RTE 982
UnknownOver: CR-41
2.0 MI S OF I-287 & GSP, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 5,728
RTE 982
UnknownOver: CR-41
2.0 MI S OF I-287 & GSP, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 5,728
RTE I87
UnknownOver: PASCACK ROAD, PASCACK BR
0.9 MI E JCT RTS I87<45, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 2,000
GARDEN STATE PKWY
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT RTS GARDEN ST PKW+I87, Rockland, NY
Built 1957
SCOTLAND HILL RD
UnknownOver: 87IX, EXIT 14A RAMP, 87I
0.3 MI E JCT RTS I87<45, Rockland, NY
Built 2021
Hungry Hollow Road
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
0.7MI W JCT RTS I87 NYS45, Rockland, NY
Built 2020
COLLEGE ROAD
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
3.1 MI E JCT RTS I87<202, Rockland, NY
Built 2021
RTE I87
UnknownOver: SPOOK ROCK RD
2.6 MI E JCT RTS I-87&202, Rockland, NY
Built 1953 ADT: 6,905
Showing 4,751-4,800 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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