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
N. AIRMONT ROAD EB
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
1.9 MI E JCT I-87 & 202, Rockland, NY
Built 1956
AIRMONT ROAD SB
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
AIRMONT RD & I87 NYS TWY, Rockland, NY
Built 1993 ADT: 37,142
COUNTY ROAD 93
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
1.1 MI E JCT RTS I87+202, Rockland, NY
Built 1956
FOURTH STREET
UnknownOver: Ramp From 287IX NB, RTE
.5 MI N. JCT I-87 & I-287, Rockland, NY
Built 1994 ADT: 7,000
RTE I87
UnknownOver: SEVEN LAKES DRIVE, STONY
4.6 MI S JCT I87 & CR106, Rockland, NY
Built 2013 ADT: 1,000
RTE I87
UnknownOver: SEVEN LAKES DRIVE, STONY
4.6 MI S JCT I87 & CR106, Rockland, NY
Built 2013 ADT: 1,000
SCOTLAND HILL RD
UnknownOver: GSP NB CONN TO 87IX, GSP
1.6 MI S OF SPRING VALLEY, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 3,000
RTE I87
UnknownOver: SADDLE RV RD
1.2 MI W JCT SH 45 & I87, Rockland, NY
Built 1954 ADT: 5,421
RTE 87
UnknownOver: Hudson River, MNRR HU LI
I87N-I287W NB / Hudson Rv, Rockland, NY
Built 2017
RTE 87
UnknownOver: Hudson River, MNRR HU LI
I87SB-I287EB / Hudson Rvr, Rockland, NY
Built 2018
RTE 987E
UnknownOver: VEHICULAR UNDRPSS
1.5 MI S OF FT MONTGOMERY, Rockland, NY
Built 1934 ADT: 200
RTE 987A
UnknownOver: TIORATI BROOK, TIORATI B
4.6 MI NW OF W HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY
Built 1967 ADT: 100
RAMP D TO 87IX
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
JCT I87 & I287, Rockland, NY
Built 1993
MNRR PV LINE
UnknownOver: RTE 59
IN CLARKSTOWN, Rockland, NY
Built 1996 ADT: 23,997
EX-ERIE LKWANA RR
UnknownOver: RTE 987C
1.5 MI S JCT SH 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1956 ADT: 2,000
CSX RR
UnknownOver: 87IX, RTE I87
1.5 MI E JCT RTS I-87<PIP, Rockland, NY
Built 1953
CSXT RIVER LINE
UnknownOver: CRUSHER ROAD
2.3 MI NW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY
Built 1910 ADT: 100
CSXT RIVER LINE
UnknownOver: GURNEE AVENUE
AT HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY
Built 1904 ADT: 7,294
CSXT RIVER LINE
UnknownOver: TOMPKINS RD. CR75
AT STONY POINT, Rockland, NY
Built 1900 ADT: 3,000
NJ TRANSIT RR
UnknownOver: I-87, RTE I87
1.7 MI E JCT I87 & SH45, Rockland, NY
Built 1954
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: TILTON STREET, UNNAMED S
IN SUFFERN, Rockland, NY
Built 1910
ELRR MAIN LINE
UnknownOver: CHESTNUT STREET
AT SUFFERN, Rockland, NY
Built 1901
RTE 9
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091165, RTE I87
JCT.RTE 9 & 87I, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 21,963
RTE 9
UnknownOver: I87, I87
JCT RTE 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 2022
RTE 9
UnknownOver: SRD SCA TISSUE, FLUME-FI
JCT RT 9 & HUDSON RIVER, Saratoga, NY
Built 2004 ADT: 10
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: RTE 9N
0.2 MI S JCT 9N & HUD RIV, Saratoga, NY
Built 1999 ADT: 2,700
RTE 9P
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091205, RTE I87
JCT RTE 9P & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 2012 ADT: 24,400
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 29
IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 6,888
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 29
IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 6,888
SPAC PEDESTRIAN OV
UnknownOver: RTE 50
JCT SH 50 & GEYSER BROOK, Saratoga, NY
Built 1966 ADT: 13,100
RTE 50
UnknownOver: RTE I87
JCT RTE 50 & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 11,058
RTE 67
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091127, RTE I87
JCT RTE 67 & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 2006 ADT: 21,963
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 146
Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 26,932
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 146
Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 26,932
RIVER VIEW ROAD
UnknownOver: 87I 87I 1509 1007, RTE I
0.31 MI NW OF JCT CLAMSTE, Saratoga, NY
Built 1958 ADT: 41,751
GROOMS ROAD
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091034, RTE I87
JCT I87 & COUNTY ROAD 91, Saratoga, NY
Built 1993
Sitterly Road
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091043, 87I 87I
.7mi S.of I87exit9at Ramp, Saratoga, NY
Built 2022
KINNS RD CR109
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091069, RTE I8
JCT-87I&CR109, Saratoga, NY
Built 2006 ADT: 40,795
RTE 822
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091079, RTE I87
JCT I87 & USHERS ROAD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1999 ADT: 23,551
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 823
JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1996 ADT: 1,500
RTE I87
UnknownOver: RTE 823
JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1996 ADT: 1,500
EAST HIGH STREET
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091145, RTE I87
1.7 MI N JCT I87 & SH 67, Saratoga, NY
Built 2018 ADT: 21,963
MALTA AVE C.R.63
UnknownOver: RTE I87
JCT I87 & MALTA AVE LT, Saratoga, NY
Built 2010 ADT: 21,963
NELSON AVE EXT
UnknownOver: RTE I87
2.0 MI N JCT RT 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 11,058
CRESCENT AVENUE
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091191, RTE I87
2.75 MI N JCT US 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY
Built 2018 ADT: 11,058
JONES ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE I87
3.5 MI S I87 & BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962 ADT: 11,058
BALLARD ROAD
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091277, RTE I87
JCT I87 & BALLARD ROAD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962
CR 32
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091293, RTE I87
JCT I87 & GANSEVOORT RD, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962
OLD WEST ROAD
UnknownOver: 87I 87I15091313, RTE I87
1.2 M S JCT I87 & RTE 9, Saratoga, NY
Built 1962
SPIER FALLS ROAD
UnknownOver: RTE I87
0.45 M N JCT I87 & RTE 9, Saratoga, NY
Built 1960 ADT: 14,152
Showing 4,801-4,850 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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