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. AIRMONT ROAD EB

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

1.9 MI E JCT I-87 & 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1956

AIRMONT ROAD SB

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

AIRMONT RD & I87 NYS TWY, Rockland, NY

Built 1993 ADT: 37,142

COUNTY ROAD 93

Unknown

Over: I-87, RTE I87

1.1 MI E JCT RTS I87+202, Rockland, NY

Built 1956

FOURTH STREET

Unknown

Over: Ramp From 287IX NB, RTE

.5 MI N. JCT I-87 & I-287, Rockland, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 7,000

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: SEVEN LAKES DRIVE, STONY

4.6 MI S JCT I87 & CR106, Rockland, NY

Built 2013 ADT: 1,000

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: SEVEN LAKES DRIVE, STONY

4.6 MI S JCT I87 & CR106, Rockland, NY

Built 2013 ADT: 1,000

SCOTLAND HILL RD

Unknown

Over: GSP NB CONN TO 87IX, GSP

1.6 MI S OF SPRING VALLEY, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 3,000

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: SADDLE RV RD

1.2 MI W JCT SH 45 & I87, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 ADT: 5,421

RTE 87

Unknown

Over: Hudson River, MNRR HU LI

I87N-I287W NB / Hudson Rv, Rockland, NY

Built 2017

RTE 87

Unknown

Over: Hudson River, MNRR HU LI

I87SB-I287EB / Hudson Rvr, Rockland, NY

Built 2018

RTE 987E

Unknown

Over: VEHICULAR UNDRPSS

1.5 MI S OF FT MONTGOMERY, Rockland, NY

Built 1934 ADT: 200

RTE 987A

Unknown

Over: TIORATI BROOK, TIORATI B

4.6 MI NW OF W HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 ADT: 100

RAMP D TO 87IX

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

JCT I87 & I287, Rockland, NY

Built 1993

MNRR PV LINE

Unknown

Over: RTE 59

IN CLARKSTOWN, Rockland, NY

Built 1996 ADT: 23,997

EX-ERIE LKWANA RR

Unknown

Over: RTE 987C

1.5 MI S JCT SH 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 ADT: 2,000

CSX RR

Unknown

Over: 87IX, RTE I87

1.5 MI E JCT RTS I-87<PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1953

CSXT RIVER LINE

Unknown

Over: CRUSHER ROAD

2.3 MI NW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 100

CSXT RIVER LINE

Unknown

Over: GURNEE AVENUE

AT HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1904 ADT: 7,294

CSXT RIVER LINE

Unknown

Over: TOMPKINS RD. CR75

AT STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1900 ADT: 3,000

NJ TRANSIT RR

Unknown

Over: I-87, RTE I87

1.7 MI E JCT I87 & SH45, Rockland, NY

Built 1954

NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Unknown

Over: TILTON STREET, UNNAMED S

IN SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1910

ELRR MAIN LINE

Unknown

Over: CHESTNUT STREET

AT SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1901

RTE 9

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091165, RTE I87

JCT.RTE 9 & 87I, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 21,963

RTE 9

Unknown

Over: I87, I87

JCT RTE 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2022

RTE 9

Unknown

Over: SRD SCA TISSUE, FLUME-FI

JCT RT 9 & HUDSON RIVER, Saratoga, NY

Built 2004 ADT: 10

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: RTE 9N

0.2 MI S JCT 9N & HUD RIV, Saratoga, NY

Built 1999 ADT: 2,700

RTE 9P

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091205, RTE I87

JCT RTE 9P & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2012 ADT: 24,400

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 29

IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 6,888

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 29

IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 6,888

SPAC PEDESTRIAN OV

Unknown

Over: RTE 50

JCT SH 50 & GEYSER BROOK, Saratoga, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 13,100

RTE 50

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

JCT RTE 50 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 11,058

RTE 67

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091127, RTE I87

JCT RTE 67 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 21,963

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 146

Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 26,932

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 146

Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 26,932

RIVER VIEW ROAD

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I 1509 1007, RTE I

0.31 MI NW OF JCT CLAMSTE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 ADT: 41,751

GROOMS ROAD

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091034, RTE I87

JCT I87 & COUNTY ROAD 91, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993

Sitterly Road

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091043, 87I 87I

.7mi S.of I87exit9at Ramp, Saratoga, NY

Built 2022

KINNS RD CR109

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091069, RTE I8

JCT-87I&CR109, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 ADT: 40,795

RTE 822

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091079, RTE I87

JCT I87 & USHERS ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1999 ADT: 23,551

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 823

JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 ADT: 1,500

RTE I87

Unknown

Over: RTE 823

JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 ADT: 1,500

EAST HIGH STREET

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091145, RTE I87

1.7 MI N JCT I87 & SH 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2018 ADT: 21,963

MALTA AVE C.R.63

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & MALTA AVE LT, Saratoga, NY

Built 2010 ADT: 21,963

NELSON AVE EXT

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

2.0 MI N JCT RT 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 11,058

CRESCENT AVENUE

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091191, RTE I87

2.75 MI N JCT US 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2018 ADT: 11,058

JONES ROAD

Unknown

Over: RTE I87

3.5 MI S I87 & BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 ADT: 11,058

BALLARD ROAD

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091277, RTE I87

JCT I87 & BALLARD ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962

CR 32

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091293, RTE I87

JCT I87 & GANSEVOORT RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962

OLD WEST ROAD

Unknown

Over: 87I 87I15091313, RTE I87

1.2 M S JCT I87 & RTE 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962

SPIER FALLS ROAD

Unknown

Over: 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

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