Rte 3 over Little Salmon River

Oswego County, New York · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Rte 3 over Little Salmon River in Oswego County, New York, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 1,622 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 68 of the 234 inventoried bridges in Oswego County rated good (29.1%); 32 (13.7%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• Its class is unchanged from 2024 (good), but component ratings moved: superstructure 9 to 8, deck 7 to 8.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New York department of transportation.

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