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Rte 38 over Barden Creek

Tioga County, New York · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rte 38 over Barden Creek in Tioga County, New York, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936 and reconstructed in 1959, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,029 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 135 of the 221 inventoried bridges in Tioga County rated fair (61.1%); 21 (9.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte 17 over Ellis Creek	1973	17,166	Fair
Rte 17 over Smith Creek	1968	16,283	Fair
Rte 17 over Dry Brook Creek	1973	16,267	Good
Rte 96 over 17 17 65063176 Rte 17	2003	14,696	Good
Rte 17 over Apalachin Creek	1966	13,380	Good
Rte 17 over Apalachin Creek	1966	13,380	Fair