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Rte 38 over Hemlock Creek

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

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

Rte 38 over Hemlock Creek in Cayuga 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,609 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 53 of the 148 inventoried bridges in Cayuga County rated good (35.8%); 26 (17.6%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 70 ft
Location	0.2 Mi SE JCT.RTS.38 & 90
NBI structure number	000000001024250
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte I90 over CR 14	1953	32,077	Fair
Rte I90 over Cold Spring Brook	1950	30,507	Good
Rte I90 over CSX RR /amtrak	1953	30,507	Fair
Rte I90 over Owasco Outlet	2004	30,507	Good
Rte I90 over Crane Brook	1953	30,507	Fair
Rte 34 over CSX Trans/amtrak Putnam	1990	11,797	Good