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Rte I81 over Stony Creek

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

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

Rte I81 over Stony Creek in Jefferson 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 14,713 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 158 of the 318 inventoried bridges in Jefferson County rated fair (49.7%); 32 (10.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 23 ft
Location	1.25 Mi S Jct I81 & SH232
NBI structure number	000000001032130
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte 3 over Rte I81 Rte I81	2008	22,877	Good
Rte 3 over CSX Mainline Exchange S	2020	19,388	Good
Rte I81 over Mill Creek	1959	17,133	Good
Rte I81 over Beaver Meadow Ck	1957	17,133	Fair
Rte 12F over Rte I81 Rte I81	1993	15,208	Good
U.S. Route 11 over City Center Drive Black	1993	14,177	Fair