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Rte I81 over Beaver Meadow Ck

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 Beaver Meadow Ck 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17,133 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	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 24 ft
Location	1.5 Mi S Jct I-81 + 3
NBI structure number	000000001032160
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 12F over Rte I81 Rte I81	1993	15,208	Good
Rte I81 over Stony Creek	1959	14,713	Fair
U.S. Route 11 over City Center Drive Black	1993	14,177	Fair