Rte 281 over Dry Creek

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

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

• Rte 281 over Dry Creek in Cortland 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 superstructure, rated 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 17,476 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 66 of the 189 inventoried bridges in Cortland County rated good (34.9%); 27 (14.3%) 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.

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

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