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Rte 17 over Susquehanna River

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

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

Rte 17 over Susquehanna River in Tioga 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 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,583 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 65 of the 221 inventoried bridges in Tioga County rated good (29.4%); 21 (9.5%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 481 ft
Location	3.2 Mi NE Jct Rts 17 + 34
NBI structure number	000000001062112
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 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