Rte 957A over Rock Cut

Niagara County, New York · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Rte 957A over Rock Cut in Niagara County, New York, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 2,162 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• It is one of 24 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Niagara County rated poor (9.0%); 24 (9.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (deck 7 to 5, substructure 7 to 4).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

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

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