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Bridge conditions in Cattaraugus County, New York

484 inventoried bridges · 29 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Cattaraugus County tracks close to typical: 29 of its 484 inventoried bridges (6.0%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

29 of the 484 bridges in Cattaraugus County, New York, are rated in poor condition (6.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
214 bridges (44.2%) are rated good and 241 (49.8%) fair.
The median Cattaraugus County bridge was built in 1987.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte I86 over Ischua Creek (built 1972), carrying about 6,790 vehicles a day.

Good 44.2% · Fair 49.8% · Poor 6.0% of 484 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte I86 over Ischua Creek	1972	6,790	Poor
Rte 16 over Gates Creek	1934	5,437	Poor
Rte 16 over Saunders Creek	1934	5,437	Poor
Rte 16 over Lime Lake Outlet	1934	4,878	Poor
Rte 305 over Deer Creek	1945	2,597	Poor
Rte 242 over Great Valley Creek	1957	1,988	Poor
Rte 62 over Conewango Creek	1934	1,278	Poor
Rte 280 over Wolf Run Creek	1966	667	Poor
County Road 9 over Lit Conewango Crk	1930	344	Poor
County Road 21 over Elton Creek	1910	303	Poor
Bone Run Road over Bone Run	1953	303	Poor
Galen Hill Road over Clear Creek	1980	223	Poor
Rte 951T over Cold Spring Creek	1928	181	Poor
Mill Street over Br Little Valley	1938	142	Poor
Pierce Hill Road over Ischua Creek	1976	120	Poor
Cain Hollow Road over Quaker Run	1967	114	Poor
Heddon Hollow Rd over Haskell Creek	1937	111	Poor
Rte 951R over Allegheny River	1925	100	Poor
White Road over Buttermilk Creek	1926	98	Poor
Pope Road over Elm Creek	1981	98	Poor
County Road 15 over Dublin Creek	1964	98	Poor
Sisson Road over Ischua Creek	1970	92	Poor
Morgan Hollow Rd over Forks Creek	1972	58	Poor
Witt Road over Trib Clear Creek	1981	43	Poor
Kruse Road over Beaver Meadows Ck	1982	36	Poor
Hotchkiss Holl Rd over Hotchkiss Run	1988	26	Poor
Lonkto Hollow Road over Bay State Brook	1986	21	Poor
Baxter Mill Road over Ischua Creek	1893	18	Poor
Kent Rd over Mansfield Creek	1935	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte 417 over Olean Trail	2009	14,595	Good
Rte 417 over Olean Creek	1929	14,592	Fair
Rte 16 over Cattaraugus Creek	1988	12,864	Fair
Rte I86 over Rte 219	1987	11,973	Good
Rte I86 over Allegheny River	1987	11,973	Fair
Rte I86 over Godfrey Hllow Brk	1972	11,480	Fair
Rte 417 over Haskell Creek	1996	10,753	Good
Rte 417 over Dodge Creek	1951	10,753	Good
Main Street over Olean Creek	1950	10,428	Good
Rte 417 over Western Ny & Pennsylvani	1990	10,097	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Cattaraugus County → - all 484, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.