Bridge conditions in Chautauqua County, New York 559 inventoried bridges · 52 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
Chautauqua County tracks close to typical: 52 of its 559 inventoried bridges (9.3%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.
52 of the 559 bridges in Chautauqua County, New York, are rated in poor condition (9.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .238 bridges (42.6%) are rated good and 269 (48.1%) fair.
The median Chautauqua County bridge was built in 1980 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte I86 over Ball Creek Chautauqua L (built 1982), carrying about 15,071 vehicles a day.
Good 42.6% · Fair 48.1% · Poor 9.3% of 559 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 Ball Creek Chautauqua L 1982 15,071 Poor Rte I90 over Csxt Rr/amtrak Norfolk 1955 9,423 Poor Rte I90 over Csxt Rr/amtrak Norfolk 1955 8,444 Poor Rte 60 over Br Cassadaga Crk 1955 6,288 Poor Rte I86 over Town Lne Rd 1976 5,877 Poor Rte I86 over Cassadaga Creek 1969 5,305 Poor Rte I86 over Cassadaga Creek 1969 4,926 Poor Rte I86 over Rte 394 1971 4,926 Poor CR 95 over 90IX Rte I90 1956 3,267 Poor Rte 76 over French Creek 1934 2,661 Poor Tiffany Ave. over Chadakoin River 1990 2,632 Poor Falconer Street over Moon Brook 1948 2,508 Poor Summit Avenue over Trib Chautauqua L 1940 2,366 Poor Rte 952P over Stillwater Creek 1933 2,176 Poor Rte 952P over Br Stillwater Crk 1938 2,176 Poor Rte 62 over Cass Run 1959 1,710 Poor CR 113 over 90IX Rte I90 1957 1,627 Poor Kiantone Road over Br Stillwater Crk 1930 1,552 Poor Risley Street over Canadaway Creek 2010 1,339 Poor CR 80 over 90IX Rte I90 1956 1,098 Poor Stone Road over Cassadaga Creek 1987 1,021 Poor Institute Avenue over Chadakoin River 1976 888 Poor Rte 474 over Herrick Creek 1934 857 Poor Hawley Street over Chautauqua Crk 1926 752 Poor County Road 85 over Trib Walnut Creek 1966 644 Poor Mckinley Rd over 90IX Rte I90 1957 576 Poor Chandler Street over Chadakoin River 1974 538 Poor County Road 307 over Walnut Creek 1988 489 Poor North Rd over 90IX Rte I90 1957 351 Poor County Road 133 over Mill Creek 1991 310 Poor Wiltsie Road over Wiltsie Run 1960 295 Poor Webster Road over Lit Canadaway Crk 1952 286 Poor Sprague Hill Road over Dry Brook 1940 265 Poor Phillips Road over N B Conewango Crk 1964 256 Poor Shumla Road over Canadaway Creek 1960 251 Poor Newell Rd over 90IX Rte I90 1954 248 Poor County Road 4 over Trb to French Crk 1935 230 Poor Webster Road over Walker Creek 1993 215 Poor Private Drive over Dry Brook 1986 209 Poor Erickson Road over Goose Creek 1969 180 Poor Creamery Road over Trib Lake Erie 1939 171 Poor Walker Rd over Rte I90 1958 171 Poor Walker Rd over Rte I90 1958 171 Poor Cemetery Road over Flag Creek 1930 111 Poor Harris Hollow Rd over Trib Clear Creek 1957 54 Poor Weaver Road over Trb Chautauqua Lk 1942 50 Poor Hamlet Road over Farrington Brook 1989 30 Poor Dole Swamp Road over Little Brokenstraw Creek 1965 15 Poor County Road 94A over Ball Creek 1961 10 Poor Klondyke Road over Tb Twentymile Crk 1900 4 Poor Fuller Gulf Road over Fuller Gulf Creek 1955 – Poor North Hill Road over Unnamed Stream 1997 – Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Rte I90 over Cattaraugus Creek 1954 24,417 Fair Rte I90 over Buffalo Rd 1956 24,362 Fair Rte I90 over Scott Creek 1956 22,749 Fair Rte I90 over Beaver Creek 1956 22,749 Fair Rte 5 over Cattaraugus Creek 2015 17,962 Good Rte I90 over Slippery Rock Creek 1958 16,888 Fair Rte I90 over Lit Canadaway Crk 1957 16,888 Fair Rte I90 over Walker Creek 1958 16,888 Good Rte 90 over Ny 76 Trib to Lake Erie 1957 16,056 Fair Rte I86 over Ball Creek Chautauqua L 1982 15,071 Poor
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory , 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.
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