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Bridge conditions in Erie County, New York

907 inventoried bridges · 80 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Erie County tracks close to typical: 80 of its 907 inventoried bridges (8.8%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

80 of the 907 bridges in Erie County, New York, are rated in poor condition (8.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
245 bridges (27.0%) are rated good and 582 (64.2%) fair.
The median Erie County bridge was built in 1972.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte I90 over Galleria Drive Scajaqua (built 1950), carrying about 126,187 vehicles a day.

Good 27.0% · Fair 64.2% · Poor 8.8% of 907 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 I90 over Galleria Drive Scajaqua	1950	126,187	Poor
Rte 33 over 90IX Rte I90	1949	86,449	Poor
Rte I190 over Peabody St	1957	75,744	Poor
Rte I290 over CR 209	1954	35,622	Poor
Rte 277 over Buffalo Creek	1980	24,055	Poor
Rte 20 over Cazenovia Creek	1929	21,396	Poor
Rte I990 over Ellicott Creek Ellicott	1984	19,383	Poor
Rte 952T over Ellicott Creek	1985	17,244	Poor
Rte 240 over Cazenovia Creek	1932	15,530	Poor
Rte 265 over Erie Canal	1956	15,526	Poor
Youngs Road over Br Ellicott Creek	1946	15,092	Poor
Rte 5 over 198 198 53011029 Rte 19	1952	15,074	Poor
Rte 62 over CSX Trans/amtrak	1979	15,070	Poor
Rte 33B over 90IX Rte I90 Scajaquad	1951	13,682	Poor
Rte 33 over Michigan Avenue	1980	13,280	Poor
Rte 62 over 90IX Rte I90	1956	12,719	Poor
Best Street over 33 53011026 Rte 33	1963	10,889	Poor
CR 200 over 90IX Rte I90	1956	10,629	Poor
Rte 5 over Big Sister Creek	1928	9,835	Poor
Rte 5 over Little Sister Crk	1927	9,835	Poor
South Park Avenue over Buffalo River	1952	9,043	Poor
Fillmore Avenue over 33 33 53011043 Rte 33	1965	8,368	Poor
Grider Street over 33 33 53011049 Rte 33	1968	8,368	Poor
Rte 20A over Tannery Brook	1969	7,939	Poor
Rte 400 over Maple Street	1968	7,922	Poor
Rte 400 over Maple Street	1968	7,922	Poor
Sowles Rd over 90 Ix Rte I90	1955	7,278	Poor
George Urban Blvd over 90IX Rte I90	1950	7,188	Poor
Rte 20A over Smokes Creek	1962	7,098	Poor
Rte 20 over Big Sister Creek	1929	6,893	Poor
Warren Spahn Way over Cazenovia Creek	1930	6,870	Poor
Whitehaven Rd over 190IX Rte I190	1955	6,476	Poor
Rte 5 over Muddy Creek	1993	5,876	Poor
Irr Rte 438 over Clear Creek	1935	5,556	Poor
Bear Ridge Road over Tonawanda Ck Road Erie	1952	5,043	Poor
Lakeview Rd over Rte I90	1957	5,017	Poor
Lakeview Rd over Rte I90	1957	5,017	Poor
Erie St & Perry over 190IX CSX Trans/amtrak	1945	4,655	Poor
Mckinley Parkway over Buffalo & Pittsburgh Rai	1974	4,033	Poor
Electric Avenue over Smokes Creek	1930	3,835	Poor
Rte 384 over East Niagara Street Ton	1930	3,633	Poor
400 WB to 953C over 400 400 53011164 Rte 40	1968	3,475	Poor
Rte 93 over Murder Creek	1960	3,355	Poor
Electric Avenue over S Br Smokes Crk.	1930	3,114	Poor
Rte 33 over Ellicott Creek	1960	3,070	Poor
Mill Road over Cazenovia Creek	1930	3,052	Poor
Versailles Plank over Clear Creek	1982	2,911	Poor
Louisiana St over 190IX Csxt Rr/amtrak R	1960	2,821	Poor
Rte 954G over Little Buffalo Creek	1931	2,771	Poor
Co Rd 140 over 400 400 53011099 Rte 40	1968	2,706	Poor
Rte 240 over Sprague Brook	1966	2,496	Poor
Newton Road over Neuman Creek	1920	2,220	Poor
Genesee Road over 219 219 53121055 Rte 21	1981	1,682	Poor
Elk Street over NS & CSX Railroad CSX T	1970	1,679	Poor
Town Line Road over Ellicott Creek	1928	1,431	Poor
Weiss Street over 190IX Rte I190	1957	1,350	Poor
Rte 198 over Scajaquada Creek	1960	1,218	Poor
Four Rod Road over Cayuga Creek	1954	1,212	Poor
Leydecker Road over Cazenovia Creek	1934	1,161	Poor
Bedell Rd over 190IX Rte I190	1956	1,089	Poor
Mount Vernon Blvd. over Barricks Creek	1930	1,049	Poor
Main and Pearl St over Skyway Ramp "b" to 190IX	1944	1,036	Poor
Websters Corners R over South Branch Smokes Cree	1936	997	Poor
Sharp Street over Spring Brook	1929	805	Poor
Reeves Road over Muddy Creek	1933	782	Poor
Rte 33 over 33 33 53012005 Rte 33	1968	547	Poor
Warsaw Avenue over Smokes Creek	1930	428	Poor
Main Street over Ellicott Creek	1922	395	Poor
Clarksburg Road over S Br 18 Mile Crk	1911	363	Poor
Enchanted Forest over S Br Slate Bot Ck	1988	328	Poor
North Creek Road over 90IX Rte I90	1956	303	Poor
Henning Drive over Branch Smokes Crk	1936	255	Poor
Sanders Hill Road over Hunters Creek	1930	190	Poor
Hardpan Rd over 90IX Rte I90	1956	176	Poor
Hammond Hill Road over Cattaraugus Creek	1939	139	Poor
Ellis Road over Delaware Creek	1957	107	Poor
Mill Street over BUFF & PITTS R.O.W. (aba	1951	18	Poor
Milestrip Rd over Rush Creek	1980	–	Poor
Ketchum Rd over N Br Clear Creek	1932	–	Poor
State Street over Murder Creek	1938	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte I90 over Buffalo River	1957	131,277	Fair
Rte I90 over Mineral Springs Rd	2003	131,277	Good
Rte I90 over Indian Church Rd Norfol	1956	131,277	Fair
Rte I90 over Galleria Drive Scajaqua	1950	126,187	Poor
Rte I90 over Norfolk Southern RR	1951	114,760	Fair
Rte I90 over William St	1953	114,760	Fair
Rte I90 over Rte 240	2002	111,093	Good
Rte I90 over Clinton St	2003	111,093	Good
Rte I290 over Ellicott Creek	1965	97,735	Fair
Rte 33 over Scajaquada Creek	1921	96,542	Fair

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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