Bridge conditions in Onondaga County, New York 475 inventoried bridges · 47 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
Onondaga County tracks close to typical: 47 of its 475 inventoried bridges (9.9%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.
47 of the 475 bridges in Onondaga County, New York, are rated in poor condition (9.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .141 bridges (29.7%) are rated good and 287 (60.4%) fair.
The median Onondaga County bridge was built in 1972 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte I81 over East Washington St East (built 1968), carrying about 114,111 vehicles a day.
Good 29.7% · Fair 60.4% · Poor 9.9% of 475 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 I81 over East Washington St East 1968 114,111 Poor Rte I690 over Lodi Street 1968 91,568 Poor Rte I81 over North Salina St 1958 74,401 Poor Rte I690 over N Clinton Street 1968 68,620 Poor Rte I690 over 81I 81i33032049 Rte I81 1968 68,620 Poor Rte I690 over 81I 81i33032046 Rte I81 1968 59,174 Poor Rte I690 over 90IX Rte I90 1954 48,152 Poor Rte I690 over 690I WB Ramp to 81I SB 1968 45,784 Poor Rte 695 over County Route 80 CSX Tra 1975 45,022 Poor Rte I81 over Rte 11 James Street Ea 1968 44,604 Poor Rte I690 over Park Road 1959 42,037 Poor Rte I81 over East Colvin St 1965 41,653 Poor Rte I690 over N.franklin Street 1968 34,310 Poor Rte I90 over Bear Trap Creek 1948 29,077 Poor Rte I81 over Rte 31 1959 24,876 Poor Rte I481 over Rte 5 1963 23,832 Poor Rte I481 over CSX Trans/amtrak 1972 22,378 Poor Rte I481 over Kirkville Rd 1972 22,378 Poor Rte I81 over Rte 11 1963 19,974 Poor Rte I481 over CSX Trans/amtrak 1972 19,418 Poor Rte I90 over Limestone Creek 1950 18,535 Poor Rte 695 over 690I690I33011018 State 1975 17,169 Poor Rte 290 over Butternut Creek 1984 17,086 Poor Rte I81 over Rte 11 1963 15,922 Poor Rte 298 over 90IX Rte I90 1953 13,266 Poor Rte 298 over Pedestrian walkway bike 1960 12,354 Poor Rte I690 over Rte 11 N Townsend Stree 1968 10,269 Poor Ramp to I-690 WB over 695 695 3301 1018 State 1975 7,257 Poor CR 70 over 90IX Rte I90 1953 6,405 Poor 81I over Harborside Drive Ley CR 1959 5,977 Poor Rte 11 over Erie Canal 1932 5,921 Poor County Route 57 over Oneida River 1940 5,354 Poor Ramp O to I690E over Catherine Street 1968 4,540 Poor Rte 31 over CSX RR / Amtrak 1983 3,556 Poor County Road 109 over Limestone Creek 1975 3,384 Poor Long Branch Road over Onondaga Lake Outlet on 1915 2,522 Poor Rte 20 over Limestone Creek 1931 2,093 Poor I 690 On Ramp from over CSX Transportation 1987 1,659 Poor County Road 61 over Erie Canal 1951 1,232 Poor West Elizabeth St over Skaneateles Creek 1930 929 Poor N Pools Brook Rd over Erie Canal Park 1927 386 Poor Tuttle Road over Tuttle Brook 1954 360 Poor West Franklin St over Park Pond Inlet 1935 315 Poor Black Creek Road over Erie Canal Cut 1908 227 Poor Walnut Street over Park Pond Outlet 1945 188 Poor Wallberger Road over Butternut Creek 1928 17 Poor Rte I81 over E FAYETTE ST S McBRIDE 1968 – Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Rte I81 over East Washington St East 1968 114,111 Poor Rte I690 over Lodi Street 1968 91,568 Poor Rte I690 over Beech Street 2018 91,568 Fair Rte I690 over Teall Avenue 2018 91,568 Good Rte I690 over N Mcbride Street 1968 89,626 Fair Rte I690 over Hiawatha Boulevard 1958 78,540 Fair Rte I81 over North Salina St 1958 74,401 Poor Rte I81 over N Townsend Street 1968 74,401 Fair Rte I690 over Peat Street 1968 74,137 Fair Rte I81 over 90IX Rte I90 1986 69,395 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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