Bridge conditions in Rensselaer County, New York 269 inventoried bridges · 49 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
Rensselaer County has 49 bridges rated poor out of 269 inventoried, a 18.2% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.
49 of the 269 bridges in Rensselaer County, New York, are rated in poor condition (18.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .70 bridges (26.0%) are rated good and 150 (55.8%) fair.
The median Rensselaer County bridge was built in 1973 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte 9 over 90I 90I 1402 2074 Rte I (built 1973), carrying about 20,828 vehicles a day.
Good 26.0% · Fair 55.8% · Poor 18.2% of 269 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 9 over 90I 90I 1402 2074 Rte I 1973 20,828 Poor Rte 66 over Poesten Kill 1875 13,429 Poor Rte I90 over Rte 203 1957 12,236 Poor Rte I90 over Rte 203 1957 11,451 Poor Rte 7 over Shingle Hllow Brk 1932 10,052 Poor Rte 67 over BERKSHIRE and EASTERN RA 1970 3,577 Poor Rte 9J over Moordener Kill 1970 3,198 Poor First Street over Poesten Kill 1900 2,267 Poor Rte 66 over Tsatsawassa Creek 1901 1,423 Poor High Street over Mill Creek 1997 1,348 Poor Reservoir Lake Roa over Tomhannock Backwater 1949 1,156 Poor Columbia Hill Rd over Ives Cors.creek 1988 1,091 Poor Thais Rd over Wynants Kill 1938 1,032 Poor Rte 2 over Dayfoot Brook 1926 986 Poor Plank Road over Poestenkill 1988 921 Poor First Dyke Road over Burden Lake 1950 886 Poor County Road 110 over Otter Creek 1945 790 Poor Fogarty Road over Deep Kill 1989 645 Poor County Road 111 over Otter Creek 1965 541 Poor County Road 2 over Muitzes Kill 1930 524 Poor West Road over Kinderhook Creek 1932 496 Poor CR 36 over Little Hoosic River 1912 487 Poor County Road #1 over Route 912M 1956 454 Poor County Road 1 over Route 912M 1956 454 Poor Newton Road over Black River 1931 451 Poor Blue Factory Rd over Bonesteel Creek 1939 448 Poor Grange Hall Road over West Brook 1936 416 Poor Brookview Station over Moordener Kill 1940 372 Poor S.e.hollow Road over Little Hoosic Riv 1950 336 Poor Sweets Crssing Rd over Valatie Kill 1990 271 Poor Presbyterian Road over Kinderhook Creek 1950 257 Poor CR 15 over Valatie Kill 1989 257 Poor Akin Road over Powamppokonk Crk 1915 210 Poor Woodward Road over Rte I90 1957 198 Poor Woodward Road over Rte I90 1957 198 Poor Johnny Cake Lane over Wynants Kill 1920 177 Poor Cottrell Road over Walloomsac River 1920 165 Poor East Road over Kinderhook Ck 1935 113 Poor Kautz Hollow Rd over Couch Hollow 1950 108 Poor Gould Road over Kinderhook Creek 1947 84 Poor Satterlee Road over Little Hoosic River 1940 73 Poor Dearstyne Road over Quacken Kill 1930 67 Poor Brimmer Farm Rd over Little Hoosic Riv 1975 50 Poor Babcock Road over Dayfoot Brook 1988 41 Poor Dayfoot Rd over Dayfoot Brook 1927 40 Poor Holbritter Road over Sunkauissia Creek 1960 22 Poor Goosen-regan Road over Nipmoose Brook 1998 17 Poor Bert Hager Rd over Kinderhook Creek 1912 16 Poor Lanphier Lane over Little Hoosic Riv 1935 9 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Rte I787 over 6TH Ave Extention Earl 1981 49,027 Good Rte I787 over Earl Street N 1ST Stree 1981 48,729 Fair Rte I90 over Mill Creek 1971 41,076 Fair Rte I90 over North Branch of Moordene 1971 41,076 Fair Rte I90 over North Branch Moordener K 1972 36,499 Fair Rte I90 over 43 43 14032305 Rte 43 1970 34,219 Fair Rte I90 over 43 43 14032305 Rte 43 1970 32,530 Fair Rte 9 over Ramp- Dunn to Broadway 1969 31,748 Fair Rte 9 over Ramp- Dunn to Broadway 1969 31,748 Fair Rte 378 over Wynants Kill 1932 29,265 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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