Oldest Bridges in New York

The oldest bridge in New York is the Main Street over Ausable River in Clinton County, built in 1842, and it still carries about 3,800 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in New York, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Main Street over Ausable RiverNY · 1842 · 3.8k/day 2Access Road over Delaware RiverNY · 1848 · 270/day 3County Road 103 over Hoosic RiverNY · 1850 · 649/day 4Sickmiller Road over E Br Callicoon CkNY · 1850 · 92/day 5Covered Bridge ST over W.br.cayuga InletNY · 1853 · 186/day 6Old State Road over West Canada CreekNY · 1853 · 1.6k/day 7Bridge Street over E Br Delaware RiverNY · 1857 · 118/day 8Eagleville Road over Batten KillNY · 1858 · 121/day 9West Drive over Ped Bet 61st&62stNY · 1860 · 397/day 10Central Drive over Ped Opp 63rd STNY · 1860 · 498/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in New York by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre33%

249

1900s'0027%

286

1910s'1029%

520

1920s'2025%

1.7k

1930s'3019%

767

1940s'4016%

2.0k

1950s'5015%

2.8k

1960s'6011%

1.7k

1970s'709%

1.6k

1980s'808%

2.2k

1990s'903%

1.7k

2000s'001%

1.4k

2010s'100%

515

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 17,547 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible. 78 of the 249 bridges in the 1900s bar are recorded as built in exactly 1900, which is likely an estimate rather than a date.

The Oldest Bridges in New York

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Main Street over Ausable River	Clinton	1842		Masonry	3,802	Fair
Access Road over Delaware River	Suffolk	1848	1987	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	270	Fair
County Road 103 over Hoosic River	Rensselaer	1850	2004	Wood or Timber	649	Fair
Sickmiller Road over E Br Callicoon Ck	Sullivan	1850		Masonry	92	Fair
Covered Bridge ST over W.br.cayuga Inlet	Tompkins	1853	1972	Wood or Timber	186	Fair
Old State Road over West Canada Creek	Herkimer	1853	1973	Masonry	1,588	Fair
Bridge Street over E Br Delaware River	Delaware	1857	1999	Wood or Timber	118	Poor
Eagleville Road over Batten Kill	Washington	1858	2007	Wood or Timber	121	Fair
West Drive over Ped Bet 61st&62st	New York	1860		Masonry	397	Fair
Central Drive over Ped Opp 63rd ST	New York	1860		Masonry	498	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
West Drive over Feeder To Lake	New York	1860		Masonry	231	Fair
Broadway over Kill Brook Aqueduct	Westchester	1861		Masonry	1,068	Fair
West Drive over Bridle Opp 64 ST	New York	1862		Masonry	397	Fair
West Drive over Ped Walk Opp 82st	New York	1862		Masonry	231	Fair
Main Street over Genesee River	Monroe	1865	2009	Masonry	10,665	Fair
Craigie Clair RD over Beaver Kill	Sullivan	1865	2017	Wood or Timber	48	Fair
Basin Clove Road over W Br Delaware Rvr	Delaware	1869	2000	Wood or Timber	205	Fair
Nature Pr Park RD over Blind Brook	Westchester	1870		Masonry	118	Fair
Fitches Bridge RD over W Br Delaware River	Delaware	1870	2001	Wood or Timber	295	Poor
Rockland Avenue over Sparkill Creek	Rockland	1874	2013	Masonry	724	Poor
Rexleigh Road over Batten Kill	Washington	1874	2007	Wood or Timber	180	Fair
Fairview Road over Spruce Creek	Herkimer	1875	2004	Wood or Timber	66	Fair
Pine Street over W.branch Tioughnioga Riv	Cortland	1878	2019	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	158	Poor
Wall Street over W. Branch Tioughnioga Ri	Cortland	1878	1988	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	322	Poor
River Street over Ausable River	Essex	1878	1990	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	30	Poor
W Washington ST over Onondaga Creek	Onondaga	1880		Masonry	1,209	Fair
RTE 5 over Ellicott Creek	Erie	1882	1995	Masonry	29,825	Fair
RTE 345 over Grasse River	St. Lawrence	1882	2009	Masonry	3,405	Good
Mill Street over Quassaick Creek	Orange	1883		Masonry	4,507	Poor
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri	New York	1883	2016	Steel	110,939	Poor
RTE 9d over Wappinger Creek	Dutchess	1884		Masonry	13,268	Fair
Old Corinth Rd. over Sacandaga River	Saratoga	1885	2006	Steel	979	Fair
Aurelius Avenue over Owasco Outlet	Cayuga	1886		Masonry	2,195	Fair
RTE 1 over Byram River	Westchester	1888		Masonry	14,570	Fair
181st Street over Highbridge Park 907p X4	Bronx	1888	2022	Steel	45,759	Fair
Kellam-stalker RD over Delaware River	Sullivan	1889	2018	Steel	180	Fair
H Moyer Road over Otsquago Creek	Montgomery	1889	1962	Steel	4	Poor
Carroll Street over Gowanus Canal	Kings	1889	2013	Steel	914	Poor
Whitehall Turnpike over Mettawee River	Washington	1889	2013	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	483	Fair
CR 41 over Oriskany Creek	Madison	1889	1968	Masonry	1,355	Fair
Peet Road over Butternut Creek	Otsego	1890		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	29	Poor
Ericson Road over Dry Brook	Ulster	1890		Steel	2	Fair
Twin Bridge Road over Oatka Creek	Monroe	1890	2013	Concrete Continuous	208	Fair
Old State Road over Deer River	Lewis	1891		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	77	Poor
Andrews Street over Genesee River	Monroe	1892	1973	Masonry	5,677	Poor
County Road 48a over Raquette River	St. Lawrence	1892	1969	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	152	Poor
Albany Street over Starch Factory Ck	Oneida	1893	1990	Masonry	3,019	Fair
Court Street over Genesee River Old Subwa	Monroe	1893	2009	Masonry	4,936	Fair
Baxter Mill Road over Ischua Creek	Cattaraugus	1893	1997	Steel	18	Poor
RTE 1 over Mamaroneck River	Westchester	1895	2024	Masonry	15,757	Fair
Cranberry Hole RD over Long Island-mk Br	Suffolk	1895		Steel	1,327	Poor
Snowmobile Trail over N Br Moose River	Herkimer	1895	2003	Steel		Poor
County Road 16 over Plattekill Creek	Greene	1895		Masonry	351	Poor
Forest Park Drive over Lirr Montauk Br	Queens	1896	1926	Steel	42	Fair
Nps Route 10 over Crum Elbow Creek	Dutchess	1896		Concrete	550	Fair
Munger Hill Road over Black Creek	Oswego	1897		Steel	1,504	Poor
Wood Road over Cohocton River	Steuben	1897	2024	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	382	Fair
RTE 955 over Niagara River Via/amtra	Niagara	1897	2013	Steel	1,240	Fair
Bridge Road over Long Island-pt Ws	Nassau	1898		Steel	1,088	Poor
School Street over Salmon Creek	Wayne	1899	2022	Masonry	84	Good
Mountain View RD over Mtn.view Lk.outlt	Franklin	1899	2023	Steel	221	Good
County Road 25a over Kinderhook Creek	Columbia	1899	1992	Steel	804	Poor
RTE I490 over Allen Creek	Monroe	1900	2001	Concrete Continuous	101,500	Fair
RTE 8 over Mill Pond Outlet	Warren	1900	1930	Steel	2,148	Fair
First Street over Poesten Kill	Rensselaer	1900		Masonry	2,267	Poor
Tucker Road over Kenyontown Creek	Warren	1900	2008	Steel	4	Fair
Mussey Road over Caroga Creek	Fulton	1900	2014	Steel	30	Fair
Haskell Road over Mill Creek	Herkimer	1900	1994	Prestressed Concrete	28	Fair
Church Street over Canada Creek	Oneida	1900	1988	Steel	111	Poor
Houser Road over West Br Mohawk River	Oneida	1900	1993	Steel	1	Poor
Filley Road over Sconondoa Creek	Oneida	1900	2008	Steel	19	Poor
Wehling Road over Stony Creek	Oneida	1900	1996	Prestressed Concrete	93	Fair
Railroad Street over Mohawk River	Oneida	1900	1999	Steel	599	Fair
Sutterby Road over Sterling Creek	Cayuga	1900	2002	Steel	1	Poor
West Onondaga ST over Onondaga Creek	Onondaga	1900	2019	Steel	4,104	Fair
Dickerson Street over Onondaga Creek	Onondaga	1900	2015	Steel	562	Fair
RTE 5 over Onondaga Creek	Onondaga	1900		Masonry	9,567	Fair
Cole Road over Sage Creek	Oswego	1900		Steel	88	Poor
Wilcox Road over Bradner Creek	Livingston	1900	2011	Wood or Timber	7	Fair
Klondyke Road over Tb Twentymile Crk	Chautauqua	1900		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	4	Poor
Kimballs Mill RD over WB Oswegatchie Rv	Lewis	1900	1988	Steel	40	Poor
Bailey Road over Independence River	Lewis	1900		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	2	Poor
Tompkins AVE over Mamaroneck River	Westchester	1900		Steel	3,122	Poor
Miller Road over Butternut Creek	Otsego	1900	1993	Steel	7	Good
Pink Street over Red Creek	Otsego	1900	2014	Steel	238	Fair
Meyers Mill Road over Butternut Creek	Otsego	1900	1988	Steel	43	Fair
Bellhill Road over Butternut Creek	Otsego	1900	2022	Steel	58	Fair
Dick Turnbull RD over Butternut Creek	Otsego	1900	1950	Steel	89	Poor
Fork Shop Road over Oaks Creek	Otsego	1900	2016	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	105	Poor
River Street over Ocquianis Creek	Otsego	1900	1989	Steel	199	Fair
Patrick Road over West Creek	Schoharie	1900	1992	Steel	43	Poor
West Drive over Transverse RD 1	New York	1900		Masonry	397	Fair
East Drive over Transv RD No 3n	New York	1900		Masonry	266	Poor
Transverse Road 1 over Ped Walk Near 5av	New York	1900		Masonry	14,993	Fair
East Drive over The Loch	New York	1900		Masonry	502	Fair
Corbin Drive Ovps over M.corbin Drive	New York	1900		Masonry	1,358	Good
Elm Street over Saw Mill River	Westchester	1900		Masonry	4,465	Poor
RTE 9a over Saw Mill River	Westchester	1900	2017	Masonry	7,315	Fair
RTE 983 over Saw Mill River	Westchester	1900	1995	Steel	8,649	Poor

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