Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in New York

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One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in New York have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Wayne County

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#20. Wayne County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.3% (11 of 97 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.9% (5,056 of 36,505 square meters of bridges)

#19. Jefferson County

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#19. Jefferson County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.4% (36 of 316 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (9,689 of 119,889 square meters of bridges)

#18. Madison County

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#18. Madison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.5% (20 of 174 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.2% (8,592 of 37,104 square meters of bridges)

#17. Tompkins County

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#17. Tompkins County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.5% (22 of 191 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (4,048 of 51,651 square meters of bridges)

#16. Dutchess County

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#16. Dutchess County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.0% (40 of 334 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (12,947 of 102,200 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Putnam County

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#15. Putnam County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.5% (13 of 104 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.1% (3,430 of 56,063 square meters of bridges)

#14. Orleans County

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#14. Orleans County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (17 of 134 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 26.5% (12,120 of 45,801 square meters of bridges)

#13. Franklin County

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#13. Franklin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.2% (25 of 189 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (3,031 of 37,646 square meters of bridges)

#12. Washington County

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#12. Washington County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.5% (25 of 185 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.6% (3,824 of 44,724 square meters of bridges)

#10. Cayuga County

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#10. Cayuga County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.8% (20 of 145 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.2% (4,120 of 44,609 square meters of bridges)

#9. Rensselaer County

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#9. Rensselaer County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.9% (37 of 267 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.3% (6,159 of 116,749 square meters of bridges)

#8. Cortland County

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#8. Cortland County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.3% (27 of 189 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (5,770 of 57,826 square meters of bridges)

#7. Orange County

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#7. Orange County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.8% (70 of 472 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.4% (65,693 of 306,867 square meters of bridges)

#6. Hamilton County

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#6. Hamilton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (13 of 87 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (1,586 of 16,887 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Lewis County

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#5. Lewis County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (28 of 168 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.7% (4,662 of 39,906 square meters of bridges)

#4. Fulton County

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#4. Fulton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (16 of 96 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.4% (2,033 of 15,219 square meters of bridges)

#3. Columbia County

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#3. Columbia County

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.4% (42 of 242 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (10,921 of 73,254 square meters of bridges)

#2. Ulster County

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#2. Ulster County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.3% (91 of 391 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 17.5% (37,655 of 214,817 square meters of bridges)