Suspension bridges in New York
A deck hung from cables draped between towers. Used for the longest spans. New York has 20 of them, 0.1% of its bridges. Nationally this type accounts for 0.0% of all bridges.Compare states for this type.
- Suspension bridges
- 20
- Poor condition
- 15%
- 3 bridges
- Average age
- 97.6 yrs
- Combined length
- 20 mi
Busiest suspension bridges in New York
Top 20 by daily traffic| Bridge | County | Location | Built | Type | Length | Daily traffic | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTE I95 over AMTRAK Railroad Fort Wa No. 000000005522508 | New York County | I95 over Hudson River- Ul | 1931 | Suspension | 5,188 ft | 271,808 | Fair |
| RTE I95 over AMTRAK Railroad Fort Wa No. 000000005522507 | New York County | 95I over Hudson River Ll | 1962 | Suspension | 4,986 ft | 268,692 | Fair |
| RTE I278 over 907C 907CX2M13033 RTE I No. 000000005521217 | Richmond County | I278 over the Narrows | 1961 | Suspension | 7,738 ft | 182,700 | Fair |
| RTE I278 over RTE I278 the Narrows No. 000000005521218 | Richmond County | I278 over Verraz. Narrows | 1961 | Suspension | 7,925 ft | 174,804 | Fair |
| RTE I278 over Bronx Kills CSX Harlem No. 000000005521889 | Queens County | I278 over Hellgate | 1936 | Suspension | 13,110 ft | 116,151 | Fair |
| RTE I678 over 3rd Ave Hutchinson Rive No. 000000005521229 | Queens County | I678 over East River | 1938 | Suspension | 6,890 ft | 111,044 | Fair |
| Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri No. 000000002240019 | New York County | Brooklyn Br over East Rvr | 1883 | Suspension | 5,989 ft | 110,939 | Poor |
| RTE I295 over Cross Island Parkway CR No. 000000005521269 | Queens County | 295I over East River | 1961 | Suspension | 11,250 ft | 92,348 | Fair |
| Williamsburg Bridg over Fdr Drive Baruch Drive No. 000000002240039 | New York County | Williamsburg Br East Rvr | 1903 | Suspension | 6,670 ft | 81,526 | Fair |
| RTE 27 over 278IX Fdr Drive Cherry No. 000000002240028 | New York County | RTE 27 over East River | 1909 | Suspension | 6,119 ft | 43,477 | Fair |
| RTE 44 over AMTRAK Gerald Drive Ri No. 000000005025530 | Ulster County | JCT Rts 44-55 < Hudson R | 1930 | Suspension | 4,201 ft | 38,047 | Fair |
| RTE 6 over CSXT River Line Hudson No. 000000005503400 | Rockland County | JCT Rts 6-202 < Hudson R | 1924 | Suspension | 2,258 ft | 19,611 | Poor |
| Conn. Ny 37 &canad over Access Road CSX Transpo No. 000000005523220 | St. Lawrence County | 4.0 Mi.Ne of Massena | 1958 | Suspension | 3,487 ft | 5,956 | Fair |
| RTE 984 over Dock Street Rondout Cre No. 000000001007350 | Ulster County | 12.5MI N JCT Rts 9W+299 | 1921 | Suspension | 1,063 ft | 5,634 | Fair |
| RTE I81 over Tiba Shop Access Road C No. 000000005523240 | Jefferson County | 2.5 Mi.Sw of Alex. Bay | 1938 | Suspension | 4,500 ft | 3,786 | Fair |
| RTE 812 over Can.Queens HWY.2 St.Law No. 000000005523230 | St. Lawrence County | 1.8 Mi.Ne of Ogdensburg | 1960 | Suspension | 7,385 ft | 3,033 | Poor |
| Corbett Road over E Br Delaware Rvr No. 000000003352060 | Delaware County | 1.2 MI SW of Colchester | 1926 | Suspension | 213 ft | 441 | Fair |
| Access Road over Delaware River No. 4870001P0000000 | Suffolk County | 0.1 Miles from Pa Route 5 | 1848 | Suspension | 535 ft | 270 | Fair |
| Kellam-Stalker RD over Delaware River No. 000000001091680 | Sullivan County | Hankins Ny - Stalker Pa | 1889 | Suspension | 385 ft | 180 | Fair |
| RTE 27 over 278IX Fdr Drive Cherry No. 000000002240027 | New York County | RTE 27 over East River | 1909 | Suspension | 5,815 ft | — | Fair |
Counties with the most
| New York County | 6 |
| Queens County | 3 |
| Ulster County | 2 |
| Richmond County | 2 |
| St. Lawrence County | 2 |
| Suffolk County | 1 |
| Sullivan County | 1 |
| Rockland County | 1 |
| Jefferson County | 1 |
| Delaware County | 1 |
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