Today, U.S. Senator Charles E.

Schumer announced his push to quickly pass a transportation extension bill to keep money flowing to help repair structurally deficient bridges throughout Upstate New York. Coming on the heels of tropical storm Irene, which further weakened or washed out bridges from the Hudson Valley through the North Country, and previous flooding in Western New York and the Southern Tier, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a National Bridge Inventory showing that New York is home to over 2,108 structurally deficient bridges. On September 30th, federal funding for surface highway construction projects will expire unless Congress passes legislation to authorize continued funding for key infrastructure projects. Based on U.S. Department of Transportation data, New York stands to lose $3,275,497,930, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk if Congress fails to extend the highway and transit bill. On the call, Schumer discussed the urgent need to pass an extension without controversial amendments designed to stall the bill, and bring funds to New York in order to help keep the states ailing bridges from slipping into even greater disrepair, preserve existing jobs, and create additional construction jobs in the process.

TOTAL STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES IN NEW YORK STATE: 2,108

Capital Region
COUNTY
Albany Columbia Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Washington TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

17 52 13 27 25 42 33 11 37 36 293

Western New York

COUNTY
Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

44 52 76 23 195

Rochester-Finger Lakes
COUNTY
Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans Seneca Wayne Wyoming Yates TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

32 20 69 15 22 11 13 23 9 214

Southern Tier
COUNTY
Allegany Broome Chemung Chenango Delaware Otsego Schuyler Steuben Tioga Tompkins TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

55 35 32 24 28 37 17 53 36 37 354

Central New York

COUNTY
Cayuga Cortland Lewis Madison Oneida Onondaga Oswego TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

18 30 41 29 78 47 37 280

Hudson Valley
COUNTY
Dutchess Orange Putnam Rockland Sullivan Ulster Westchester TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

43 60 15 22 39 61 65 305

North Country
COUNTY
Clinton Essex Franklin Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson St. Lawrence Warren TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

28 58 38 13 29 37 58 26 287

New York City

COUNTY
Bronx Kings New York Queens Richmond TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

55 32 26 41 5 159

Long Island
COUNTY
Nassau Suffolk TOTAL

STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES

13 8 21

Methodology: Statistics on the numbers of bridges and their classifications were provided by the Federal Highway Administration.