The Most Dangerous Bridges In Oneida County

After the recent bridge collapse in Syracuse it's really become a question of just how safe are those bridges you're driving over in Central New York. A recent study has identified the 'most dangerous' bridges in America.

The most structurally deficient bridge in New York State according to the US Department of Transportation is the bridge on Route I-278 over Relief in Richmond County.

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However, according to the study Central New York, most notably Syracuse has been found to have 14% of all bridges deemed Structurally Deficient and more than 25% of all bridges labeled as 'functionally obsolete.'

Urban Area	Structurally Deficient	Functionally Obsolete
Albany	10%	30%
Buffalo	9%	27%
Rochester	9%	33%
Syracuse	14%	25%
New York City	9%	48%

Traveling through this state you be hard pressed to find a driver that isn't just a little apprehensive of a bridge that may fall on the route where they are traveling. We pulled the data for Oneida County.

Top 10 Worst Structurally Deficient Bridges

Municipality	Location	Feature Carried	Feature Crossed	Owner	Year Built	Last Inspection	SD/FO Status	Rating
Whitestown	7.63 MI W INT 31 ON I 90	JUDD ROAD	90IX	2L NYS Thruway Authority	1952	6/6/2017	SD	3.56
Vernon	5 MI EAST OF SYLVAN BEACH	HIGGINSVILLE ROAD	OLD ERIE CANAL	NYSDOT	1925	10/20/2017	SD	3.62
Vernon	VILLAGE OF NORTH BAY	WEST LAKE STREET	MURRAY BROOK	40 Town	1930	4/25/2018	SD	3.65
Lee	IN WEST BRANCH	HOUSER ROAD	WEST BR MOHAWK RIVER	40 Town	1900	7/24/2017	SD	3.67
Trenton	.5 MI E JCT RTS 12 & 28	28 28 26071025	CINCINNATI CREEK	NYSDOT	1937	9/1/2016	SD	3.69
Rome	2.5 MI W OF ROME	SEIFERT ROAD	WOOD CREEK	42 City	1962	8/9/2017	SD	3.75
Vernon	2 MI SW OF NEW LONDON	CR52 SENN ROAD	OLD ERIE CANAL	NYSDOT	1925	10/11/2017	SD	3.76
Vernon	3.3 MI.E.SH 13 & CANAL	HIGGINSVILLE ROAD	ERIE BARGE CANAL	NYSDOT	1908	10/18/2017	SD	3.83

Top 10 Worst Functionally Obsolete Bridges

Municipality	Location	Feature Carried	Feature Crossed	Owner	Year Built	Last Inspection	SD/FO Status	Rating
Forestport	5.5 MI N FORESTPORT	ROUND LAKE ROAD	LONG LAKE OUTLET	40 Town	1981	5/2/2018	FO	3.64
Vernon	.2 MI NW OF DURHAMVILLE	MAIN STREET	BRANDY BROOK	40 Town	1906	6/20/2017	FO	3.73
Camden	1.5 MI NW FOREST PARK CEM	MILL STREET	FISH CREEK	40 Town	1960	11/9/2017	FO	4.17
Florence	4 MI NW THOMPSON CORNERS	Manley Taylor Roa	MAD RIVER	40 Town	1967	7/6/2016	FO	4.21
Kirkland	0.5 M E JCT RTS 233 & 5	5 5 26103107	ORISKANY CREEK	NYSDOT	1998	10/12/2016	FO	4.28
Utica	W INT 31 UTICA NY	90IX	North Genesee St.	NYSDOT	1953	8/17/2017	FO	4.45
Kirkland	.2 MI E JCT RTS 12B & 233	12B 12B26031080	ORISKANY CREEK	NYSDOT	1928	8/1/2017	FO	4.47
Marcy	4.4 MI E JCT RTS 365 & 46	49 49 26023054	NINE MILE CREEK	NYSDOT	1998	10/12/2016	FO	4.48
Sherrill	AT SHERRILL	WILLIAMS STREET	SCONONDOA CREEK	30 County	1936	8/10/2016	FO	4.49
New Hartford (Town)	1 MI NE YAHNUNDASIS LAKE	HENDERSON STREET	MUD CREEK	40 Town	2005	8/8/2016	FO	4.60

Data current as of July 3, 2018.

Considering the issues every state has with our nation's infrastructure and the complete lack of action on the part of the Federal Government it looks like it will get worse before it gets better. The biggest hurdle to climb is how in the world do we even begin to pay for all the repairs to the bridges roads, dams, airports and more. President Trump's plan has stalled in Congress by both sides of the aisle. Nothing happens and the bridges continue to decay and the price to repair goes through the roof.

Something to ponder, there are 185 million crossings daily on 56,000 nearly structurally deficient US Bridges. Nothing happens and the bridges continue to decay. How long until there is another collapse? Do you cross any of these bridges?

[Infrastructure Report Card]