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Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his push to
quickly pass a transportation extension billto keep money flowing
to help repair structurally deficient bridges throughout Upstate
New York. Comingon the heels of tropical storm Irene, which further
weakened or washed out bridges from the Hudson Valleythrough the
North Country, and previous flooding in Western New York and the
Southern Tier, the FederalHighway Administration (FHWA) released a
National Bridge Inventory showing that New York is home toover
2,108 structurally deficient bridges. On September 30th, federal
funding for surface highwayconstruction projects will expire unless
Congress passes legislation to authorize continued funding for
keyinfrastructure 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 transitbill. On the call,
Schumer discussed the urgent need to pass an extension without
controversial amendmentsdesigned to stall the bill, and bring funds
to New York in order to help keep the states ailing bridges
fromslipping into even greater disrepair, preserve existing jobs,
and create additional construction jobs in theprocess.
Capital Region
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Albany 17Columbia 52
Fulton 13Greene 27
Montgomery 25
Rensselaer 42Saratoga 33
Schenectady 11Schoharie 37
Washington 36
TOTAL 293
TOTAL STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES
IN NEW YORK STATE: 2,108
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Western New York
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Cattaraugus 44Chautauqua
52
Erie 76Niagara 23TOTAL 195
Rochester-Finger LakesCOUNTY STRUCTURALLY
DEFICIENT BRIDGESGenesee 32
Livingston 20Monroe 69Ontario 15Orleans 22
Seneca 11Wayne 13
Wyoming 23
Yates 9TOTAL 214
Southern Tier
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Allegany 55Broome 35
Chemung 32Chenango 24
Delaware 28Otsego 37
Schuyler 17
Steuben 53Tioga 36
Tompkins 37TOTAL 354
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Central New York
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Cayuga 18Cortland
30
Lewis 41
Madison 29Oneida 78
Onondaga 47Oswego 37TOTAL 280
Hudson Valley
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGESDutchess 43Orange 60Putnam
15
Rockland 22Sullivan 39Ulster 61
Westchester 65TOTAL 305
North Country
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Clinton 28Essex 58
Franklin 38Hamilton 13
Herkimer 29Jefferson 37
St. Lawrence 58Warren 26TOTAL 287
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New York City
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Bronx 55Kings
32
New York 26Queens 41
Richmond 5TOTAL 159
Long Island
COUNTY STRUCTURALLYDEFICIENT BRIDGES
Nassau 13Suffolk 8TOTAL 21
Methodology:
Statistics on the numbers of bridges and their classifications
were provided by the Federal Highway Administration.
