Every day, hundreds of cars and trucks pass over the South Street Bridge.

"It's one of the main arteries that goes through the village of Warwick," Town of Warwick Supervisor Michael Sweeton said. "This is one that gets heavy traffic."

Although the bridge is located in the village of Warwick, it's the town of Warwick that owns it, and is responsible for any repairs it needs.

The bridge was built in the 1930s and has seen a lot of heavy use. Sweeton says it needs to be completely replaced. The project would require removal of the structure, including its crumbling infrastructure, and demolition of a nearby building, he said.

A new bridge would be installed at a cost of at least $5 million.

"It is a big hit to our taxpayers, and we look to the infrastructure bill, which is exciting in its potential," Sweeton said.

The town hopes with the new pot of infrastructure funds heading to states, they can get a chunk of those funds.

"We hope to be competitive in getting funding to replace it," Sweeton said.

The funding can’t come soon enough.

In 2014, the state Transportation Department (DOT) red-flagged the bridge, meaning state engineers observed a serious structural deficiency in the bridge. Repairs were made and the bridge was upgraded to a yellow flag, which was removed this summer.

The DOT still deems the bridge in poor condition and it now has weight restrictions.

Sweeton worries about what will happen if the bridge is closed due to safety concerns.

"This is a very important thoroughfare, and to have traffic diverted and not have access to those amenities would be a real hit economically for not only the village of Warwick, but the town of Warwick," he said.

It would represent an economic hit for surrounding business owners like Nayant Patel, who owns Beverage Plus, a beer store located next to the bridge.

"If the bridge fails, there will be no traffic coming through. That would hurt my business big time," he said.

Patel has owned the store for 19 years, and said he gets most of his business from through traffic.

"Especially, when it’s a season for fall or tourists over summer for apple picking,” Patel said. “I am concerned and worried, but I also understand that it needs to be repaired.”