State profile · Above median Poor share

New York bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New York.

17,642
Public bridges
35.4%
Good condition
9.4%
Poor condition

New York holds 17,642 public highway bridges (#13 of 52 by inventory) with a 9.43% Poor share (#11 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 9.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 42 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

17,642

Public highway bridges in New York

Good Condition

35.4%

6,247 bridges rated 7-9

-14.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

9.4%

1,664 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

New York vs national bridge condition

New York - Good condition share 35.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New York - Poor-condition share 31.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New York in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New York has 17,642 bridges and a 9.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New York has 17,642 bridges and a 9.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New York vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

17,642 13th of 54 higher than 41 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New York

The highlighted point is New York: 17,642 bridges and 9.43% in Poor condition, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New York on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor
  • Illinois: 26,928 bridges · 9.35% Poor
  • New York: 17,642 bridges · 9.43% Poor
  • North Dakota: 4,255 bridges · 10.98% Poor
  • Michigan: 11,371 bridges · 11.27% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New York

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 17,642 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New York’s inventory

State agency holds 48.7% of the 17,642 public highway bridges filed under New York in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New York’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 21.0% of the 17,642 bridges with a recorded original year in New York. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New York35.4%55.2%9.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New York (FHWA NBI)

Counties (62)

Albany 343 Allegany 402 Bronx 311 Broome 468 Cattaraugus 484 Cayuga 148 Chautauqua 559 Chemung 256 Chenango 256 Clinton 201 Columbia 243 Cortland 189 Delaware 450 Dutchess 332 Erie 906 Essex 256 Franklin 189 Fulton 98 Genesee 162 Greene 227 Hamilton 88 Herkimer 248 Jefferson 316 Kings 242 Lewis 167 Livingston 165 Madison 175 Monroe 615 Montgomery 205 Nassau 328 New York 247 Niagara 268 Oneida 496 Onondaga 472 Ontario 178 Orange 472 Orleans 136 Oswego 233 Otsego 266 Putnam 104 Queens 514 Rensselaer 269 Richmond 164 Rockland 248 Saratoga 228 Schenectady 115 Schoharie 174 Schuyler 100 Seneca 60 St. Lawrence 312 Steuben 627 Suffolk 369 Sullivan 365 Tioga 220 Tompkins 192 Ulster 392 Warren 141 Washington 189 Wayne 97 Westchester 774 Wyoming 136 Yates 55

New York vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

IL

Illinois

9.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,928
Selected

NY

New York

9.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$17,642

ND

North Dakota

10.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,255

MI

Michigan

11.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,371

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York

Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

RTE 984

Poor

Over: DOCK STREET RONDOUT CRE

12.5MI N JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 1921 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,634

RTE 26

Poor

Over: ROARING BROOK

3.1 MI SOUTH OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,961

Kempshall Mountain

Poor

Over: Fishing Brook

8 miles East of Long Lake, Hamilton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

SECOND AVENUE

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 113

HARVEY BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

E TIP OF HINCKLEY RESERVR, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 239

GOSSNER ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL BROOK

8 MI NORTH OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 32

All Bridges in New York

CROSS RIVER DR

Fair

Over: HUBBARD AVE LONG ISLAND

2 MI E OF RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,727

CROSS RIVER DR

Fair

Over: HUBBARD AVE LONG ISLAND

2 MI E OF RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,727

DEAN ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

0.8 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 695

RTE 32

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTE 32 & ERIE CANAL, Saratoga, NY

Built 1907 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,078

COUNTY ROUTE 57

Fair

Over: ONEIDA RIVER

JCT SH 57 & ONEIDA RIVER, Onondaga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,354

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 80

Jct Rte I-90 & Route 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20,908

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: 987DX RTE 987D Ramp to

JCT OF RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 47,173

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: 987DX RTE 987D RAMP TO

JCT OF RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 47,173

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: CROTON DAM ROAD NEW CRO

TSP(SB) AT NEW CROTON RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 56,221

PRATT RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

3.7 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 283

CHESTNUT ST

Fair

Over: RTE I90

3.0 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 986

RTE I95

Fair

Over: WEBSTER AVENUE METRO NO

NEW ENGLAND VIADUCT, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 107,326

RTE I95

Fair

Over: CROSS WESTCHESTER AVE

1.4 MI N JCT I95 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 105,979

HR 6 AND HR 11

Fair

Over: LOWER LEVEL

SE JCT 95I & RTE 9A, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t

10TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495 IX

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25,014

JASON ROAD

Fair

Over: BEARTOWN CREEK

2.8 MI SW PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t

HOV OVERPASS

Fair

Over: VAN WYCK EXPWAY VAN WYC

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,500

RTE 417

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

1.1 MI W OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,122

RTE 80

Fair

Over: MAD BROOK

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 80 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1987 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,763

RTE I684

Fair

Over: RTE 987D

JCT I684 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 29,529

GLENWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: POCHUCK CREEK

.8 MILE SW OF PINE ISLAND, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,342

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: KLYNE KILL

1.1 MI NE OF BRUYNSWICK, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,432

CR 43

Fair

Over: Wharton Hollow Creek

7.0 MI.W.OF N.BLENHEIM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 86

RTE 89

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL CLYDE RIVER

.8 MI NE JCT SH 89 & I90, Seneca, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,304

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: WARTBURG CONN WB

1.3 MI S JCT RTS CCP+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 36,170

RTE I90

Fair

Over: ROCHESTER & SOUTH

5 MI W OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 28,375

RTE I90

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.5 MI.S JCT.I90 & RT.130, Erie, NY

Built 1951 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 114,760

RTE 5

Fair

Over: KNAUDERACK CREEK

4.3 MI E JCT RTS 10 & 5, Montgomery, NY

Built 1980 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,052

RTE 206

Fair

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

2 MI NW JCT SH 206 & SH 1, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,444

RTE I84

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER NEVERSIN

1 MI W I-84 Exit 1, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 14,544

COUNTY ROAD 380

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

2.6 MILES S OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,061

COSTELLO PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

2.8MI S OF SHEPPS CORNERS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,583

DELAMATER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

ANGOLA NORTHEAST, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,233

CR 16

Fair

Over: NBR GREAT CHAZY RIVER

3MILES WEST OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 692

PORT ORANGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BASHER KILL

1.6 MI NW OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 71

WOODSIDE AVE

Fair

Over: BUCKLEY ROAD

2 MI S OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,524

CR 380

Fair

Over: RTE I90

1.4 MI N OF BROCTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,229

CARDER LANE ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

6.2 MI E 90I EXIT 31 RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 252

RTE 26

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

4.1 MI S JCT SH 26 & I81, Broome, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,905

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CANADIAN PACIFIC RR

.5 MI NE I87 - EXIT 38, Clinton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,221

RTE 206

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

4.7 MI E JCT RTS 206+26, Broome, NY

Built 1936 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,287

RTE 117

Fair

Over: BRIDLE PATH

.4 MI E JCT SH 117 & US 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,746

RIDGEWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: EASTMAN KODAK RD EASTMA

0.5 MI E OF 47 ON RDGWY, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 23,304

WATERSTONE ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENWOOD LAKE

AT GREENWOOD LAKE, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,059

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.8 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 451

WEST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

0.7 MI WEST OF EARLVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 1930 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 978

BRYANT POND ROAD

Fair

Over: 987G987G84021027 RTE 98

3 MI N JCT US 6 & TSP, Putnam, NY

Built 1993 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,440

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 9

2.2 MI N. U.S. RTE 6/I-87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 43,981

ROCKAWAY PNT BLVD

Fair

Over: MARINE PKWY APPR MARINE

IOOOFT SO. MARINE PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,999

RTE 5

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.1 MI NW JCT RTS 5 & 20, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,251

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