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

RTE 11

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

1.1 MI N JCT US11 & SH69A, Oswego, NY

Built 1936 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,918

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11 LINDSEY CREEK

3.7 MI S JCT RTS 193 +I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,913

RTE 12B

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

3.0 MI NW JCT RT 12B + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,869

RTE 14

Fair

Over: Diversion of Catherine C

0.9 MI S OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1950 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,982

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: S BR GLENDENING CRK

.2 MI SOUTH OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,269

RTE 415

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

JCT SR 415 & COHOCTON RIV, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,159

RTE 15

Fair

Over: SPRINGWATER CR

0.3MI W JCT RTS 15 + 15A, Livingston, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 995

RTE 16

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 39, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,864

RTE 17

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH DELAWARE RIV

1.2 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,164

RTE 20

Fair

Over: Lumber Street/ Parking L

0.2 MI SW JCT RTS 20 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,485

RTE 22

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE R.

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 22 + 22B, Clinton, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,710

RTE 22

Fair

Over: BULLIS BROOK

3 MI SE OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,725

RTE 23

Fair

Over: JOHNSON HOLLOW BROOK

4.0 MI SE JCT RTS 23 + 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,226

WADING RIVER RD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051345 RTE 27

IN BROOKHAVEN, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,717

RTE 27A

Fair

Over: CARLLS RIVER

RTE 27A-.6MI W RTE 231, Suffolk, NY

Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,434

RTE 28

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 28+I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,949

RTE 32

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

2.0 MI SW JT RT 32 & 910A, Albany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,366

RTE 277

Fair

Over: RTE 33 33 33 53012023

JCT RT 277 + 33, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,039

RTE 55

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.8 MI NW OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,192

RTE 443

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTE 443 & I87 TO I90, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,220

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: 590I590I43012000 RTE I5

.5MI S OF JCT 590I & 490I, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,127

RTE 52

Fair

Over: GAYHEAD POND INLT

.1 MI E JCT SH 52 & SH376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,935

RTE 59

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

.4 MI E JCT SH 59 & SH 17, Rockland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,798

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 36 36 64021046 RTE 36

JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,951

RTE 915

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

.1 MI E OF STILLWATER/US4, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,846

RTE 73

Fair

Over: BEEDE BROOK

RT 73 2.2 MI S KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 474

Fair

Over: L BROKENSTRAW CRK

4.7 MI E JCT SH76 & SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 934

RTE 80

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

JCT SH 80 & OTSELIC RIVER, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 790

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RIDGE ROAD TROUT BROOK

0.6 MI S JCT RTS I-81 +41, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,861

MICHAEL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.0 MI N RTS I-81 + 178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 318

RTE 82

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.9 MI N JCT RTE 82+TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,927

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RENSSELAER LAKE RECREAT

JCT I87 & RENSSELAER LAKE, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 16,189

RTE 92

Fair

Over: HIGHBRIDGE RD LIMESTONE

1.5 MI NW JCT SH92& SH257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,373

RTE 135

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011145 RTE 90

JCT RTE 135+NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 88,570

RTE 144

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87

1.0 MI NE JCT RT 9W & 144, Greene, NY

Built 1952 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 816

RTE 145

Fair

Over: BRN SCHOHARIE CRK

3 MI SE JCT SH 145 & SH30, Schoharie, NY

Built 1949 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,752

RTE 196

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

3.85 MI E JCT RTE 4 & 196, Washington, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,743

198 WB to 190I NB

Fair

Over: Ramp to 198E Shoreline

JCT.RTS.198 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,848

RTE 213

Fair

Over: SWARTE KILL

2.9 MI N JCT RTS 213+I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,513

RTE 253

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

RT 253 OVER GENESEE RIVER, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,079

RTE 262

Fair

Over: OAK ORCH CRK TRIB

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 262 & 63, Genesee, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,552

RTE 275

Fair

Over: S B VAN CAMPEN CK

2.1 MILES SE OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,043

RIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: 287IX RTE I287

2 MI E JCT I287 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,380

RTE I290

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.1 MI W RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,790

RTE 295

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

2.2 MI W JCT RTS295+22, Columbia, NY

Built 1933 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,541

RTE 303

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT RTE 303+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 18,465

RTE 328

Fair

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

3.1 MI NE JCT RTE 328 +CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,064

RTE 376

Fair

Over: GAYHEAD POND STREAM

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 376+52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,543

MEIGS STREET

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022040 RTE I4

JCT I490 EAST +MEIGS ST, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,207

SOUTH LANDING RD

Fair

Over: 490I490I43023011 RTE I4

0.5 MI E JCT I490EAST&441, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 958

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