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

MOTOR PARKWAY HP

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031135 RTE I4

.4 MI W JCT RTS 454+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,931

OFF-RAMP FROM I-89

Fair

Over: VACANT LOT NORFOLK SOUT

1.6 MI NW JCT SH146& I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,511

RTE 365

Fair

Over: FINCH POND OUTLET

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 365 & 8, Herkimer, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,409

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MARSHLAND ROAD

3.8 MI NW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,348

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,782

RTE 901

Fair

Over: 878 878 03021032 RTE 87

.4 MI N OF ATLANTIC BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,596

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MAPLE GROVE ROAD

1.4 MI E JCT I86 & SR 275, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,408

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MAPLE GROVE ROAD

1.4 MI E JCT I86 & SR 275, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,156

MICHAEL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

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

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 318

RTE 390

Fair

Over: LATONA RD

0.6MI S JCT ROL NB+104, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 42,982

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RED HOUSE RD EXIT RAMP F

EXIT 19 OF I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,785

COUNTY ROAD 137

Fair

Over: 90IX 219 219 53121266

EXIT 55 OF US 219, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,787

RTE I278

Fair

Over: AT CLINTON ST

Gowanus EB to BQE EB, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 181,470

SIXTH AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

.4 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,977

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,694

RTE I88

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.2 MI W JCT RTS 20 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,910

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021303 RTE I3

JCT I390 & S.H.15, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,374

RTE 18

Fair

Over: 390 390 43011067 RTE 39

JCT OF RTS 18&390 ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,144

RTE 812

Fair

Over: BLACK RV OVERFLOW

3.5MI N JCT RTS 12 & 812, Lewis, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,284

RTE 78

Fair

Over: S RAILROAD DITCH

0.2 MI N JCT RTES 78 & 33, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,606

RTE 78

Fair

Over: N RAILROAD DITCH

0.3 MI N JCT RTES 78 & 33, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,606

MANTON STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I678 678I NB RAMP

JCT RTE 678+RTE 25, Queens, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,921

RAMP TO HRD SB

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 95I & 87I

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,126

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RIVER STREET OLEAN CREE

ON RTE 17 IN OLEAN N.Y., Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,157

RTE 913T

Fair

Over: 787I787I11012007 RTE I7

.07MI. N.ALBANY OVER I787, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,031

RTE 173

Fair

Over: 5 5 33091336 RTE 5

JCT OF RTS 173 + 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,202

RTE 104

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.3 MI E JCT RTS 104 &350, Wayne, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,840

RTE I88

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET

IN HARPURSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,813

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF RTS I88&7, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,453

RTE 384

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 384&61, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,689

BRIMMER BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

1.6 MI. SW OF PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 17

RONDAXE ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR MOOSE RIVER

4 MI NE OF OLD FORGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1910 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

PARRISH STREET

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,827

QUAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEENMILE CRK

1.5 MI NORTH OF GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 364

BARTLETT ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

.9 MILE SW OF BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 1943 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 38

ALVORD HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODWARD HLLOW CK

5.5 MILES WEST OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 28

LOWER FAIRFIELD RO

Fair

Over: DOOLITTLE CREEK

3.4 MI. E OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 44

LIETO DRIVE

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.4 MI SW JCT RTS 133+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,879

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: OCQUIONIS CREEK

VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRI, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 101

WOODSIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: 278I278IX5M33021 RTE I2

.2 MI NW JCT I278 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,337

EAST 165TH ST

Fair

Over: METRO NORTH RR

AT MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1897 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,145

60TH STREET

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,363

BLAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

AT BROWNSVILLE, Kings, NY

Built 1909 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,046

GRANITE AVENUE

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN ARLINGTON, Richmond, NY

Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t

BEACH AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,677

ROSE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,093

FLORIDA AVE

Fair

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CREEK

IN SOUTH AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1888 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 29

BONNIE BRIAR LANE

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

1.4 MI W OF MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 219

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

N.END VIL OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 39.0 t

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,064

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