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

LAURELBANK AVENUE

Fair

Over: NY SUSQ & W RR

0.23 mi Southwest of JCT, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 544

BENNETT ROAD

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

BENNETT RD-CITY ONEIDA LN, Madison, NY

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 367

CR 158

Fair

Over: LISHA KILL

2 MI.NE.JCT.RTS.7&911M, Schenectady, NY

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,028

RYAN ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

3.7 MILES NE OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 48

SCHILLINGS CROSSNG

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.6 MI W OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1947 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 92

JESSUP LANE

Fair

Over: MORICHES BAY

S OF WESTHAMPTON BEACH, Suffolk, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,415

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

1.5MI W CROWN PT CENTER, Essex, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 294

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: SHINGLE KILL

HAMLET OF CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1927 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,823

BOCKES ROAD

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

3.5 MI E LAKE DESOLATION, Saratoga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 730

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF BENEDICT, Fulton, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,785

KELLOGG ROAD

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

.1 MI E JCT SH 8 & CR 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,866

TEXAS VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MERRILL CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 231

LINDBERG ROAD

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

2.2 MI E OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 214

JUNCTION RD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF MACHIAS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 318

BOWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTLE CREEK

VILLAGE OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 271

COUNTY ROAD 45

Fair

Over: HATCH CREEK

1.4 MILES N OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,399

COUNTY ROAD 322

Fair

Over: TB ALDERBOTTOM CK

2.3 MI NW OF NORTH CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

DUNHAM AVENUE

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

IN CELORON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,061

LANGNER ROAD

Fair

Over: SMOKES CREEK

2.7 MI N JCT I90 & US 20, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,621

ZOAR VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SPOONER CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF MORTON CORS, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 239

EWINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

.6 MILE SOUTH OF NEWFANE, Niagara, NY

Built 1949 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,404

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: ELM VALLEY CREEK

2.5 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 985

INDEPENDENCE ROAD

Fair

Over: DYKE CREEK

0.6 MI E OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 391

CR38 LAUREL HILL

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

1.2 MILES NORTH OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: BIRDSEYE HOLLOW

2.4 MILES W OF BRADFORD, Steuben, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 326

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: N B TUSCARORA CRK

3.6 MI EAST OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 178

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: STEPHENS GULCH

2.5 MI NE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 384

COUNTY ROAD 117

Fair

Over: YOUNG HICKORY CRK

.7 MILE SW OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 186

COUNTY ROAD 123

Fair

Over: GARDENER SCHOOL CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 1920 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 296

RTE 190

Fair

Over: STILLWATER BROOK

2.1MI SW ALTONA, Clinton, NY

Built 1948 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,246

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 407

EAST BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: HAVILAND HOLLOW BROOK

.3 MILE SE OF PATTERSON, Putnam, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,590

FOURTH STREET

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.5 MI S SB I-87 INT 15A, Rockland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,846

INSTITUTION ROAD

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

AT NAPANOCH, Ulster, NY

Built 1934 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,823

BEDFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

4 MILES SE OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,354

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

1.0 MI E OF HILLVIEW RES., Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t

PIERCE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

3.0 MI WEST OF CONKLIN, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 322

CR 148

Fair

Over: DUDLEY CREEK

HAMLET OF MANNINGVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 327

HOGSBACK ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

1.5 MI NORTH OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 244

ANDES-DELANCE RD

Fair

Over: BIGGER HOLLOW BRK

1.5 MILES EAST OF ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 475

PINE LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

0.2 MI N OF DAVENPORT CEN, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 312

ELK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

4.3 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 223

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

4 MI N OF FLY CREEK, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 151

BEAVER BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.5 MI W OF YULAN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1942 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 392

WESTCHESTER AVE E

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

3.0 MI W OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,976

CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY To SATTERY CRE

3.3 MI S OF WASHINGTONVIL, Orange, NY

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,752

CRITTENDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: Red Creek Trib.

.4 MI W OF CSX TRANSPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,197

DEPARTURE VIADUCT

Fair

Over: ARRIVAL ROADWAY

1 MI W JCT I390 & SH 204, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,168

RTE 103

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL - LOCK 9 MOH

JCT RTE 103 & ERIE CANAL, Schenectady, NY

Built 1914 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,741

HERRICK FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

2 MILES WEST OF CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

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