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

CULVERT STREET

Fair

Over: OSWEGO CANAL

0.1MI SW OF STATE ST, Oswego, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,783

ORANGEPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL NORTH TOW PA

1 MILE WEST OF GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,638

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 106

JCT 87I & RTE 210, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 44,764

I-95 EXIT 10 RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE I95

0.1 MI. N. of H.R. PRKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t

NARROWSBURG NY DA

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

AT NARROWSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,565

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

0.3 MI E JCT RTS SMRP&TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 48,167

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: KISCO RIVER

3.5 MI W JCT SMRP & SH117, Westchester, NY

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 26,715

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: ROCK CITY ROAD

1.3 MI W OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,868

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

2.9 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,423

CHESTNUT ST

Fair

Over: RTE I90

3.0 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 986

BEAVER IS PARK RD

Fair

Over: SIDE CH NAIGARARV

1.2 MI S JCT W R RD<SPKWY, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

SAND HILL RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.7 MI W JCT I90<INT 33, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 65

RTE I87

Fair

Over: Mahwah River

0.1 MI W JCT RTS I87<202, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 81,424

RTE 95

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK AVE

1.6 MI SW JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 96,827

GALVIN AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONRAIL 30 ST BR

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,692

RTE 961J

Fair

Over: 390I390I64011019 RTE I3

1.2 MI SE OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 1,612

VICTORY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CARMANS RIVER

6.5 MI E JCT RTS 27 & 112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,133

RTE 79

Fair

Over: OCCANUM CREEK

.6 MI N JCT SH 79 & SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 1948 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,156

RTE 481

Fair

Over: CSXT-MONTREAL SEC

4 MI NW JCT SH 481 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13,862

RTE 960

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051206 RTE 86I

Reeds Crossing over Rt 17, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 412

RTE 117

Fair

Over: 9 9 87032097 RTE 9

JCT S H 117 & U S 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,746

RTE 117

Fair

Over: 9 9 87032097 RTE 9

JCT S H 117 & U S 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,746

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: BEDFORD PARK BLVD

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 22,870

WYE BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

2.5 MI E OF NORTH GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 356

CR 2 CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

1.5 MI W OF CROWN POINT, Essex, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 427

Port Jefferson Rd.

Fair

Over: East Moriches Road East

1 MI N OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13,066

RTE I390

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trailway ERI

ROCHESTER OUTER LOOP N.B., Monroe, NY

Built 1978 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36,088

RTE I390

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Traiway ERIE

ROCHESTER OUTER LOOP S.B., Monroe, NY

Built 1978 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 41,802

RTE 394

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 17 + I-90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,107

BERRY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

4.6 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 449

RTE 21

Fair

Over: EELPOT CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 21 & 53, Ontario, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,581

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 135 135 0301 1017 RTE 1

JCT RTS 27+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 48,015

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 6

1.6 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,883

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT I86 + GENESEE RIVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,747

BELMONT PARK RAMP

Fair

Over: 907A 907AX5M21106 RTE 9

1.8MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.5 t

DEANS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

2 MI E HAMLET OF DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,410

STERLING LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RINGWOOD RIVER

2.3 MI W OF SLOATSBURG, Orange, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,571

SMITH CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

IN CENTRAL VALLEY, Orange, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,120

SHERWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

1.0 MI S JCT RTS BRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1952 Load: 39.5 t

HUST ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR CALLICOON CK

1.1 MI S OF CALLICOON CTR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1947 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 152

CR 13

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.7 MI E RTE 98 < I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,401

RTE I90

Fair

Over: EXIT 30 RAMP

I-90 AT EXIT 30 RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 19,533

DYKE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.9 MI E I90 EXIT 31 RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,940

RTE 6

Fair

Over: TRB INDIGOT CREEK

IN S.CENTERVILLE ON US 6, Orange, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,323

RTE 17

Fair

Over: ORANGE-ROCKLAND LAKE

BETWEEN EX 129-130 - US6, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 58,009

RTE 6

Fair

Over: ORANGE-ROCKLAND LAKE

BETWEEN EX 129-130 - US6, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 58,009

RTE 7

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3.3 MI SW JCT RTS 7 + 23, Otsego, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,915

RTE 992

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

IN ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,948

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9

I87 EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,870

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9N

JCT RTES 9N & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,790

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