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 10

Fair

Over: LAKE BROOK

4.7 MI SW JCT RTS 10 + 23, Delaware, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,455

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

JCT US 11 & SH 12, Broome, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 23,757

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 13

JCT OF RTS 13 + I-81 NB, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,265

RTE 14

Fair

Over: ROCK STREAM

7.4 MI N OF WATKINS GLEN, Yates, NY

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,763

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,684

RTE 415

Fair

Over: RYAN HOLLOW CREEK

1.0 MI S OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,150

RTE 417

Fair

Over: DYKE CREEK

1 MI NE SR 19 + SR 417, Allegany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,770

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CR 28

3.0 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,311

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CR 28 OCCANUM CREEK

1.3MI W JCT RTS 17 & 79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,795

RTE 17

Fair

Over: LAUREL BANK AVE W BR DE

JCT SH17 & W B DELAWARE R, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,620

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CENTRAL NY RR

.3 MI NW JCT SH 17 & SH 1, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,620

RTE 20

Fair

Over: LIT TONAWANDA CRK

4 MI E JCT US 20 & SH 98, Genesee, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,146

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CALLAHAN BROOK

41MI W JCT RTS 46+20, Madison, NY

Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,963

RTE 20

Fair

Over: 85 85 11012010 RTE 85

1.2 miles South of I90 &, Albany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,710

RTE 28

Fair

Over: SHANDAKEN TUNNEL OUTLET

3.5 MI W JCT RTS 28+214, Ulster, NY

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,273

RTE 28

Fair

Over: LITT DELAWARE RVR

6.7 MI SE JCT SH28 & SH10, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,789

RTE 28

Fair

Over: LIDELL CREEK

6.6 MI NW OF COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,645

RTE 28

Fair

Over: LOON BROOK

3.7 MI W JCT RTS 28 & 28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,166

RTE 32

Fair

Over: MOODNA CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 32+94, Orange, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17,173

RTE 33

Fair

Over: 33 33 53012005 RTE 33

1.2 MI W JCT RT 33 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 547

RTE 36

Fair

Over: TROUPS CREEK

1.3 MI N OF PENN SL RTE36, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 861

RTE 38

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

1.6 MI N OF NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,479

RTE 41

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT RTE 41+SUSQUEHANNA R, Chenango, NY

Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,823

RTE 41

Fair

Over: BIRDSALL CREEK

5.3 MI SE JCT RT 41 + 220, Chenango, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,331

RTE 49

Fair

Over: LITTLE BAY CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 49& I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,528

RTE 55

Fair

Over: DEUEL HOLLOW BRK

2.9 MI E JCT SH 22 & SH55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,566

RTE I81

Fair

Over: 990G990G91011008 RTE 99

EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,451

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 221

JCT OF RTS 221 + I-81 NB, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,436

RTE 86

Fair

Over: W BR AUSABLE RIVER

1.2 MI NE WHITEFACE SKI, Essex, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,996

RTE I87

Fair

Over: WEST MILL BROOK

I87 4.3 MI S EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,019

RTE 102

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,509

RTE 110

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 07031014 RTE

JCT I495 & SH 110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 21,600

RTE 110

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031014 RTE I4

JCT I495 & SH 110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 21,600

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 111 111 07011056 RTE 11

1.6 MI W JCT RTS 454+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 88,650

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 111 111 07011056 RTE 11

1.6 MI W JCT RTS 454+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80,995

CR 53 BANGOR RD

Fair

Over: E B LIT SALMON RV

.2 MI N JCT SH 11B & CR53, Franklin, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 724

RTE 155

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RT 85A & 155, Albany, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,888

RTE 171

Fair

Over: MOYER CREEK

4.8 MI SW JCT RT 5S & 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 166

RTE 171

Fair

Over: MOYER CREEK

.3 MI W JCT SH 5S & SH 17, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 166

RTE 203

Fair

Over: VALATIE KILL

0.5MI.S JCT.RTS203+I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,521

RTE 209

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/RIVER LINE

1 MI E JCT U.S.209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,751

RTE 209

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ RIVER LINE

1 MI E JCT U.S.209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,751

RTE 223

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

IN BREESPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,085

RTE 223

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

0.5 MI E OF SWARTWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,208

RTE 252A

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

.3 MI NE JCT SH252A/SH383, Monroe, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,626

RTE 296

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 23 & 296, Greene, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,944

RTE 345

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUCKER BRK

1.6 MI SE JCT SH345 &SH37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,233

BAGATELLE RD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031039 RTE I4

1.7 MI W JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,924

RIDGEWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: 940K940K43011029 RTE 94

0.7MI S JCT MT READ + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,009

RTE 268

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

1.7 MI N RTE 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 455

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