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

TRAVIS AVENUE

Fair

Over: MAIN CREEK

IN NEW SPRINGVILLE PARK, Richmond, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,566

MORMON HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: MORMON HOLLOW CRK

3.2 MILES NE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 74

PECK HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: PECK HOLLOW STRM

1.2 MI N OF RT.28 & PECK, Ulster, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 53

RTE 173

Fair

Over: FINGER LAKES RAILROAD

.1 MI SE JCT SH 173 & SH5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,202

COUNTY ROAD 65

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

1 MI N HENSONVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 933

CLAUDE STRAIGHT RD

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

2 MI N OF SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t

COUNTY ROAD 109

Fair

Over: HANS CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF NORTHAMPTON, Fulton, NY

Built 1947 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,044

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIB TONAWANDA CR

.4 MI E OF ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 848

GOOSENECK ROAD

Fair

Over: GOOSENECK CREEK

.2 MILE NE OF RICEVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 685

MEYERS CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

0.7 MI W OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 613

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: LIME LAKE OUTLET

IN DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,131

COUNTY ROAD 192

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.3 MI SE JCT SH263&EL CK, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,498

RANSOM ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

4.7 MI E JCT SH33 & EL CK, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,812

TAYLOR HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.7 MILES S OF LAWTONS, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,178

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: SPRING MILLS CRK

1.8 MI S OF WHITE&VILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 258

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: CHEQUAGA FALLS

0.2 miles S of intersecti, Schuyler, NY

Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 321

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.03 Miles East of Juncti, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 750

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1.1 MILES NE OF N HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,140

TALCOTT STREET

Fair

Over: OWEGO CREEK

1 MILE NW OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,818

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2MI NW CHAMPLAIN, Clinton, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 167

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: DEVELIN BROOK

1 MI S OF WEST BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 286

CO RD 69

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

2 MILES E OF TYLERVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 185

RTE 82

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

6 MI N JCT RTE 82 & 199, Columbia, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,240

FARMER MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVEN HILLS LAKE OUTLET

5.0 MI NW OF L CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,691

GRASSY POINT RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

0.5 MI SE OF STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,242

CHURCH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NEGRO HOLLOW CK

CHURCH HILL ROAD, Chenango, NY

Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 33

CR 6

Fair

Over: LITT DELAWARE RVR

3.4M E BOVINA CC, Delaware, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 377

WEAVER HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

AT INT WITH CR 6, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 95

WILLOWEMOC ROAD

Fair

Over: FIR BROOK

1 MILE EAST OF WILLOWEMOC, Sullivan, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 122

CR 82

Fair

Over: East Branch Ausable Rive

In Jay, Essex, NY

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 858

RTE 88

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trail ERIE C

JCT OF RTE 88 + BARGE C, Wayne, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,244

BUSH STREET

Fair

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

JCT BUSH ST & FEEDER CNL, Warren, NY

Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 472

BRAYTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: Bike path FEEDER CANAL

.2 MI W JCT SH 32 & SH254, Warren, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 44

GASPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

IN GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1913 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,227

EB COLL.DIST.907K

Fair

Over: 907GX Midland avenue 9

JCT OF RTS CCP & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t

RTE I90

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

2 MI E INTERCHANGE 34A, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,091

RTE I90

Fair

Over: AUBURN TRAIL

1.5 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 32,263

HAWLEY ST

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.8 MI SW OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 673

BERRY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

4.6 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 449

STURGEON POINT RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

1.1 MI NE EXIT 57A OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 752

RANDEL RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.7 MI W EXIT 33 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 777

BEAVER DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

.49 MI NW INT 22 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,483

RTE I90

Fair

Over: INTERCHANGE 26

I90 INT 26, Schenectady, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 27,525

PALMER ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.4 MI N JCT RTS I87+100, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t

RTE I87

Fair

Over: PASCACK ROAD PASCACK BR

0.9 MI E JCT RTS I87<45, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 121,756

ARDEN VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 RAMAPO RI

3.2 MI SW JCT US 6 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60

190IX SB Ramp To 9

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90 90IX EB R

.2 MI SW JCT I90 & SH 240, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,230

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BATAVIA BYRON RD

0.8 MI NE JCT RTE 33&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 36,262

GALVIN PLAZA

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1942 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 70,800

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Ramp 179 UNDER HHP & RV

I95 OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t

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