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 95

Fair

Over: Ramp 178 HHP & RVRSD DR

I95 OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 112,098

HR7 WB FROM 907V

Fair

Over: HR2 HR2 & 4 PEDESTRIAN

500 FT S OF GEO WASHTN BR, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t

AJO OVERPASS

Fair

Over: Local Road JFK Expwy (J

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,743

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

MAIN ST CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,817

RTE 27

Fair

Over: MERRICK ROAD

3.9 MI E NYC LINE- SH 27, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.2 t

RTE I690

Fair

Over: CR-80

0.6 mi E I90 & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 48,152

HRP SB RAMP

Fair

Over: W.MAMARONECK RIVR

MAMARONECKAVE RAMPS TOHRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,844

RTE 99

Fair

Over: Morgan Creek Rd Morgan

2.3 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,269

RTE 28

Fair

Over: Aldous Brook

28 28 22091487_ALDUOS BR, Hamilton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,309

E SENECA STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

IN OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1939 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,536

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: DEMAREST KILL

IN CLARKSTOWN, Rockland, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,153

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: 984E 984E87011005

0.8 MI W JCT RTS CCP+I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 8,708

WHEATLAND CENTER R

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

7.9 MI E OF EXIT 47 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 482

RTE 363

Fair

Over: RTE 363

.4 MI E JCT SH 363 & SH 4, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 18,568

RTE 135

Fair

Over: BOUNDARY AVENUE

1.3 MI N JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 76,638

RTE 36

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021118 RTE I3

JCT OF RTS 36 & I-390, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,663

28TH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TWENTYEIGHTH CRK

1.6 MI SW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1985 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 139

MILLSBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 562

POWDER MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1977 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,868

PANCAKE HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

4 MI E OF NEW PALTZ, Ulster, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,697

JOHNSTON HILL RD

Fair

Over: VOORHEES BROOK

1.2 MI S OF LEW BEACH, Sullivan, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 376

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BELL CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 8,028

RTE 2

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

IN PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 986

RTE 3

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

9.3 MI SE JCT RTE 3 & 58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,288

RTE 3

Fair

Over: LIT WOLF PD OUTLT

3 MI SE JCT RTE 3 & CL, Franklin, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,387

RTE 4

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

JCT RTES 4 & 32, Saratoga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,664

RTE 5

Fair

Over: MILL STREET LIMESTONE C

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,648

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101177 RTE 17

1.3 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH94, Orange, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,571

RTE 6

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RIVER

2.8 MI E JCT RTE 6+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,931

RTE 7

Fair

Over: CONKLIN CREEK

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 7A + 7, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,220

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BELDEN BROOK

0.7 MI W JCT RTS 7 & 79, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,108

RTE 7

Fair

Over: W HILL ROAD CREEK

1 MI W OF EAST WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,192

RTE 7

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.7 MI N W I-88 EXIT 23, Schoharie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,252

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FOX STREET

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 9+376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 37,651

RTE 9

Fair

Over: ABANDONED CSX RAILROAD

1.2 MI N JCT US9/ SH44&55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28,951

RTE 9

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

2 MI OF SO PLATTSBURG, Clinton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,099

RTE I287

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

JCT RTS 9A+I287, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 96,758

RTE 117

Fair

Over: RTE 9A RTE 987G

JCT RTS 117+9A+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,186

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: CSX-ABANDONED TRACK

.1 MI S JCT US 9 & SH 9G, Dutchess, NY

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,458

RTE 9J

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

6.9 MI N JCT RTS 9 & 9J, Columbia, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 689

RTE 10

Fair

Over: BRN BRIMSTONE CRK

JCT OF SH 10 & CO RD 94, Montgomery, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 913

RTE 10

Fair

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 163 & 10, Montgomery, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 913

RTE 11

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 193, Jefferson, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,917

RTE 11C

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

1.4 MI NE JCT US11C & SH4, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,185

RTE 11

Fair

Over: GRAVES BROOK

5.7 MI NE JCT US 11 & SH1, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,157

RTE 417

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,033

RTE 352

Fair

Over: Trolley Lane

0.3 MI E OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,244

FAIRVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: 81I 81I91012010 RTE I81

.6 MI E EXIT 3 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 575

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

JCT SH17 & WALLKILL RIVER, Orange, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57,085

RTE 941L

Fair

Over: IROND. BAY OUTLET

0.3 M E of SeaBreeze Dr., Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,428

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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