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 19

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

SH 19 - S END OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,706

RTE 19

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

SH 19 - .5 MI N OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,795

RTE 19

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 19 + 19A, Allegany, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,620

RTE 19

Fair

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

1.9 MI N JCT.RTE 19 + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,222

RTE 20

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

.2 MI W JCT US 20 & SH158, Albany, NY

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,802

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

.2 MI SW JCT US20A &US219, Erie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,716

RTE 22

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

4.9 MI N JCT RTS 22+295, Columbia, NY

Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,568

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

6.9 MI NW JCT RTS 23 & 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,409

RTE 23

Fair

Over: BROOKS LANE

0.7 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,726

RTE 26

Fair

Over: TRIB CHOCONUT CRK

6.3 MI S JCT SH26 & SH434, Broome, NY

Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,440

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SO CHUCTANUNDA CK

2.5 MI SE JCT RTS 30 &161, Montgomery, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,415

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,525

RTE 33

Fair

Over: W L GAITER AVENUE

1.2 MI E JCT RTS 33 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44,613

RTE 33

Fair

Over: BOWEN CREEK

4.6 MI W JCT SH33 & SH98, Genesee, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,327

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 33 33 43031117 RTE 33

JCT RTS I490SB+33 GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25,670

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 33 33 43031117 RTE 33

JCT RTS I490NB+33 GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,820

RTE 41

Fair

Over: FACTORY CREEK

0.8 MI NW JCT RTS 41 +281, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,382

RTE 443

Fair

Over: OLD BRICK ROAD MILL ROA

1.75 MI NE of Delmar, Albany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,220

RTE 44

Fair

Over: BOWERS CREEK

5.9 MI E JCT RTS 44+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,695

TRYON PARK

Fair

Over: 590 590 43012006 RTE 59

0.6MI N JCT ROL+RTE286, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 109

RTE 52

Fair

Over: TIN BROOK

2.6 MI E JCT RTS 52+208, Orange, NY

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,366

RTE 60

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.2MI S JCT RTS 60 & 83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,553

RTE 62

Fair

Over: THATCHER BROOK

0.3 MI S JCT CATT CR + 62, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,775

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 36 36 64021046 RTE 36

JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,671

RTE 63

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

3.0 MI S JCT RTS 63 + 31A, Orleans, NY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,288

CR 22

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041290 RTE I81

1.8 MI S OF JEFF CO LINE, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,545

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 823

JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 34,476

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 823

JCT I87 & RND LAKE ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 33,902

RTE 149

Fair

Over: RTE I87

2.4 MI N JCT I87 & 254, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,000

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 10 BOUQUET

RT I87 2.8 MI N EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,238

RTE 145

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 81 & 145, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,445

RTE 165

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.8 MI NW JCT RT 165 + 10, Schoharie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 598

RTE 168

Fair

Over: FULMER CREEK

2.9M SE JCT RTS 28&168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,249

RTE 171

Fair

Over: MOYER CREEK

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

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 166

190I SB to 198 EB

Fair

Over: 190I X SCAJAQUADA CREEK

JCT.RTS.198 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,233

RTE 198

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT RT 198 + I90, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31,163

RTE 31

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.4 MI E I90 EXIT 33 RAMP, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,774

RTE 244

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 244 & GENESEE RIV, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,403

BOWMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 287IX RTE I287

1.2 MI E JCT I287 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,574

EAST PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: 290 290 53011009 RTE 29

0.8 MI W RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,065

RTE 295

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY to STONY KILL

1 MI E JCT SH 295 & I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,541

RTE 303

Fair

Over: WASHINGTN ST-CR 8

1 MI S JCT SH 303 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,606

RTE 305

Fair

Over: COURTNEY HLLW CRK

.1 MILE N JCT SR305 & CR5, Allegany, NY

Built 1938 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,581

RTE 414

Fair

Over: HECTOR FALLS CREEK

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 79 & 414, Schuyler, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,280

RTE 415

Fair

Over: ERWIN HOLLOW CRK

0.4 MI NW OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,694

RTE 427

Fair

Over: SEELEY CREEK

.9 MI SE JCT SR379 &SR427, Chemung, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,472

RAMP D TO 531 WB

Fair

Over: RTE I490

0.6MI N JCT I490+33 RAMP, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,396

RTE I495

Fair

Over: TERRY ROAD

2 MI E JCT RTS 454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 73,766

RAMP N

Fair

Over: STATE FAIR PARKNG

.2 MI NW JCT I690 & SH297, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RTE 940T

Fair

Over: STATE STREET

JCT OF I.L.& STATE ST., Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 34,797

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