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

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER S.ST., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1929 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 1,410

BEERS BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEERS BROOK

0.5 MI E OF NYS RT 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 211

77ST ENT WESTDR

Fair

Over: PED PATH OPP 77ST

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 299

FOREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: CLOVE LK PK STRM

IN CLOVE LAKES PARK, Richmond, NY

Built 1906 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 13,041

SHAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

AT NEW LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1962 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 334

COUNTY ROAD 71

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF MOONS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 791

WARNER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: S.BR.OULEOUT CRK

1.6 MI NE OF TREADWELL, Delaware, NY

Built 1980 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 103

CR 4

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.7 MI E INT RT 77 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 1,018

RTE 17

Fair

Over: BUSHVILLE ROAD

35 MI NW JCT RTS 17 & 17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 9,486

RTE 17

Fair

Over: BUSHVILLE ROAD

35 MI NW JCT RTS 17 & 17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 9,486

RTE 218

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND BROOK

1.1MIEJCTRTS218+9WHGL FLS, Orange, NY

Built 1913 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 3,536

RTE I88

Fair

Over: CRANE HILL RD

1.7 MI SW JCT I88 + SH 35, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 5,164

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

1.7 MI S VALLEY STR, Nassau, NY

Built 1951 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 18,895

ASHE ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM CREEK

4.6 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 1910 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 15

TWIN BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

.15 MI S INT RTS 383 & 36, Monroe, NY

Built 1890 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 208

NETTLE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BR CHAUTAUQUA CRK

1.4 MI SW OF SUMMERDALE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 170

COUNTY ROAD 103

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.5 MI NE OF BARRYTOWN, Dutchess, NY

Built 1958 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,472

PINE BROOK BLVD NB

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

W END SHELDRAKE LAKE, Westchester, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 9,181

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: SING SING CREEK

0.3 mi SW Highland Avenue, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 783

GENESEE ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR CLEAR CREEK

2.5 MILES S OF LANGFORD, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 704

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: RILEY BROOK

1.8MI E INGRAHAM, Clinton, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 305

INTERVALE WAY

Fair

Over: W BRANCH AUSABLE RIVER

1.2 MI SE OF LAKE PLACID, Essex, NY

Built 1893 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,095

LOWER EGYPT ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4 MI SE OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1948 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 496

BLDG 59 DEPT RAMP

Fair

Over: TAXICAB ROAD BLDG 59 AR

JFK BLDG 59 DEPART RAMP, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 513

RTE 6

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

JCT RTE 6+WALLKILL R, Orange, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 16,922

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BRIAR CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,971

NEW HYDE PARK RD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021018 RTE I4

I495 - 1.6 MI NE QNS C.LI, Nassau, NY

Built 2002 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 29,791

RTE 400

Fair

Over: RTE 16 NORFOLK SO/B&P R

1.7 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,762

FRNCIS LEWIS BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE I495 495I 495IX5M13

I495 AT EXIT 26, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11,407

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: BRUSH HOLLOW ROAD

.2 MILE EAST JCT NSP &WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 71,316

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SMITH RUN

2.0 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 12,559

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORTH OCCANUM CRE

3.3 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 10,621

FRANK LACY ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.3 MI N EXIT 34 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 173

BLEECKER STREET

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1914 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 583

LEWIS ROAD

Fair

Over: MOOSE CREEK

2 MI WEST OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 82

BACK RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: GORDON BROOK

1.0 MI NW OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 637

WEST FERRY STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK ROCK CANAL

2.5 MI S JCT RTS I190<198, Erie, NY

Built 1913 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 849

BALLINA ROAD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3 MI NW CAZENOVIA, Madison, NY

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 177

COUNTY ROAD 64

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

GEORGETOWN, Madison, NY

Built 1924 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 343

WAGNERS HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

2.7 MI NW OF STONE ARABIA, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 93

RITCHIE ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2 MILES NW OF MARCY, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 363

BURNT MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI E OF CHURCHVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 1932 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 153

SPARKS ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.3 MI NW OF FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 311

FROG VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CONEWANGO CRK

2.1 MI S OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 141

WALMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

2 MI NW OF ST JOHNSBURG, Niagara, NY

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,410

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MILES NW OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 781

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: MARTIN BROOK

2.5 MI N OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 602

ADEN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ADEN BROOK

2.1 MI NORTH OF BRADLEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1970 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 128

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: NYS Canal Trail ERIE BA

.3 MI N JCT I90 & C.R.65, Montgomery, NY

Built 1910 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 253

WALWORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.1 MI SW JCT RTE 21 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1911 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,630

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