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 I690

Fair

Over: RTE 11 JAMES STREET

I-690 WB OVER STATE+JAMES, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,448

RTE 365

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

04MI N JCT RTS 365+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,545

BALLARD ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011198 RTE I84

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,538

RTE 747

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011329 RTE I84

4.2 MI E JCT RTS I84+208, Orange, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,920

RTE I84

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.4 MI E I84 EXIT 19, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 23,829

CHESTNUT RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011124 RTE I6

3.9 MI N EXIT 3 OF I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 589

RTE 28

Fair

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 28 & 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,350

CR 12

Fair

Over: 87I 87I12111425 RTE I87

2mi W of RT9 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,687

RTE I495

Fair

Over: UTOPIA PARKWAY

2.4 MI SE JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 147,370

OCEANIA ST

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.2 MI NE JCT I295 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,659

SPRINGFIELD BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.9 MI NE I78+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,635

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LITTLE NECK PKWY

1.3 MI NE 495+CRS ISL PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 225,381

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 104 COUNTY

21.3 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,379

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 104 COUNTY

21.3 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,379

RTE 906B

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVENUE

1.2 MI E JCT NSP & I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,511

RTE 106

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,273

RTE 109

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS 109+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36,412

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: SEAMANS ISLAND CK

4.1 MI S JCT RTS SSP &WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,230

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: Ocean Parkway Coastal Gr

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,443

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR PAR

3 MILES SE OF LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,517

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR PAR

3 MILES SE OF LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,010

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Fair

Over: Broad Street Norfolk So

0.6 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,411

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 17 + GENESEE R, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,907

CHILD STREET

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022018 RTE I4

2.2 MI E JCT I490 & ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,983

RTE 390

Fair

Over: WEILAND ROAD

0.8MI S JCT 390SB+104, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42,982

RTE 219

Fair

Over: 179 179 53011037 RTE 17

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,053

RTE 219

Fair

Over: 179 179 53011037 RTE 17

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,053

RTE 33A

Fair

Over: RTE I490

JCT RTE 33A + I490, Genesee, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 930

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN

HOMER INTERCHANGE & NYS&W, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,063

SEELEY STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

1.3 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,963

EAST TREMONT AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

1 MI SE I78+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,294

EAST TREMONT AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

.31 MI SW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,294

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ST ANNS AVENUE

3.1 MILES S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 99,705

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CHUCTANUNDA CREEK

0.3 MI NE JCT RT30&MOHK R, Montgomery, NY

Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,865

RTE I88

Fair

Over: SMITH ROAD SCHOHARIE CR

5.3 M E JCT I88 & RTE 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,823

RTE 992

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,064

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021269 RTE I3

JCT. RTS 390I & 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,144

RTE I88

Fair

Over: PANGBURN ROAD

1.4 MI SW JCT I88 & I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,408

CONNETQUOT AVE

Fair

Over: 2727 07051144 Sunrise H

.4 MI E JCT SH 27 & HSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,712

Olcott Rd.

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051013 RTE I86

0.5M N-BIG FLATS OVER STE, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,464

RTE 910F

Fair

Over: FR I87 S TO I90 E

JCT I87 OVER I90, Albany, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,865

RTE 910F

Fair

Over: FR I87 SB TO I90 EB

JCT I87 OVER I90, Albany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,865

RTE 62

Fair

Over: ELKINS BROOK

0.7MI S RTS STE & 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,710

EB RAMP FROM STE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.3 MI N JCT SR415 & NSRR, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,945

LEFFERTS BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RAMP TO EB 907

1.1 MI W I678 & SH 27, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,860

RTE 6

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101259 RTE 17

.6 MI W JCT RTS 6 & 87, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,815

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 940T940T43011023 RTE 94

JCT ROCH INNER L+SCLINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,268

3 3 34012012

Fair

Over: Riverside Ave

JCT OF RTE 3, Oswego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,433

RTE 27

Fair

Over: SANTAPOGUE CREEK

1.1 MILE WEST OF NY109, Suffolk, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,335

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 446

.4 MI E JCT I86 & CO LINE, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,949

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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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