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 I390

Fair

Over: B & H RR TWELVE MILE CR

.3 MILE NW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,092

RTE 282

Fair

Over: WAPPASENING CREEK

6.5 MI SE JCT RTS 17 +282, Tioga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,878

RTE 209

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

4.3 MI S JCT RTS 209+52, Ulster, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,788

RAMP RT9 NB TO 90I

Fair

Over: 90I 90I11013009 RAMP I9

RAMP RT 9 OFF TO I90 WB, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,669

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK PATROO

.4 mi N of Livingston Ave, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,184

DUNN RAMP TO BROAD

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN PATH MILL CR

JCT RTS 9 & 20 & HUDSON R, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,165

RTE I690

Fair

Over: RAMP TO CR 80

JCT OF I690 EB & SH 297, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39,270

RTE 695

Fair

Over: RTE 297 FINGER LAKES RR

JCT OF RTS 5 EB + 297, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25,589

RTE 104

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT RTS 104 & 21, Wayne, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,920

RAMP LB FR INN LP

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022038 RTE I4

SW SIDE S CLINTON&I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,564

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BEECH RIDGE ROAD

2.3 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,474

RTE 266

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

JCT S.H.266 & S.H.198, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,785

RTE 990

Fair

Over: Schoharie Creek

.3 M W of Town of Gilboa, Schoharie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 952

FACTORY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SUNKAUISSIA CRK

0.8MI.W.OF VIL.PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1910 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 110

SLEEZER ROAD

Fair

Over: HANS CREEK

4 MI NW JCT 147 & 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 52

SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR LIL SALMON R

4.0 MI SE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 73

FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: ALLEN CREEK

2 MI NW OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,714

HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BROCKPORT CREEK

1.1 MI W OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 703

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1 HALF MI S ONTARIO BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,518

FORD STREET

Fair

Over: BIKE PATH OLD RR

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1918 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,748

SIMMS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB MUD CREEK

2.6 MI. E OF RAPIDS, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 397

FREEMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.6 MI. S OF MIDDLEPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 174

BOTTSFORD HLLW RD

Fair

Over: TRIB RUSH CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF SHORT TRACK, Allegany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 79

EAST RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB GENESEE RIV

0.3 MI NE OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 37

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DODGE CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF OBI, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 354

SNOWBALL HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SNOWBALL HOLL CRK

4.0 MI NW OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 230

FASSETT LANE

Fair

Over: CROWNER BROOK

0.3 MI SE OF ROUTE 417, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,102

ROCHAMBEAU AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIB E VALLEY CREEK

0.4 MI W of Andover, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 367

WEST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

0.4 MI W OF SH 305 - CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1945 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 951

CLINTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

IN WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 69

Harts Lane

Fair

Over: Tin Brook

0.5 mi So Rt 52, Orange, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 164

LAKE STREET

Fair

Over: MILL POND

INT LAKE ST/MILL POND PKY, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t

BRYANT POND ROAD

Fair

Over: PEEKSKLL HOLLW CREEK

1.0MI SW OF TOMPKNSONR, Putnam, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,597

HOLIDAY&BRY BK RD

Fair

Over: BERRY BROOK

5.5 MILES NE OF ROSCOE, Delaware, NY

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57

HOG MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

0.6 MI E OF KELLY CORNERS, Delaware, NY

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 83

HOKE ROAD

Fair

Over: OAKS CREEK

0.7 MI N OF OAKSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 154

RIVER STREET

Fair

Over: OCQUIANIS CREEK

VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRI, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 199

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: ACCESS RD TO HHPS

6.4 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 76,703

SACKETT ST

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.4 MI NE I278+BATTERY, Kings, NY

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,422

41ST AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 278I 278IX5M33

.3 MI NW JCT I278 & SH25, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,468

BULOVA AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.6 MI NW I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1942 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,605

RICHMOND AVENUE

Fair

Over: RICHMOND CREEK

4.2MI E RT440 & RICH PWY, Richmond, NY

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 48,527

FLATBUSH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1916 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,825

WOODHAVEN BLVD

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC AVENUE

IN WOODHAVEN, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 48,592

RTE 27

Fair

Over: SOUTH CONDUIT AVE

AT NEW LOTS, Queens, NY

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 41,817

SHONGO VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SHONGO CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF CANEADEA, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 189

ALLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: KNIGHTS CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF ALLENTOWN, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39

PLUM BOTTOM ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM BOTTOM CREEK

3.2 MILES SE OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30

MOORE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTS CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF NICHOLS, Tioga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 163

POTTER HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

1.5 MI NW JCT SH149 &SH29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,003

Showing 5,501-5,550 of 17,642 bridges

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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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