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

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: TIN BROOK

AT WALDEN, Orange, NY

Built 1945 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 566

RTE 984

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

3.2 M N JCTS ODELL & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,187

Bleck Road

Fair

Over: Babcock Hollow Creek

9.0 MI S CITY CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44

SMITH STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF MORAVIA, Cayuga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 211

STONINGTON HILL RO

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 85A &156, Albany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,641

COUNTY ROAD 160

Fair

Over: SHAKER CREEK

1 MI N OF ALBANY AIRPORT, Albany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,105

Gerard Drive

Fair

Over: Gardiners Bay

Town of East Hampton, Suffolk, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 687

Mountain Road

Fair

Over: Oak Orchard Creek

1 MI S of MIDDLEPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 490

FREDRICK STREET

Fair

Over: STEELE CREEK

In Ilion, Herkimer, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,328

FREEDOM PLACE SOUT

Fair

Over: AMTRAK RR

FREEDOM PL S AT 63RD ST, New York, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t

STONE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO 18 MILE CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF WARRENS CRNR, Niagara, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,485

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.25 MI E OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120

FREELAND STREET

Fair

Over: EX-ERIE RAILROAD

IN MONROE, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,574

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

4.1 MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 492

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: N BR BAKER CREEK

2.6 MI NORTH OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 789

BALD HILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

2 MI SW HAMLET OF ACRA, Greene, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 234

Scribner Hollow Ro

Fair

Over: EAST KILL

1.5 MI E EAST JEWETT, Greene, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28

DODGE RD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT US 20 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 563

MATTISON RD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.5 MI NW OF ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 97

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH LITTLE SALMON R

3.2 MILES NE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 543

HARVEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB ENFIELD CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF ENFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 373

ROCK HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: TANNER CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF KENTS CORNER, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31

TROUT BROOK RD

Fair

Over: BASHBISH BROOK

1.7 MI SE OF WEST COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 95

OSWEGO STREET

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

.1 MI NE SH3, Oswego, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 808

SWITZKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

1.3 MI E OF WEST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 496

COUNTY ROAD 351

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

HAMLET OF MEDUSA, Albany, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 339

WHALLONS BAY RD

Fair

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

IN WHALLONSBURG, Essex, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 221

GREENOUGH ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

5 MILES N OF NORTH HUDSON, Essex, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13

GOUCHIE ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

3MI EAST OLMSTEDVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18

CR 30

Fair

Over: MINERVA STREAM

.5 MI N OF OLMSTEDVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 979

DONNELLY ROAD

Fair

Over: MINERVA STREAM

.5MI E OLMSTEADVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 89

County Road 67

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

HAMLET OF SOUTH CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,087

COUNTY RD 111

Fair

Over: SUNKAUISSIA CK

0.5MI N OF PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1947 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 541

CR 59 MIDDLE LINE

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

1.5 MI SW JCT NYS 50 & 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,315

DEVILS LANE

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

1.5 MI SW JCT SH50 & SH67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 159

CR 13

Fair

Over: HANS CREEK

6 MI S OF EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 985

OLD ROUTE 30

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CK TRIB

0.4 MI SOUTH OF ESPERANCE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 344

PEACEFUL VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: CHATIEMAC BROOK

1 MI N SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 996

BENSON ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR W STONY CK

2.3 MI W BENSON, Hamilton, NY

Built 1944 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 162

GILMANTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELBOW CREEK

0.2 MI N OF S H 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 242

JOHNNYCAKE RD

Fair

Over: CORNISH CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF PAINES HLLOW, Herkimer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 183

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

1.5 MI W OF FT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 177

MAC PHAIL ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

1.4 MI W OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 90

CRANES HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: EVAS KILL

.7 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 269

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

3 MI NE HAMILTON COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,885

BARDWELL MILLS RD

Fair

Over: BAKER BROOK

0.1m NE of BROWN TRACT RD, Oneida, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 507

CR15

Fair

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

1 MI SW HINKLEY RESERVOIR, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 240

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

4.5 MI ESE OF GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,339

COUNTY ROAD 10B

Fair

Over: OWASCO LAKE OUTLET

4 MILES NE OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,445

CARDNER ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF DELPHI FALLS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 79

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