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

CR 5 FYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF KIRKVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,119

JORDAN-PERU ROAD

Fair

Over: CARPENTER BROOK

2.7 MI E OF JORDAN, Onondaga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 880

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,457

CR47 N OSCEOLA RD

Fair

Over: N BR SALMON RIVER

AT REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 242

LARKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

7 MILES NORTH OF WALCOTT, Wayne, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

KNOWLESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.9 MI NE WHEATVILLE, Genesee, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 751

TRIPHAMMER ROAD

Fair

Over: CONESUS OUTLET

2 MI NW OF LAKEVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 972

DUDLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

3.1 MILES NE OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

PIONEER ROAD

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

1 MI EAST OF SONYEA, Livingston, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28

CLARKSON PARMA TL

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

3.1 MILES SW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,508

BAIRD ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF FAIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,932

REDMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BURRELL CREEK

.5 MILE SOUTH OF HALL, Ontario, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80

REED ROAD

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK OUTLET

IN RICHMOND MILLS, Ontario, NY

Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 425

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MILES SOUTH OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 551

TOWN LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

3.4 MI SE OF MANCHESTER, Ontario, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 767

PREMPTION ROAD

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

1.5 MI W OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,443

WEST LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MENTETH GULLY

2.1 MILE SE OF CHESHIRE, Ontario, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 849

URF ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.2 MI S OF COWLESVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 183

ALMETER ROAD

Fair

Over: E FK TONAWANDA CK

2.0 MI NE OF NORTH JAVA, Wyoming, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 107

WEST COURT STREET

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF WARSAW, Wyoming, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,607

FLAT IRON ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 133

FLAT IRON ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 133

IVORY ROAD

Fair

Over: CASS RUN

0.6 MI SE OF IVORY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 484

COUNTY ROAD 82

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

1.3 MI E OF DUNKIRK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 826

LAPP ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF BEEMAN CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 593

BURDICK ROAD

Fair

Over: BR TONAWANDA CRK

4.7 MILES NW OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 116

GEORGE URBAN BLVD

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT I90 & SH 33, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,188

ABBOTT ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,709

RYTHER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

2.25 MILES SW OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 85

CENTERLINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3.4 MI SE OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 369

LOCKPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

2.5 MI NE OF NIAGARA FLLS, Niagara, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,969

MAPLETON ROAD

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

2.5 MI EAST OF SHAWNEE, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,180

QUAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.5 MI W OF JOHNSON CREEK, Niagara, NY

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 364

COUNTY ROAD 49

Fair

Over: CANEADEA CREEK

1.0 MI E OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 588

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

IN WEST ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 230

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.1 m S of intersection C, Chemung, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,447

CR02 LOWMAN RD

Fair

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

3.0 MI N OF LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 1938 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 463

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

1.2 MI W OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 516

CR16

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.0 MI N OF BREESPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 711

MCDOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

6.5 MILES N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16

WHEATON ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB NEWTOWN CRK

.2 MI SOUTH OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: TRIB MEADS CREEK

1.0 MI N OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 454

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: KNIGHT CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,558

CR 16

Fair

Over: TELEGRAPH CREEK

4.7 MI E OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 632

COUNTY ROAD 78

Fair

Over: WAGENER GLEN CK

0.3 MI N OF PULTENEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 635

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: STEPHENS CREEK

1.9 MI E OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,191

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: TAYLOR HOLLOW CRK

2.8 MI E OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,191

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: POTTER SWAMP CRK

3.8 MILES E OF RUSHVILLE, Yates, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 617

CAMPSITE ROAD

Fair

Over: DAVIS LAKE OUTLET

2.6 MI W SCHUYLER FALLS, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 263

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK BROOK

1.3 MI N BLACK BROOK, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 304

Showing 5,601-5,650 of 17,642 bridges

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