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 I90

Fair

Over: MUMFORD RD

5.4 MI E OF EXIT 47 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28,375

MIDDLE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.3 MI E OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,961

MOTT RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.2 MI W 90IX EX. 42 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 484

N MILLGROVE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.8 MI W JCT I90<ERIE CL, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,236

RTE I90

Fair

Over: S CAYUGA RD

6.4 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44,352

RTE 952Q

Fair

Over: 90 IX RTE I90

1.2 MI N JCT I90 & SH 130, Erie, NY

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31,486

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

.7 MI S JCT I90 & SH 354, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 131,277

STURGEON POINT RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

1.1 MI NE EXIT 57A OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 752

RTE I190

Fair

Over: AUSTIN ST

2.0 MI.NW JCT.I190 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 73,434

CR 23

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

10 MI W EXIT 31 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,486

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: Route 912M

2 MI S CASTLETON VILLAGE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 454

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION VLOMA

1.2 MI NW INT 22 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 23,062

DUNNSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

DUNNSVILLE RD. CO. RD. 9R, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,672

CENTRE AVE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.8 MI N JCT RTS I95&1, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,951

WEST STREET

Fair

Over: 95 IX RTE I95

1-1 MI SW JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,094

PLAYLAND PARKWAY

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

.8 MI E JCT I95 & SH 127, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,801

SHAKER MUSEUM RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.8 MI S OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 182

RED ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.2 MI S OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 247

W 38TH STREET

Fair

Over: DYER AVENUE

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,636

BUS RAMP E96

Fair

Over: BUS PARKING LOT BUS RAM

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

WADSWORTH AVE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.10MI E OF 95I & US 9, New York, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,726

HOV OVERPASS

Fair

Over: JFK EXPRESSWAY JFK EXPR

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

Ramp L-NS

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD B RAMP EB-L

0.2 MI W RTE 300/I84, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,720

BLDG 59 DEPT RAMP

Fair

Over: Terminal 7 Recirculation

JFK BLDG 59 DEPART APPR, Queens, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 513

Central Crossway

Fair

Over: Tidal Creek

Howland Hook Terminal, Richmond, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t

BATTLEFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ RIVER LINE

.8 MILE N OF STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t

PATTON RD

Fair

Over: POPOLOPEN LAKE OUTLET

CAMP BUCKNER, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE 25

RTE 495+RTE 25 EB, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 153,822

I690

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

I690 RAMP OVER ONONDAGA C, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,488

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RAMP B

0.3MI E JCT47+104 EB LANE, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 32,997

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE I495 FLUSHING RIVER

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 15,768

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 36

INT OF RTS 36 + I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 6,150

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

.3 MI S JCT I95 & I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,654

EAST RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

SW CORNER CITY ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,434

CRAWFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

1.5 MI.S.OF NEW KINGSTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1988 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 7

BELMONT PARK RAMP

Fair

Over: 907A907AX5M21097 RTE 90

2.8 MI S GCP & CRS ISL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 41.1 t

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: SHAKER STREAM

5.6 MI S JCT RTS 20+66, Columbia, NY

Built 1932 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 766

MOXHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

2.5 MI WEST OF JEFFERSON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 177

SHODDY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

0.6 MI W CR18, Orange, NY

Built 1982 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 837

COLLABAR ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

1.3 MI SE THOMPSON RIDGE, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 1,363

RTE I684

Fair

Over: RTE 987D

JCT I684 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 28,096

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: TRIB. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

IN SMITHBORO ON S.H.17C, Tioga, NY

Built 1932 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,280

COURT STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER OLD SUBWA

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1893 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,936

HUBSHOP ROAD

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

3.6 MI NE OF CHESTER, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 134

FARMINGDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: TOMAHAWK LAKE

2.0 MI SW BLOOMING GROVE, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 433

RYERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 293

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 3

I-87 SB OVER NYS RTE 3, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,764

RTE 4

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.25 MI N JCT RTS 4 & 149, Washington, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,474

RTE 6

Fair

Over: FORREST RD LAKE OUTLET

1.6 MI E OF EXIT 131-SH17, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 65,508

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 369

JCT RTS 7 + 369, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,721

Showing 5,701-5,750 of 17,642 bridges

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