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 9

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

3.8 MI N DUT & COL CO LN, Columbia, NY

Built 1926 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,723

RTE 9

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.2 MI N OF EXIT 13 OF I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 1928 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,047

RTE 9

Fair

Over: N BR BOUQUET RIV

RT 9 5.5 MI N OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 899

RTE 11

Fair

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

5.1 MI NE JCT US11 & SH56, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,009

RTE 12

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT RTE 12 + CHENANGO R, Chenango, NY

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,144

RTE 415

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CR

N END OF WALLACE RTE 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,150

RTE 417

Fair

Over: KNIGHTS CREEK

2.2 MI NE ALLENTOWN, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,677

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CR 28 OCCANUM CREEK

1.3MI W JCT RTS 17 & 79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,291

RAMP 52 96067E01

Fair

Over: MID MONGAUP RIVER

01 MI N JCT RTS 17 + 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,177

RTE 18

Fair

Over: SCHWIND CREEK

1.9MI W JCT RTS 18 & 19, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,989

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RTE 18F

JCT RT 18F & NIAGARA PKWY, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RTE 18F

JCT RT 18F & NIAGARA PKWY, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

RTE 22

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.6 MI N DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,700

RTE 342

Fair

Over: CSXT/DEPT-DEFENSE

.2 MI E JCT US 11 & SH342, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,449

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,706

RTE 199

Fair

Over: RTE 32

JCT RTS 199 & 32, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 21,326

DODGE STREET

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011027 RTE 33

1.7 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,191

EGGERT ROAD

Fair

Over: 33 33 53012000 RTE 33

5.4 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,188

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

1.9 MI N JCT RTS 38 + 31, Cayuga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,481

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 41

.1 MI NW OF EXIT 10 - I81, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,861

RTE 43

Fair

Over: WYNANTSKILL

0.6 MI E JCT RTS 43 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,582

RTE 44

Fair

Over: SOUTH BROOK

1.3 MI E JCT RTE 44+TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,493

RTE 52

Fair

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

JCT SH 52 + SH 52A, Sullivan, NY

Built 1951 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,661

RTE 60

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.8 MI NW JCT RTS 20 & 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,593

RTE 81

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT RT 81 & 145, Albany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 508

RTE I81

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA& W

4.3 MI N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,527

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041289 RTE I81

2 MILES S OF JEFF CO LINE, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,099

RTE 193

Fair

Over: RTE I81

JCT RTS 193 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 835

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

2.7 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,065

RTE 971

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.2 MI SE EXIT 43 OF I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 923

RTE I84

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 35U

EXIT 2 OF I84, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,281

RTE I87

Fair

Over: WEST MILL BROOK

I87 4.3 MI S EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,870

HYDE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I87

4.7 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 164

RTE 94

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

3.5 MI E JCT RTS 94 & 17M, Orange, NY

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,215

RTE 104

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH 18 MILE CREE

0.9 MI W JCT RTS 104 & 78, Niagara, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,759

RTE I190

Fair

Over: PACKARD RD CR82

0.2 MI S JCT RT 190I& 182, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,741

RTE 206

Fair

Over: TICKNOR BROOK

4.4 MI E JCT SH 206 & SH, Broome, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,621

RTE 386

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

6.5 MI W OF EXIT 46-90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,149

COUNTY PARK RD

Fair

Over: RTE 277

3.5 MI N JCT RTS 219 +277, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 125

WM.L.BUTCHER BR.

Fair

Over: 287IX RTE I287 MAMARON

1.6MI W JCT RTS I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t

BRYANT AVENUE

Fair

Over: 287IX RTE I287 Ramp fr

1 MI W JCT I287 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t

RTE 303

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT RTE 303+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,253

RTE 305

Fair

Over: OIL CREEK

.6 MILE NORTH OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,976

RTE 400

Fair

Over: POUND ROAD

0.9 MI E JCT RTS 400 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,986

SHERIDAN ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I490

1.2MINE JCT RTSI490WB+33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 145

SUNNYSIDE BLVD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021144 RTE I4

.4 MI SE JCT NSP & I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,832

LINCOLN BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031132 RTE I4

.7 MI W JCT SH 454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,909

RAMP FM 69 TO 5A

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

02MI W JCT RTS 69+5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,543

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 52

2.1 MILES E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 19,824

RTE I84

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.4 MI E I84 EXIT 19, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30,039

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