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

SUNSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: BOWERY CREEK

2 MI SW FREEHOLD, Greene, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 213

NICHOLS ROAD

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT SH11A & US20, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 93

PALLADINO RD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

3.2 MI S OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 243

ADAMS CROSSING ROA

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

0.7 MI E OF W LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1947 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 921

BEACH LANE

Fair

Over: QUANTUCK CANAL

BEACH LANE/QUANTUCK CANAL, Suffolk, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 610

CR 23

Fair

Over: CHUBB RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF LAKE PLACID, Essex, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,607

AMY HILL RD

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

7MI NW TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 335

HILLS HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

IN PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 163

CAMDEN VLLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CAMDEN VALLEY CREEK

3.5 MILES SE OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 159

BIG BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE ABANAKEE

1.6 MI SE HAMLT INDIAN LK, Hamilton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 489

CR 68

Fair

Over: FULMER CREEK

1.5 MI E OF PAINES HOLLOW, Herkimer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 107

SOUTH PAWLING ST

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

AT VILLAGE OF HAGAMAN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1949 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,787

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: EVAS KILL

1.9 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 157

INDIAN FIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON CREEK

2.2 MI SW GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 245

POPLAR RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SALMON CREEK

.5 MI W OF VENICE CENTER, Cayuga, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 521

BYRON ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1 MI EAST OF WEEDSPORT, Genesee, NY

Built 1939 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,371

PRENTICE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI NORTH OF STAFFORD, Genesee, NY

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 118

JEFFERSON STREET

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

Village of Warsaw, Wyoming, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 761

FIVE MILE RD

Fair

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

0.16 KM W OF ALLEGANY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,735

COUNTY ROAD 66

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.9 MI SW OF CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 343

FREEMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH SMOKES CREE

1 MILE SE OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,189

JENNINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.1 MILES EAST OF LAWTONS, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 760

COUNTY ROAD 5

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

0.30 Mi. N of Rte. 417, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 265

CR37 FAIRVIEW RD

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.5 MI. SW OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 674

JENKINS ROAD

Fair

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

4.3 MI SE OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 28

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 166

COUNTY ROAD 6

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

0.2 MI S OF MECKLENBURG, Schuyler, NY

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 323

LAMOKA LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: TOBEHANNA CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF TYRONE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 213

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

3.4 MI SW OF KANONA, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 157

County Road 33

Fair

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

1.23 MI S OF JCT COUNTY R, Tioga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,424

COUNTY ROAD 95

Fair

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

1 MI WEST OF WORTH, Jefferson, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 386

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.25 mi. from Mill St., Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 386

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.2 MILE S OF BUCKS BRIDGE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,010

JAMESON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF STANFORDVILE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 281

HAMBLETONIAN AVENU

Fair

Over: BLACK MEADOW CREEK

1 MI NW OF CHESTER, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,542

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: KRIPPLEBUSH CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF HIGH FALLS, Ulster, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,125

DE WITT ROAD

Fair

Over: METTACAHONTS CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF SAMSONVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 37

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

AT DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,219

MATTHEWS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

4.2 MI NE OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 116

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

3.7 MI SO OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,286

CHURCH HILL RD

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

4.4 MI SE OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1947 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 64

BALCOM HILL RD

Fair

Over: CENTER BROOK

1.9 MI SO OF COLUMBUS, Chenango, NY

Built 1905 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23

MEAD STREET

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

DOWNTOWN WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,466

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: MARTIN BROOK

.5 MI N OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 602

CR 124

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

0.2 MI S OF OLD RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,783

TYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

.3 MI SW OF COCHECTON CTR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 134

VIADUCT ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

0.2 MI SE OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 43

MCDONALD ROAD

Fair

Over: D AND H CANAL

1.2 MI NE OF WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

3.0 MI W OF ALMA, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 376

GLEN CURTISS BLVD

Fair

Over: 908E908E03011088 RTE 90

2.0 MI E OF HEMPSTEAD, Nassau, NY

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,695

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