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 481

Fair

Over: BONSTEAD ROAD ONEIDA RI

ONON&OSWEGO CL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,146

RTE 470

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

.2 MI W JCT US 4 & SH 470, Albany, NY

Built 1924 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,850

BALMVILLE RD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83013011 RTE I84

.4 MI E JCT I84 & US 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1988 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,775

KELSEY RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.5 MI W EXIT 48 OF I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 834

DEWITT AVENUE

Fair

Over: 987FX 987FX SB On-Ramp

0.8 MI N JCT RTS BRP+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,080

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: ILLINGTON ROAD

0.5 MI N JCT RTS TSP+134, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 56,221

FORSYTH ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.8 MI SW EXIT 60 OF I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 124

RTE 982

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS ROAD

1.8 MI SOUTH OF I-287, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 27,602

RTE 982

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS ROAD

1.6 MI S OF I-287, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 27,602

RTE I87

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.7 MI SW JCT US 6 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 77,626

RTE I87

Fair

Over: MOODNA CREEK

3.0 MI S JCT RTS 94<I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 43,981

County Road 20

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.6 MI S. RTS 94 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,312

RTE I90

Fair

Over: AURIES CREEK

1 MI SW OF FORT HUNTER, Montgomery, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 21,178

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 90IX WB ON RAMP EXIT 48A

0.5 MI SW JCT RTE 77&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40,540

FROM HARLEM RV DR

Fair

Over: TRIBORO BRIDGE E125 ST

MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t

RTE 52

Fair

Over: SOUTH GULLY CREEK

1.8 MI E JCT SH 52 & US 2, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,691

RTE 981K

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 28+I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 19,147

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 8,583

NELSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I RAMP S

.3 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,293

RTE I87

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

1.5 MI JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1976 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 97,349

COLD BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER KL

AT WITTENBERG, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 314

CLEFT RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER LAKE

NE OF LOCUST VALLEY, Nassau, NY

Built 1973 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,702

LAKESHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: MAPLE CREEK

1.7 MI E OF CICERO CENTER, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,645

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 1971 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 120

PORT JEFFERSON RD

Fair

Over: East Moriches Road EB

1 MI N OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 13,066

RTE 104

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.25 MI W JCT US11 & SH104, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,439

HILTONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

3.8 MI SE OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1936 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 45

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: FRESH CREEK

5.0 MI SW I678+BELT PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2013 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 153,789

EAST AVENUE

Fair

Over: HOOK CREEK

0.7 MI NW CEDARHURST, Nassau, NY

Built 1928 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,121

LANDING AVENUE

Fair

Over: NISSEQUOGUE RIVER

NW Int EDGEWOOD AVE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1920 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,899

PAGE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

5.3 MI SOUTH OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1940 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 516

COUNTY ROAD 53

Fair

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

IN FALLSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,352

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

2.4 MI N JCT RTS SMRP&CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 61,032

TO SAWMILL R PKWY

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

4.7 MI SE OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1949 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,023

MANHATTAN TO QNS

Fair

Over: RELIEF

AT RANDALLS ISLAND, New York, NY

Built 1967 Load: 42.1 t

FLETCHER DRIVE NO

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011352 RTE I84

1.0 MI E JCT RTS I84+17K, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,479

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 111 COUNTY

EXIT 62 - SUNRISE HWY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 19,034

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 111 COUNTY

EXIT 62 - SUNRISE HWY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 19,034

HAREK ROAD

Fair

Over: 531 531 43011004 RTE 53

MANITOU RD TO ELMGROVE RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1986 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,412

BAYVIEW RD NORTH

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF SOUTHOLD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: TRIB BRANCH RIVER

BOREAS ROAD IN NO. HUDSON, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 226

LOWER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

.6 MI S OF THIRTYMILE PT, Niagara, NY

Built 1949 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 175

90IX EXIT 48 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.4 MI E JCT RTE 98 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 4,001

RTE 32

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.9 MI S JCT SH 32 & SH378, Albany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,190

RTE 3

Fair

Over: CORNERS BROOK

5.9 MI SW JCT RTS 3 + 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,370

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 3

I-87 NB OVER NYS RTE. 3, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,016

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SCHAFFER CREEK

1.8MI E JCT RTS 5+20 + 64, Ontario, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,117

RTE 5

Fair

Over: NOR SO/FINGER LKS

.1 MI E JCT SH5/US20&SH14, Ontario, NY

Built 1952 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,980

RTE 5A

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

VILLAGE OF NEW YORK MILLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,792

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: VAN WIE CREEK

58MI E JCT RTS 162+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,882

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