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

LOCK 29 ACCESS RD

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

ACCESS TO LOCK 29, Wayne, NY

Built 1914 Load: 19.1 t

MITCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: Erie Canalway Trail Eri

0.8MI SE JCT BARGE C+96, Monroe, NY

Built 1912 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,239

FREETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.9 MI.S. STE. RTE.55/I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 379

SHEEHAN LANE

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87

4.0 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,391

BUS RAMP W95

Fair

Over: Bus Parking Lot BUS RAM

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,750

RAMP 179

Fair

Over: HENRY HUD PKWY NB RAMP

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t

RTE 981G

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.1MI E JCT RTE17+PARK RD, Rockland, NY

Built 1929 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 4,320

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

0.6 M1 E JCT RTE 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 7,315

COUNTY ROAD 86

Fair

Over: DEER HILL CREEK

2.5 MI W OF AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 957

COUNTY ROAD 136A

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF LODI, Seneca, NY

Built 1921 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 84

RTE 7

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.4 MI SW JCT RTS 7 & 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,659

RTE 1

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

JCT US1 & BRONX RIVER, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 28,125

RTE 38

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

RTE.38 OVER CANAL, Cayuga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 2,481

RTE 20

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 7 & 20, Schenectady, NY

Built 1929 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 5,708

RTE 80

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK OVERFLO

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 80 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1906 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 2,550

RTE 1

Fair

Over: BYRAM RIVER

JCT RTE 1+N Y+CONN ST LN, Westchester, NY

Built 1888 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 14,570

RTE 3

Fair

Over: SNAKE CREEK

2.9 MI SW JCT RTS 3 + 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,282

RTE 5

Fair

Over: BRIDENBECKER CRK

3.5 MI W JCT SH 5 & CR 5, Herkimer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,595

RTE 9

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

2.1 MI N JCT RTS 9+I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 13,998

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

2.1 MI N JCT RTS 9A+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 35,998

RTE 20

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 20 + 174, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,752

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: RED KILL

1.1 MI W JCT RT 23A & 214, Greene, NY

Built 1953 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,470

RTE 27

Fair

Over: CARLLS RIVER PARK PED.&

2.0 MI E JCT RTS 27+109, Suffolk, NY

Built 1932 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 74,718

RTE 31

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

06MI W JCT RTS 365+31, Oneida, NY

Built 1937 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,369

RTE I87

Fair

Over: DWAAS KILL

0.2 MI N JCT I87 & CR 109, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 40,418

RTE 191

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

AT I87 EXIT 41, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,160

RTE 104B

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

1.2 MI W OF SH3, Oswego, NY

Built 1927 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,438

RTE 127

Fair

Over: 907W 907W87025001 RTE 9

JCT RTE 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 13,017

FIRST & SECOND ST

Fair

Over: Ferry Street EB

JCT.1ST&2ND STE FERRY ST., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,991

ROSLYN ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP - 4.2 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 9,512

LAKEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP - .5 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 35,285

NEW HYDE PARK RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP-1.3 MI NE QUEENS C.LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 35,648

OLD COUNTRY ROAD

Fair

Over: 908E 908E03011117 RTE 9

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 47,883

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: SMOKES CREEK

1.7 MI E JCT RTS 20A+ 277, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,098

RTE 326

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

.2 MI S JCT SH 326 & SH 5, Cayuga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 6,292

RTE 30

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER FLOW

2.5 MI S JCT SH30 & CR26, Franklin, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,318

RTE 30

Fair

Over: LAKE DUANE INLET

3 MI N JCT SH 30 & C R 26, Franklin, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,357

RTE 11

Fair

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

.3 MI NE JCT RTS 11 & 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1963 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,667

RTE 232

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.3 M E JCT I-81 & 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 1969 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,590

RTE 12

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

WATERTOWN JCT STATE&HUNT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1990 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,128

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ROGERS BROOK

.1MI N JCT I87+HOFFMAN RD, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,260

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ROGERS BROOK

.1MI N JCT I87&HOFFMAN RD, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,090

RTE 67

Fair

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

.4m E Route 147, Saratoga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 8,982

RTE 43

Fair

Over: CREEK

43 43 14032240, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1969 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,947

RTE 5

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1.8 MI NE JCT SH 5 & SH 1, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 24,027

RTE 26

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT 37 + 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,496

RTE I81

Fair

Over: HYDE CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT I81 & SH 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 10,869

RTE 31

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

3.1 MI SE JCT RTS 31 +414, Wayne, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,571

RTE 31

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 31 + 89, Wayne, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,571

RTE 66

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

0.1 MI S JCT 66 & 2, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1875 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 13,429

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