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 908E

Fair

Over: FUNDY CHANNEL

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,642

RTE 232

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.3 MI E JCT I81 & SH 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,590

RTE 277

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011150 RTE 40

JCT RTS 277 + 400, Erie, NY

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 28,686

RTE 220

Fair

Over: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN R.R.

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,259

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

1.3 MI SE EXIT 94 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,452

RTE I81

Fair

Over: E. ERIE BOULEVARD E Was

CONNECTION I690WB & I81SB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,953

92 STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.7MI NE JCT I278+BELT PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,677

WHITE PLAINS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

1.2 MI W I878+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,564

CASTLE HILL AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 RTE

.7 MI W I878+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,554

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SEDGWICK AVENUE

JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,394

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: MOHAWK STREET

.3 MI N JCT SH104 & SH18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,148

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

0.5 MI S JCT RT21&RTS5&20, Ontario, NY

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,650

RTE 910D

Fair

Over: CROSSGATE MALL ACCESS RA

0.1W.JCT 87ITWASH.AV.EXT., Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,252

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SOUTH NINE MILE ROAD

1 MI EAST OF SO VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,049

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SOUTH NINE MILE ROAD

1 MI EAST OF SO VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,987

RTE 49

Fair

Over: 90 IX RTE 49 NYS RTE 4

.75 MI W N.S.ART, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 326

RTE I87

Fair

Over: NURSERY RD- ABAND

4.9 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 96,965

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RELIEF

2.4 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t

SPRUCE MOUNTN RD

Fair

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

5.5 MI NW CRANBERRY LAKE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

RTE 8

Fair

Over: 12 12 26043038 RTE 12

JCT OF S.H.8 & S.H.12, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t

TUCKAHOE ROAD

Fair

Over: 100 100 870110162 RTE 1

0.6 MI N JCT RTE 100+SBP, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,970

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CAMP ROAD

3.0 MI W JCT 430 + S.T.E., Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,069

RAMP J at EXIT 26

Fair

Over: ERIE STREET WESTERN NY

EXIT 26 OF I86/S T E, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,636

RTE 952J

Fair

Over: 219 219 53121206 RTE 21

1.0MI S JCT RTS 20A & 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,174

RAMP 9 NB TO 90 EB

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK PATROO

0.4 mi N of Livingston Av, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,229

SMX EB TO 787SB

Fair

Over: BROADWAY BROADWAY BROA

0.6 MI SE JCT S SWAN ST, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,412

RTE 890

Fair

Over: 890I 890I 1601 1101 RTE

.5 M S OF END OF I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,901

RTE 913

Fair

Over: EAGLE STREET

0.5 MI NW of SME & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,188

RTE 913

Fair

Over: EAGLE STREET

0.5 MI NW of SME & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,188

RTE 313

Fair

Over: CHUNKS BROOK

JCT RTE 313 & VT ST LINE, Washington, NY

Built 1935 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,867

RTE 140

Fair

Over: ALBANY CO. RAIL TRAIL

.6 MI SE JCT SH85 & SH140, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,353

RTE 53

Fair

Over: TB TWELVEMILE CRK

4 MI S JCT SR 21 & SR 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 956

RTE 414

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Sidewalk CHE

IN CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,892

RTE 62

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

JCT US 62A & SH 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,633

FARR ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

2 MI N OF NORTH WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

AT HOLLAND PATENT, Oneida, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 296

REEVES ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5 MI. NE OF FARNHAM, Erie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 782

HIGGINS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

2.7 MI WEST OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 80

GRAVES ROAD

Fair

Over: OREBED CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 291

SALT RISING ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

IN TOWN OF BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 380

RENIFF ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

1.9 MI N OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 68

HILLSIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SADDLE RIVER

3.8 MI SE OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,304

MARY SMITH HILL RO

Fair

Over: LOWER BEECH KILL

9MI E JCT RTS 30 AND 206, Delaware, NY

Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25

STEGE ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

.8 MILE NE OF ELDRED, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 169

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: TERRAIN

5 MI NE JCT SH9A &79TH ST, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 76,703

ROSS AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,375

STEENROD ROAD

Fair

Over: W.BR.VANCAMPEN CR

1.0 MI W OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30

RTE 954

Fair

Over: STEELE STREET CHADAKOIN

CITY OF JAMESTOWN-W.THIRD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,609

LEROY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSXT/CN/D&H

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 5 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1909 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 887

MANSION STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,186

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