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

RIVER STREET

Fair

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

VILLAGE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 502

PROSPECT VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: PROSPECT VALLEY CREEK

3.6 MI N OF GRIDLEYVILLE, Tioga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 368

HIGH FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

4 MI SW CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1940 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 105

BUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.1mi S of CR 23A JCT, Greene, NY

Built 1935 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27

GEORGE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

2 MILES NW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 303

BOREAS ROAD

Fair

Over: NIAGARA BROOK

IN BLUE RIDGE, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 226

BRAMAN CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

3.1 MILE N OF ESPERANCE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 444

CO HOME BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

.5 M S INTERSTATE 87 EX24, Warren, NY

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 746

COUNTY ROAD 114

Fair

Over: ZIMMERMAN CREEK

4.3 MI SW OF LASSELLSVILE, Fulton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 644

ST. JOHNSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF LASSELLSVILE, Fulton, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 644

CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

3.8 MILES NW OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 573

WHITE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.2 MI NE VILLAGE NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 395

Webster Hill Road

Fair

Over: LANSING KILL

AT NORTH WESTERN, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 216

SYRACUSE-DEWITT RD

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN

0.9 MI NW OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,210

HUBB-SCHEPP RD

Fair

Over: Chittenango Creek

0.3 MI E JCT Ferstler Rd, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,412

NORTHEAST ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 139

MARTHA STREET

Fair

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

AT ELLICOTTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 478

ABBOTTS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF CUBA LAKE

3.7 MILES SE OF ELGIN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 391

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

.2 MILE SOUTH OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 396

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.1 MI S OF CHARLOTTE CNTR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1951 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 746

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: TWENTYMILE CREEK

0.7 MI N OF SOUTH RIPLEY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 113

NEW OREGON ROAD

Fair

Over: S B 18 MILE CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 68

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: SPRING MILLS CRK

2.0MI S OF WHITESVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 258

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

4.3 MI NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 634

JOE GREEN ROAD

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

5.4 MI NW OF LOCKWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 62

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

4.0 MI NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 183

COUNTY ROAD 45

Fair

Over: NARROWS CREEK

IN GIBSON, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 473

COUNTY ROAD 60

Fair

Over: CRUDEN CREEK

4.6 MI SW OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 121

COUNTY ROAD 89

Fair

Over: MITCHELLSVILLE CK

3.4 MI W OF HAMMONDSPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 476

COUNTY ROAD 126

Fair

Over: FISHER HOLLOW CRK

0.7 MI SE OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 217

EAST RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 188

CO RD 69

Fair

Over: STEBBINS CREEK

2 MI NE OF TYLERVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 153

INDIAN LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

W OF INDIAN LK-NW CT BRDR, Dutchess, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 181

DOWNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

W OF INDIAN LAKE OFF CR61, Dutchess, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300

TYRELL ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BROOK

2.5 MILES SW OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 118

GLASCO TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,355

WATSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

HAMLET OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,469

TARBELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

IN SMITHVILLE FLATS, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 146

GEORGETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: FLY MEADOW CREEK

1.7 MI NO OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 445

SANDS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDS CREEK

0.7 MI N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 509

UNION CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

4.2 MI W OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 190

DURHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: MANOR KILL

.1 MILE S OF MANOR KILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 252

ANDERSON HILL RD

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

2.6 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1939 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,232

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.5 MI EAST OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,064

TOWN LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2 MI NORTHWEST OF DIAMOND, Jefferson, NY

Built 1941 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27

NICOLLS RD NB

Fair

Over: FURROWS RD LONG ISLAND

0.6 MI WEST OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 34,351

COUNTRY CLB TRAIL

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH104 & SH265, Niagara, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 185

GENESEE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

.2 MI SE JCT I390&GEN RVR, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t

OAKLAND RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.1 MI W 90I EXIT 40 RAMP, Cayuga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 395

N MAIN ST

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.1 MI W 90I EXIT 40 RAMP, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 588

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