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 378

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

BURDEN AVE RT378 S.TROY, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 29,265

RTE 162

Fair

Over: RTE 5S

JCT RTS 162+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,665

FOREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101228 RTE 17

.2 MI SE EXIT 130 OF US 6, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,581

RTE 9

Fair

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 9 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,594

RTE 9

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RIVER

3 MI E OF EXIT 35 OF I87, Clinton, NY

Built 1929 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,162

RTE 209

Fair

Over: 9W 9W86033023 RTE 9W

JCT. RTES. 9W & 209, Ulster, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,751

RTE 209

Fair

Over: 9W 9W86033023 RTE 9W

JCT RTS 209+9W, Ulster, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,751

RTE 10

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

4.7 MI S JCT SH10 & SH206, Delaware, NY

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,324

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,546

RTE 12

Fair

Over: Mohawk Adirondack & Nort

.2 MI S JCT SH12 & SH 12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1950 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,391

RTE 12D

Fair

Over: RTE 12

JCT RTS 12 + 12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,180

RTE 12D

Fair

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

01MI N JCT RTS 12D+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,955

RTE 14

Fair

Over: BIG STREAM

7.8 MI N OF WATKINS GLEN, Yates, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,763

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,936

RTE 394

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

6.2 MI S JCT SH394& SH241, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,193

WHITE ROE LAKE RD

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091074 RTE 17

02 MI NW EXIT 96 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 340

CR 173A

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091305 RTE 17

2 mi SE JCT RTS 17 + 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,105

CR 161

Fair

Over: 17 1796091317 RTE 17

32 MI SE JCT RTS 17 + 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,091

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WANAKSINK ROAD

6.2 MI SE JCT RTS 17 & 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,912

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101041 RTE 17

3.5 MI S JCT SH17 & SH17K, Orange, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 852

RTE 302

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101047 RTE 17

JCT RTS 17 & 302, Orange, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,807

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

2.9 MI N JCT RTS 20 + 354, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,675

RTE 22

Fair

Over: BEAR GUTTER CREEK

5.4 MI N JCT SH 22 & I287, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,378

RTE 22A

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

2.6 MI NE JCT 22 & 22A, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,827

RTE 29

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.4 MI W JCT US 9 & SH 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,581

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BEAR KILL

0.1 MI NE JCT RTS 30 + 23, Delaware, NY

Built 1931 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,027

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

JCT S.H.30 & S.H.145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,706

RTE 32

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.2 MI JCT RTS 32 & 212 2, Ulster, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,654

RTE 33

Fair

Over: OLYMPIC AVENUE

3.7 MI NE JCT SH5 & SH33, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 83,538

RTE 37

Fair

Over: W.BR.LIT.SALMON R

IN FORT COVINGTON, Franklin, NY

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,727

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BUSHNELLSVILLE CREEK

.8 MI N JCT SH 42 & SH 28, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 956

RTE 53

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

1.2 MI NE JCT RTS 17 & 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,427

RTE 74

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

RTE 74 AT CHILSON, Essex, NY

Built 1937 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,631

RTE 74

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

JCT RT 74 & SCHROON R, Essex, NY

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,844

RTE 73

Fair

Over: PUTNAM BROOK

RT 73 2.8 MI S KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,457

RTE I81

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA& W

4.3 MI N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,643

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 109

7 MI N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,527

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 109

7 MI N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,643

EAST GLEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33032015 RTE I81

0.5 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,983

RTE 298

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33032060 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS I-81 + 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,096

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LUZERNE ROAD

JCT I87 & LUZERNE RD, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 21,989

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LUZERNE ROAD

JCT I87 & LUZERNE RD, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20,850

CAMPUS CONNECTOR

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1018 RTE I

1.2 MI E JCT I90 & CR 156, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,395

RTE 96

Fair

Over: SULPHUR SPRNGS CK

2.6 MI E OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,263

RTE 98

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT S.H.98 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,840

RTE 98

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK TRIB

2.2MI N JCT RTS 98 + 104, Orleans, NY

Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,767

RTE 145

Fair

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

1.7 MI SE JCT SH145 &SH30, Schoharie, NY

Built 1949 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,752

RTE 171

Fair

Over: MOYER CREEK

1.2 MI SW JCT RT 5S & 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 166

RTE I190

Fair

Over: PACKARD RD CR82

0.2 MI S JCT RT 190I& 182, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,624

190IX (NB) RAMP B

Fair

Over: CSX RR

JCT.RTS.198 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,964

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