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 204

Fair

Over: PIXLEY ROAD

.5 MI SE JCT RTS 204+I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,622

RTE 209

Fair

Over: HOMOWACK KILL

4.5 MI S JCT RTS 209+52, Ulster, NY

Built 1961 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,788

RTE 218

Fair

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 218 & 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,659

RTE 220

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK CREEK

2.6 MI NW JCT RT 220 & 41, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 628

RTE 226

Fair

Over: SONORA BROOK

4.4 MI NE OF SAVONA, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,506

WEST BLOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 400 400 400 5301105

1.9 MI N JCT SH400 &US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,274

PENFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: 490I490I43023006 RTE I4

JCT RTES 490I & CO.RTE269, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,798

RTE I490

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2MI E JCT RTS I490WB+36, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,073

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1152 RTE

JCT NSP & RTE I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 172,705

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 231 231 07011072 RTE 23

JCT I495 & SH 231, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 80,297

RTE 950D

Fair

Over: RTE I90

AT EXIT 61 OF I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 716

RTE I690

Fair

Over: RTE 11 N TOWNSEND STREE

CONNECTOR I690EB TO I81SB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,269

RTE 8

Fair

Over: PINNACLE RD

5.5 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,110

RTE 940C

Fair

Over: RTE 104

JCT CO ROAD 241 & S H 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,451

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 96 96 43051010 RTE 96

JCT I490 WEST & S.H.96, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20,745

MT. ORANGE ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011113 RTE I84

6.6 MI E I84 INT 4, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,625

ANDERSON HILL RD

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011012 RTE 98

4.1 MI S JCT RTS I684+120, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,014

NEW LAKE STREET

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011036 RTE I6

1.6 MI S JCT RTS I684+120, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,216

RTE I684

Fair

Over: BALDWIN ROAD

2.7 MI N RTE I684 INT 3, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 29,979

RTE 5

Fair

Over: PATROON CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTE 5 & I90, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 24,595

RTE 910K

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

JCT 2B & SCROON RIVER, Essex, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 722

DEERHEAD REBER RD

Fair

Over: 87I 87I12111452 RTE I87

1mi W of RT9 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 144

RTE 12

Fair

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK

2.3 MI NE JCT 12 + 26B, Jefferson, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,633

RTE 962

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051065 RTE I86

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 14 + 17, Chemung, NY

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,966

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 282

JCT RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 92,583

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE 25A

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,277

RTE 104

Fair

Over: Off Ramp to Route 104 R

JCT RTS 104 + 18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,154

RTE 33

Fair

Over: RTE 62

3.9 MI NE JCT SH 33 & SH5, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 41,145

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

JCT I86 & B&HRR - SE BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,935

GRAPE STREET

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022022 RTE I4

2.7MI E JCT RTS I490+ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,328

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

13 MI SE EXIT 94 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,452

RTE 441

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.8MI W JCT RTS441+253, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 26,901

RTE I495

Fair

Over: BLUE POINT ROAD

2.2 MI W JCT RTS I495&112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 64,370

RTE I495

Fair

Over: BLUE POINT ROAD

2.2 MI W JCT RTS I495&112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 67,203

UNDERCLIFF AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 87I

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,353

RTE I87

Fair

Over: VAN CORTLAND AVE

3.4 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 137,917

RTE 440

Fair

Over: WATCHOGUE ROAD

.4MI N JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 16,276

HYLAN BLVD NB

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

2.3MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15,319

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: MOHAWK STREET

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

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 545

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 408 GENESEE & WYOMI

.3 MI W JCT SH63 & SH408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,760

RTE 28

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.2MI S JCT RT28& GERSONI, Otsego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,104

UNION TURNPIKE EB

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 RAMP

JCT G C PKWY & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,232

150TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

.7 MI W JCT I678 & SH 27, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,971

RTE 27

Fair

Over: RTE 27

JCT I278 & 27, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t

RAMP TO US 1

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 95I & 87I

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,642

Stewart Boulevard

Fair

Over: Catskill Aqueduct

6.75 MI E JCT 84I & 208, Orange, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,985

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Various Ravines

0.7 mi east of exit 98, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 12

Fair

Over: DOYLE ROAD

3.7 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,998

RTE 954J

Fair

Over: BEMUS CREEK

RTE 17 AT BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,410

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