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 930T

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 80 NINE MIL

S RAMP TO RTE 5 CONN. SB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,873

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.5 MI S JCT SH 178 & I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 316

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2 MI S JCT I88 + SH 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,926

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2 MI S JCT I88 & SH 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,666

RTE 992

Fair

Over: 88I 88I91011059 RTE I88

4.1 MI W JCT I88 & SH 79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 944

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

RT 9 6.2 MI NE BOLTON L, Warren, NY

Built 1928 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,566

RTE 141

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

JCT RTE 141&RR (HAWTHORN), Westchester, NY

Built 1951 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,164

Chrysler Lane

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

2.0MI W OF EAST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 51

MUSSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

1.5 MI N OF NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY

Built 1900 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

RTE 922A

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

IN WHITESBORO, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,054

PROSPECT JUNCTION

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

3 MI N BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 53

EAST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 21,078

U.S. Route 11

Fair

Over: CITY CENTER DRIVE BLACK

IN WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,177

BARDO ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 431

WEST END ROAD

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.2 MI N OF CRARYVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1987 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 435

GREYCOURT RD

Fair

Over: HERITAGE TRAIL

WEST OF CHESTER TOWN LINE, Orange, NY

Built 1980 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 694

JOHNS ESTATE ROAD

Fair

Over: VERKEERDER KILL

AT ULSTERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 735

BEDFORD PARK BLVD

Fair

Over: NYCTA IND YARDS

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,706

CROWN STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1925 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,845

SIMONSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: EX-STATEN ISLD RR

0.3 MI WEST OF BAYONNE BR, Richmond, NY

Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t

SOUTH PARK AVE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.4 MI SE JCT I190 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,298

GRAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.25 MI WEST OF SARATOGA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,790

OHIO STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.5 MI S JCT SH5 & BUF RV, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,880

SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: DOCK HILL CREEK

CORNWALL LANDING, Orange, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 402

CATHERINE STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,198

KITCHEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SWAMP RIVER

2 MI W VILLAGE OF PAWLING, Dutchess, NY

Built 1950 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 467

SOUTH STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

.70 MI N JCT SH 9A &SH117, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,792

DYKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

1.25 MI S OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1949 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 211

AD VAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST KILL

4.5 MI SW HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3

COUNTY ROAD 111

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

.2 MI SW HAMLET OF ALCOVE, Albany, NY

Built 1928 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,027

CR 2

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

ONE MI NE CROWN PT CENTER, Essex, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 427

MECHANIC STREET

Fair

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK

0.1 MI N OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 1936 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 360

CR127 BURTONVILLE

Fair

Over: WILSEY CREEK

9.0 MI S OF FORT HUNTER, Montgomery, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 158

STONE ROAD

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

3.5 MI SE OF ORISKANY, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,579

HONEOYE FALLS RD

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.5 SW OF HONEOYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,587

NO BLOOMFIELD RD

Fair

Over: SHAFFER CREEK

2 MI E HOLMCOMB ON CR 30, Ontario, NY

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,999

HOLLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.1 MI E JAVA VILLAGE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 385

WOLF ROAD

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 161

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,604

GULF ROAD

Fair

Over: BR CONEWANGO CRK

2.4 MI SE OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 109

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GUN BARREL CREEK

4.3 MILES NW OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 196

COUNTY ROAD 66

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF S STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1962 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,177

COUNTY ROAD 89

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.6 MI S OF SILVER CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,041

SOUTH WORK STREET

Fair

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT FALCONER SOUTH WORK ST, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1920 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,330

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: WIGWAM CREEK

0.28 miles N of Lily Rd, Allegany, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 791

COUNTY ROAD 13C

Fair

Over: SLADER CREEK

1.3 MI S OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 204

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

2.8 MILES NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 639

COUNTY ROAD 90

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MI S OF WAYLAND, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 393

COUNTY ROAD 106

Fair

Over: CHURCH CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 329

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

7 MI NE OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 105

Showing 6,251-6,300 of 17,642 bridges

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