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

TURNPKE EXTENSION

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,252

GLENDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

1.2 MILES NW OF GLENFIELD, Lewis, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 210

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

5 MI W OF MADRID SPRING, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1937 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 474

RTE 420

Fair

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

LOCATED IN WINTHROP, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1949 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,580

BUCKTON ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR ST REGIS RIV

5.75 MI NE OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 308

DOGTAIL CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: TENMILE RIVER

.9 MILE EAST OF WEBATUCK, Dutchess, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,376

COUNTY ROAD 80

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

.6 MI E JCT SH 9G & CR 80, Dutchess, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 577

FIFTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

3.2 MI SW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 1983 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,498

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,242

WALKER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

.9 MI SW OF WALKER VALLEY, Ulster, NY

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,155

PUMP HOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEEKSKILL HOLLOW BK

2.0 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,534

ACCESS ROAD TO STO

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

1.3 MI SW OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t

BOWMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BOWMAN CREEK

0.60 MI NO OF E MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

HAMLET OF SOUTH EDMESTON, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 999

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: WHARTON CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF WEST EXETER, Otsego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 319

SHOLTES ROAD

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF GALLUPVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14

GRIDLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

4 MI SE OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 174

Fair

Over: TRB MONGAUP RIVER

1.7 MI NW OF MONTICELLO, Sullivan, NY

Built 1929 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,336

GALLIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

.5 MI NW OF OAKLND VALLEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 39

RED HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

4.1 MI SE MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 33

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,498

BURTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: OLD CHAMPLN CANAL

IN WATERFORD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 687

SAUNDERS STREET

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT SAUNDERS ST + CHAMP C, Washington, NY

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,440

COUNTY RD 46

Fair

Over: OSWEGO RIVER

AT HINMANSVILLE;OSWEGO R, Oswego, NY

Built 1915 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,675

RTE I490

Fair

Over: Pathway ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGE C + RTE I490 WB, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,240

RTE I490

Fair

Over: Pathway ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGE C + RTE I490 EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 48,079

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Pedestrian walkway and b

1.4 MI NW I295 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 145,579

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: WARTBURG CONN WB

1.3 MI S JCT RTS CCP&HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 36,170

LOG CABIN RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.2 MI.W. OF EXIT 45, Ontario, NY

Built 1949 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 193

90IX EXIT 57 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 57 OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,232

BARTLETT RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.87 MI W 32 RAMP ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 589

RTE I90

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

8 MI W EXIT 31 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20,466

RTE I95

Fair

Over: KINGS HIGHWAY

0.2 MI N JCT 95IX & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 107,326

HORSENDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.3 MI NE OF NEW PALTZ, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,978

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

I87 OVER ROUNDOUT CREEK, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 35,755

RTE I678

Fair

Over: 3RD AVE HUTCHINSON RIVE

I678 OVER EAST RIVER, Queens, NY

Built 1938 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 111,044

W 37TH STREET

Fair

Over: DYER AVENUE

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,222

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

0.7 MI E JCT HRP EXIT 28, Westchester, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 51,200

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

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

Built 1971 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10,546

RTE 950D

Fair

Over: RTE I90

0.6 MI NW JCT RTS 20&950D, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,067

RTE I84

Fair

Over: LUDINGTONVILLE RD

I84 INT 58, Putnam, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 18,359

27 SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 51 COUNTY R

EXIT 61 OF SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,217

RTE 5

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

2.4 MI SW RTE 5 & CATT.CK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1992 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 11,759

ROBBINS DRIVE

Fair

Over: HYDE PARK LAKE

BTWN SH62A&SH182 OV HY PK, Niagara, NY

Built 1937 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 887

MILLER STREET

Fair

Over: OWASCO POWER RACE

0.5 M S OF JUNC US20&US5, Cayuga, NY

Built 1978 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 44

ROXBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: CLAVERACK CREEK

1.8 MI N OF HOLLOWVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 819

NEWARK STREET

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

VILLAGE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,464

COUNTY ROAD 2A

Fair

Over: KARR VALLEY CREEK

2.9 MI NE OF WEST ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 193

HARTWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

AT HARTWOOD, Sullivan, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 432

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1 MI NE CR9, Columbia, NY

Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 243

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