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 907K

Fair

Over: YONKERS AVE CR 66

0.8 MI W JCT RTS CCP+I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1975 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,015

RTE 415

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

.3 MILE NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,587

RTE 305

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

1.5 MI SOUTHEAST OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 2011 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,312

RTE 363

Fair

Over: ROBINSON STREET

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 363 + 7, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 15,966

RTE 39

Fair

Over: JAYCOX CREEK

3.4MI NE JCT RTS 39 + 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,383

RTE 980B

Fair

Over: VALATIE KILL

0.1 MI E RTE9 VALATIE, Columbia, NY

Built 1948 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 8,224

PINCKNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.4 MI W JCT SH366 &SH355, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 897

WOODSIDE AVE

Fair

Over: WAVERLY AVE WAVERLY AVE

2 MI S OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 5,524

CR 23B

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

AT INT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY

Built 1952 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,944

CR 188

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.0 MI E I90 EX 29A RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 231

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM ROAD

1.5 MI W JCT I84 & SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20,910

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 531

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

0.4 MI E OF JCT NY259&531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 29,403

LAWRENCE ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

.9 MI SW JCT SHS174 & 175, Onondaga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 218

STRICKLER ROAD

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,182

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

.8 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 206

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CR 9

1.5 MI W OF EXIT 44 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1947 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 58,094

NEW SCOTLAND AVE

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.39MI NW INT23 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,136

RTE 2

Fair

Over: QUACKENKILL CREEK

2.3 MI E JCT RTS 2 & 351, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,523

RTE 2

Fair

Over: QUACKENKILL CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT RTS 2 & 351, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,523

RTE 3

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT RTS 3 & 264, Oswego, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,050

RTE 5

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 5 & 103, Schenectady, NY

Built 1952 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,333

RTE 6

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

JCT US 6 & 202 & SH 22, Putnam, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,657

RTE 7

Fair

Over: D&H RR

2.7 MI NE JCT SH7 & SH206, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,965

RTE 7

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.4 MI NE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,232

RTE 7

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTE 7 + I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,567

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 129

JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 19,747

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 129

JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 19,747

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: SAWKILL CREEK

3.2 MI S JCT RTS 9G+402, Dutchess, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,192

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9N

I87 EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,422

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.8 MI N I87 INT 10, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,659

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: VLOMAN KILL

0.9 MI N JCT RTS 9W & 396, Albany, NY

Built 1941 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,942

RTE 10

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

JCT RTS 10+206 AT WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1940 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,559

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.8 MI S JCT US 11 & SH 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,921

RTE 16

Fair

Over: OIL CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 16 & 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1947 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,408

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 41

JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,309

RTE 17

Fair

Over: N-S RR OQUAGA CREEK

3.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH41, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,106

RTE 17

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR OQU

3.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH41, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,629

RTE 18

Fair

Over: PROCTOR BROOK

2.7MI E JCT RTS 18 + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,244

RTE 18F

Fair

Over: ROBERT MOSES PKWY ROBER

.2 MI N JCT SH 18 & SH18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 457

RTE 19

Fair

Over: BEECH HILL CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,184

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 20A + 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,581

RTE 23

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 41 SHINGLE

.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,224

RTE 23

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 41 SHINGLE

.2 M SE JCT SH23/32&SH145, Greene, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,224

RTE 30

Fair

Over: PLEASANT VLLY CRK

4.6 MI SW JCT SH 30 & SH1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,528

RTE 31

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 31 & 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,049

RTE 36

Fair

Over: COOVER HOLLOW CK

1.3 MI N OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,021

RTE 41

Fair

Over: WILLET CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT SH 41 & SH 2, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 681

RTE 44

Fair

Over: HAM CREEK

1.4 MI E JCT RTE 44+TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,314

RTE 51

Fair

Over: SMALL BROOK

0.6 MI N OF WEST EXETER, Otsego, NY

Built 1928 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 501

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