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 55

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTE 55+TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,304

RTE 60

Fair

Over: CR 81

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 60 + 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1951 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,762

RTE 60

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 60 + 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,475

RTE 66

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.2 MI N OF E.NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1928 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,505

RTE 458

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

3.5 MI SE JCT RTE 72 + CL, Franklin, NY

Built 1934 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 793

RTE 76

Fair

Over: ALDER BOTTOM CREEK

2.6 MI N JCT SH76 & SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1934 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,032

RTE 78

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH EIGHTEENMLE

.9 MI S JCT SH 78 & SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,001

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 173

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 19,974

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.5 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 316

FISHKILL HOOK RD

Fair

Over: 84I84I 82021084 RTE I84

2.4 MI E JCT I84 & US 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,284

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 121

1.0 MI E JCT RTS I84+I684, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 38,348

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK ROAD

0.8 MI NE JCT I87 & RT 5, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 47,706

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK ROAD

0.8 MI NE JCT I87 & RT 5, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 42,538

LINCOLN POND ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I87

I87 - 5.1 MI S OF EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,057

RTE 212

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SAW KILL

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,487

RTE 425

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK RD ELLIC

1.6 KM NW JCT RT 425&290I, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,914

RTE 370

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.3 MI SE JCT SH370 & SH31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,577

RTE 385

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

RTE 385 IN CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1930 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,181

RTE 396

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTE 396 & I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,549

RTE 397

Fair

Over: BOZEN KILL

2.3 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 397, Albany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,005

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 231 231 07011072 RTE 23

JCT I495 & SH 231, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 80,648

RTE 940T

Fair

Over: RAMP LB

RAMP FROM IL TO ACCESS RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,628

RTE 425

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

1.4 MI NW JCT SH425& I290, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,511

RTE 425

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

1.4 MI NW JCT SH425& I290, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,511

RTE I690

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.2 MI W EXIT 16 OF I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 41,074

STORMVILLE MOUNTAI

Fair

Over: 84I 84I82021157 RTE I84

3.1 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 810

EAST HAMPTON BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.2 MI SW JCT CI PKWY&I495, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 18,972

DOUGLASTON PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

BET EXITS 30 & 31 OF I495, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 17,145

PEARL STREET

Fair

Over: TUPPER CREEK

1 mi NE SR39 and Pearl St, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1940 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,056

RTE I86

Fair

Over: TOWN ROAD 64

1.3 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +226, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,559

HENRY CLAY BLVD

Fair

Over: 481 481 33011049 RTE 48

2.0 MI SE JCT RTS 481 +31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,869

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 275

JCT I86 & SR 245, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,868

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 275

JCT I86 & SR 245, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,636

RTE I86

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

0.9 MI W KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,305

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I278 RTE

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 171,874

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: 987C 987C

0.2 MI S JCT PIP+RTE6, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,761

CLINTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 590I590I43011004 RTE I5

1 MI E JCT I-390 & 15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,073

RAMPRT201 TO 17C

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE DRIVE

0.1MI.S.INTER.RTES291&17C, Broome, NY

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,608

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64041413 RTE I86

INTERSECT. HAMILTON & I86, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 17,571

VICTORY BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

2.5MI S I278+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,479

RTE I95

Fair

Over: WEST FARMS ROAD

Near JCT I-95 and I-895, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 141,112

RTE 17

Fair

Over: FOX MOUNTAIN ROAD LITTL

1.4mi east of exit 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Fox Mountain RD Little

1.6 miles East of EXIT 98, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 17

Fair

Over: LITTLE CODDINGTON BROOK

0.3 mi. E 17W Exist 98, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,226

NB RAMP TO 921C N

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET RELIEF WAT

.2 MI N JCT SH 5S & 921C, Oneida, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,230

RTE 28

Fair

Over: SOUTH STREET COUNTY ROA

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 28+214, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,368

RTE I787

Fair

Over: 787I 787I 1101 4006 RTE

SH 7 WB OFF TO I787 SB, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40,877

RTE 695

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 80 CSX RAI

SH 5 CONN TO I690 EB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 45,022

RTE I88

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

.8 MI W ONEONTA CITY LINE, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,294

RTE 12

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

7.1 MI S JCT 12 + 12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,883

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