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

TABOR ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAS KILL

3 MI N NY9 & NY146, Saratoga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,009

MUSSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: DUREY CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 30

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: HALL CREEK

250 NE of W State St, Fulton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,800

COAL HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FLORENCE CREEK

2 MI NE OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 373

FIRE HOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: REALL CREEK

3 MI N UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,300

FOSTER STREET

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

1.5 MI SE STATE BRIDGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 568

DEPOT STREET

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

In Village of Remsen, Oneida, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 121

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING VLLEY CK

1 MI N OF STERLING VALLEY, Cayuga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,040

HOMER AVE

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

CITY OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,970

PARISH WOODS ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR LIL SALMON R

1.4 MI W OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 112

ARDEN RD

Fair

Over: BOARDMAN CREEK

5.4 MI S OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1973 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 47

KENFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.3 MI SE JCT RTS 78 &263, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 444

MIDDLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHERWIN CREEK

5.5 MI SW OF DEXTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1935 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 666

OLD DEKALB-CANTON

Fair

Over: CROOK CREEK

5.0 MI SW OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 440

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: W IS BR OSWEGACHI

1 MILE SE OF GOVERNEUR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1962 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 868

SEWARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SAGE CREEK

1.0 MI S W OF OUAGUAGA, Broome, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 141

OBERFEST STREET

Fair

Over: TB MID MONGAUP RV

IN LIBERTY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,114

RTE 908F

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

.9 MI N I87+MOSHOLU PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 19.6 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 278I278IX2MR11B

.4 MI SE I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 19.6 t

RTE 909

Fair

Over: THURSTON BSN INLT

EAST OF KENNEDY AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 45,224

HEWITT STREET

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

0.2 M. N. OF NORTHER BLVD, Montgomery, NY

Built 1979 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 287

COL.BAUME ROAD

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

2 MI S OF GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 1976 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 152

NEW JERUSALEM RD.

Fair

Over: RYTHUS CREEK

1.8 MI. SW OF EDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 368

WALDRON ROAD

Fair

Over: YAWGER CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF UNION SPRNGS, Cayuga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 86

HIGHBRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BROOK

5 MI NORTH OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 67

ALLISON ROAD

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF OAKVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1972 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 131

EAST KENT ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

4.9MI.W.KENDALL VILLAGE, Orleans, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 73

DEEP SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 49

Provost Rd.

Fair

Over: E. Crk Feeder Str

Provost Rd over E.Crk, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 873

GORMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB DEKAYS CREEK

0.16 Mi. from NYS Rte.11, Broome, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 140

West Main Street

Fair

Over: Tributary To McGowan Cre

1 mile E of Frankfort, Herkimer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,208

ELM ROAD

Fair

Over: BIRCH CREEK

AT PINE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 140

RTE 271

Fair

Over: BRANCH JEDDO CRK

1.7 MI S JCT SH271 &SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 866

HONEY HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: GRAPEVILLE CREEK

5 MI NW COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1972 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 72

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: HINMANSVILLE CRK

3 MI WEST OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 2009 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 332

JAMES ROAD

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1990 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 66

MINCLER ROAD

Fair

Over: SAGE CREEK

1.4 MI N OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 167

CROWNINGSHIELD RD

Fair

Over: N BR BOQUET RIVER

4 MI.NE VILLAGE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 144

EAST RED MILLS ROA

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

2.0 MI.NE HAMLET E.DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 334

GROVESIDE CR.109

Fair

Over: SUNKAUISSIA CK

0.3 MI.N.OF BOYNTONVILLE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1938 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 637

COUNTY ROAD 113

Fair

Over: KIDNEY CREEK

4.2 MI NE OF STILLWATER, Washington, NY

Built 1977 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 884

SANTMIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOUNTS CREEK

2 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 45

CR53 STOKES ROAD

Fair

Over: CANADA CREEK

0.25 MI E OF LEE CENTER, Oneida, NY

Built 1952 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,682

POPPLETON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.5 MI E VERONA BEACH ST P, Oneida, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,046

CR52

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

3 MI SW JCT RTS 365 & 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,199

FOSTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR CRANE BROOK

3 MI NE JCT US 20 & SH 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 64

POPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

0.4MI SE JCT US104<NYS38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 388

W MEETNG HOUSE RD

Fair

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

2.5 MILES SW OF VIRGIL, Cortland, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 184

CLARKS CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BROOK

3.2 MI W OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 388

HURLBUT ROAD

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 892

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