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 193

Fair

Over: RTE I81

JCT 193 + I-81 NB, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 835

CR 91

Fair

Over: RTE I81

0.9 MI N JCT RTS 193+I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 130

SCOTCHTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 8310 1065 RTE 17

0.9 MI N JCT RTS 17&211, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,599

HENRY JOHNSON BVD

Fair

Over: Henry Johnson Boulevard

NORTHERN BLVD CITY ALBANY, Albany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,116

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: BR OF STEUBEN CRK

2.25 MI SE OF STEUBEN, Oneida, NY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 52

W.FAYETTE STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF STATE BLDG, Onondaga, NY

Built 1947 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,463

WILSON HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TRB CASSADAGA CRK

2.7 MILES N OF FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 44

IRISH SETTLEMENT R

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

3.0 MI NE BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 54

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENUNDA CREEK

0.8 MI E OF STANDARDS, Allegany, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 216

EAST 233RD STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

233RD ST / METRO NO COMM, Bronx, NY

Built 1904 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 27,165

ALBANY AV & AV H

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT VANDERVEER PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1906 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,945

69TH STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CP/P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1917 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,878

CRESCENT AVENUE

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

200 from Hewitt Street, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 928

TIFFT STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH BUFFALO CSX TRANS

2.3 MI SW JCT SH16 & US62, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,008

GEDNEY WAY

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

1/4 MI EAST OF SH 125, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,923

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST KILL

5 MI SW HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1940 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 34

HARDER ROAD

Fair

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF HARLEMVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1938 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16

COUNTY ROAD 406

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

4 MI SE WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 1949 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 130

SUTTON HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: WEST HOLLOW BROOK

0.1 MILES N OF ASHLAND, Greene, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 163

MUITZESKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

2.3 MI SE OF CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 454

SAND HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

3.3 ML N ROCK CITY FALLS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 573

TR635

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI SW JCT NY8<NY28, Warren, NY

Built 1909 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3

CLAY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WINCHELL CREEK

2 MI NE FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 307

HAGAMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

2.1 MILES NE OF HAGAMAN, Fulton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,767

RAQUETTE LAKE RD

Fair

Over: BROWNS TRACT INLET

8 MI NE OF INLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 703

HUGHES ROAD

Fair

Over: KEVIN CREEK

4 MILES SE OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 334

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: EVAS KILL

0.4 MILE N OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 269

RICKMEYER ROAD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

2.25 MI W OF FLOYD, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 500

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Fair

Over: BIG BEND CREEK

0.5 MI N OF HONEOYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,331

MCBURNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

1.4 MI N CLIFTON SPRING, Ontario, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 852

BOUGHTON HILL RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI W OF MERTENSIA, Ontario, NY

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,439

BURROUGH ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.6 MI SE FOLSOMDALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 184

HINMAN HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 363

WHIPPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF NAPOLI, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1976 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10

EAST AVENUE

Fair

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

.5 MILE SE OF MARILLA, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 216

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: LANGFORD CREEK

0.20 mi north of SR 34, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 468

CR15 E SULLIVANVI

Fair

Over: N BR NEWTOWN CRK

IN SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1947 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 738

CR60 OLD LOWMAN R

Fair

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

IN LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,187

MONKEY RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLDSMITH CREEK

2.7 MI E OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1976 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 138

FITZPATRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: SULLIVAN GLEN CRK

1.9 MI SE MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 225

COUNTY ROAD 31

Fair

Over: MILWAUKEE CREEK

2.0 miles S of NY 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 180

COUNTY ROAD 100

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

15 MI SW OF JCT417 &CR100, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 499

COUNTY ROAD 100

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

2.3 MILES W OF FREEMAN, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 499

DASHNAW ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RV

3.2 MI W OF VALCOUR, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 764

RTE 190

Fair

Over: NBR GREAT CHAZY R

1.7 MI W ELLENBURG, Clinton, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 997

FOSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

1.4 MI S OF FORT COVINGTN, Franklin, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 318

SHADY CITY ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

2.5 MI N OF NO LAWRENCE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 74

PINE ISLAND TURNPI

Fair

Over: WILLOW LAKE OUTLET

1.8 MI NW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,081

CALLS HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

3.4 MI SW OF STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,702

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: WHEELER BROOK

3.0 MI EAST OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 716

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