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

MUDGE KING ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

5 MILES NE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 19

ZIMMER ROAD

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

2.0 MI SE GALLOPVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 55

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

.4 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1932 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 857

HASBROUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: WYNKOOP BROOK

2.3 MI NW OF WOODBOURNE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1938 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,014

WILLIS AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX/AMTRAK Second Crossi

1.1 MI SE STATE FAIR GRDS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,245

COUNTY ROAD 86

Fair

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

1 MILE NW OF WEST VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 149

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT SH 149 & CHAMP CANAL, Washington, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,531

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 44

JCT I87 & RTS 44-55, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 35,491

RTE I95

Fair

Over: HOLLERS AVENUE EASTCHES

3.9 MI NW I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 76,473

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK STONY

0.81 MI W OF INT 33 I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1952 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 31,289

UNION AVE

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.7 MI S JCT RTS I87&300, Orange, NY

Built 1955 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,394

RTE I90

Fair

Over: YATESVILLE CREEK

0.5 MI S YOSTS, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,726

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 90 IX RTE I90 190IX SB

.3 MI SW JCT I90 & SH 240, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 23,986

I-495

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/LONG ISLND

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 70,800

RTE 6

Fair

Over: HERITAGE TRAIL

BETWEEN EX 128-129 - US6, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 58,009

RTE 906A

Fair

Over: CR 97 CR 97

3 MI W JCT RTS 495+112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 22,805

RTE I690

Fair

Over: BRIDGE STREET BRIDGE ST

1. MI W JCT I-690 WB+481I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 25,050

DERBY ROAD

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

.6 MILE EAST OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 659

SHORE DR

Fair

Over: GRAND CANAL

WEST OF OAKDALE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 782

LEBANON ROAD

Fair

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 227

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: CR 209

HAMLET OF KIRKWOOD, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,586

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: YONKERS AVE CR 66

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

Built 1975 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 49,896

RTE 912

Fair

Over: CR3 S SCHODACK RD AMTRA

4 MI SW CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 7,110

1ST AVE RAMP -HRP

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

PELHAM VILLAGE, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 77,000

RTE 9

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTS 9 + I-87, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 12,873

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 311

I84 INT 61, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 22,655

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 311

I84 INT 61, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 21,527

CLARK STREET

Fair

Over: PLUM BOTTOM CREEK

0.1 MI NE RT 20 & CENTRAL, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 443

THIRD AVENUE

Fair

Over: Bruckner Blvd. Harlem R

OVER HARLEM RV IN HARLEM, New York, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 56,880

PARK AVE

Fair

Over: MILL POND

AT WANTAGH, Nassau, NY

Built 1940 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,826

SOUTH MT ROAD

Fair

Over: MANOR KILL

2.2 MI W OF MANORKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 66

RTE I190

Fair

Over: RTE 240

JCT RTS 240 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 16,230

MILE SQUARE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.1 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,224

FISH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2.6 MI SE OF GREIG, Lewis, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 121

RTE 5

Fair

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

.3 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,076

RTE 6

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

1.4MI E JCT RTS 6&209&97, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,322

RTE 208

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101221 RTE 17

JCT RTS 208+17 INT 130, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,073

RTE 6

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH RESERVOIR

2.1 MI E JCT RTS 6+52, Putnam, NY

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,679

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 369

JCT RTS 7 + 369, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,345

HIGH BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-890 RTE I890

0.8 MI SW JCT 7 & I-890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,344

RTE 8

Fair

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 7, Chenango, NY

Built 1948 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,067

RTE 11

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

1.3 MI N JCT US11 & SH222, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,897

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12 RTE 12

5.0 MI SW JCT RTS 12 + 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,374

RTE 14

Fair

Over: GLEN CREEK

IN WATKINS GLEN, Schuyler, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,945

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK OUTLET

1.9MI S JCT RTS 15A + 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,742

RTE 417

Fair

Over: WNY & Pa RR Dyke Creek

1.4 MI W OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,991

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SHEDD ROAD

1.9 MI W JCT SH17 & SH79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,291

RTE 17

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.2 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,164

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 30

JCT RTS 17 & 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,164

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 30

JCT RTS 17 & 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,164

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