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

BROWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 1783101027 RTE 17

2.2 MI E JCT RTS 17+17K, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,776

RTE 20

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

5.2 MI W JCT RTS 20 + 98, Genesee, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,688

RTE 21

Fair

Over: KARR VALLEY CREEK

RTE 21 S END ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,130

RTE 22

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 68

1.9 MI N JCT RTS 22+I287, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,022

RTE 55

Fair

Over: 22 22 82051019 RTE 22

JCT RTS 22+55 1.9 MI N CL, Dutchess, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t

RTE 27

Fair

Over: CANAL ROAD EAST SHINNEC

2 MI E JCT SH 24 & SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 39,182

RTE 29

Fair

Over: MALTANNER CREEK

0.1M E JCT RTS 28&29, Herkimer, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,880

RTE 32

Fair

Over: VLOMAN KILL CREEK

0.9 MI SW JT RT 32 & 910A, Albany, NY

Built 1937 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,217

NORTHAMPTON ST

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011029 RTE 33

1.9 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,301

RTE 38

Fair

Over: WADE HOLLOW CREEK

6.9 MI N OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,764

RTE 41

Fair

Over: TRIB TROUT BROOK

6 MI EAST JCT SH 41 & I81, Cortland, NY

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,362

RTE 51

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

.1 MI E JCT SH 51 & SH 8, Chenango, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,602

RTE 52

Fair

Over: PANTHER ROCK CRK

9 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,307

RTE 58

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

1.2 MI SE JCT RTS 58 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,929

RTE 77

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MURDER CREEK 90

JCT RT 77 & NYS THRUWAY, Genesee, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,704

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 173

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

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,653

RTE 117

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

JCT RTS 117+9A, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,186

RTE 138

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RESERVOIR

0.3MI.W.JCT.RTES.138+684I, Westchester, NY

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,459

RTE 144

Fair

Over: VLOMAN KILL

1.6 MI N JCT RT 144 & 396, Albany, NY

Built 1947 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,753

RTE 145

Fair

Over: TRIB.CATSKILL CK.

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 81 & 145, Albany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,445

198 WB off Ramp

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

JCT.RTS.198 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,478

RTE 264

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

2.1 MI S JCT SH 264 & SH, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,259

RTE I290

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.1 MI W RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 29,570

RTE 346

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 22 & 346, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1922 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,616

RTE 371

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.8MI N JCT RTS 415 & 371, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,012

RTE 400

Fair

Over: LEIN ROAD- CR 154

.8 MI W JCT SH400 & US 20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,351

RTE 400

Fair

Over: LEIN ROAD- CR 154

.8 MI W JCT SH400 & US 20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,351

RTE I890

Fair

Over: RAMP F STRUCT B

2.3 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,115

RTE 910D

Fair

Over: 90IX 90IX

I87 RAMP TO I90, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 23,252

RTE 8

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

7 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,630

RTE I490

Fair

Over: GARNSEY ROAD

1 MI NW JCT I490 & SH 96, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 25,243

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 14

JCT RTS 14 + 17 + 328, Chemung, NY

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,582

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Sands Creek Road

EXIT 87 RTE 17 INT, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,063

RTE I495

Fair

Over: JUNCTION BLVD

1 MI SW JCT GCPKWY & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 107,052

PHILLIPSBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101102 RTE 17

1.3 MI NW EXIT 122A/SH 17, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,141

RTE 970H

Fair

Over: RTE 374

JCT RTS 374 + 3, Clinton, NY

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,224

RTE I690

Fair

Over: JONES RD

BETWEEN EXITS 1 & 2- I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,577

RTE I690

Fair

Over: JONES RD

BETWEEN EXITS 1 & 2- I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,408

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 436

JCT OF RTS I390 + 436, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,382

65TH ST

Fair

Over: 278I278IX2M24027 RTE I2

IN BAY RIDGE, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,808

RTE I278

Fair

Over: HAMILTON AVENUE RELIEF

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 147,365

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RICHMOND AVE

JCT I278+RICHMOND AVE, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 84,038

CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

3.5MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 35,473

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: BALD EAGLE CREEK

0.4MI E JCT TS LOSP+237, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 184

RTE I88

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.2 MI W JCT US 20 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,071

RTE I86

Fair

Over: Panama Stedman Road

3.5 MI W JCT I86 & SH 394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,896

TANDEM TRUCK ACCES

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87

6.2 MI S I-87/CTY RD 106, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,000

WB RAMP FROM STE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.3 MI N JCT SR415 & NS RR, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,414

WOODHULL STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278

JCT I 278 & I 478, Kings, NY

Built 1946 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 281

RAMPS TO/FROM HRD

Fair

Over: RTE I95

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,810

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