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

RAMP X I87 N TO I2

Fair

Over: RAMP W I87 TO 119

I87 NB RAMP X TO I287 EB, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,232

RTE 84

Fair

Over: Catskill Aqueduct

1 MI S JCT 17K & Drury La, Orange, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 46,873

Kuhl Road

Fair

Over: Watson Creek

1.15 mi SE of Lindley, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 299

RTE 278

Fair

Over: VARICK AVE

I-278 OVER VARICK AVENUE, Kings, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 65,444

RTE 62

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 62 + 322, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,315

RTE 921C

Fair

Over: MA&N LEE STREET Water

02MI N JCT RTS 5S+921C, Oneida, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,334

RTE I90

Fair

Over: KRAFT ROAD

0.7 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,406

RTE I90

Fair

Over: KRAFT ROAD

0.7 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,250

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 357

JCT RTS I-88 + 357, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,295

COUNTY ROAD 48

Fair

Over: 88I 88I 93051072 RTE I

.3 MI W OF OTSEGO CITY LN, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 307

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RELIEF

MACOMBS DAM PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,503

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 80TH STREET

2.4MI ESE JCT 495I + 278I, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,324

EASTON STATION RD

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

2 MI S GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 193

FARR ROAD

Fair

Over: TWIN LAKES STREAM

1 MI N OF NORTH WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

NAGEL DRIVE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.7 MI SW BUFALO INT ARPT, Erie, NY

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,669

JOE MCMAHON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.7 MILE SOUTH OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9

HARRISBURG HOLLOW

Fair

Over: HARRISBURG HOLLOW CRK

1.7 MI SE OF KANONA, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 453

CATATUNK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.1 MI S COUNTY RD 119, Steuben, NY

Built 1910 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 68

RTE 11

Fair

Over: BLACK RI OVERFLOW

IN WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,133

FLATBUSH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

8.4 MI SW I678+BELT PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 39,755

WEST 205TH STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA IND YARDS

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,904

PRESIDENT STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,741

JUNIPER BLVD S

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,253

HARBOR ROAD

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

IN MARINERS HARBOR, Richmond, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t

OVERHEAD BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: CSX/AMTRAK (&NSRR) NORF

1.3 MI NE OF DERBY, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 744

PINE-QUAKER RAMP

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

0.3 MI N SHELDRAKE LAKE, Westchester, NY

Built 1936 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,350

CARPENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK

3.2 MILES EAST OF DERUYTE, Madison, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 93

ELKA PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: COOK BROOK

1.5 MI S OF TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 252

SHOEMAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST KILL

2 MI SE WESTKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2

PIKE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PIKE BROOK

3.5MI WNW OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1947 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 113

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2 MI_SW OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 278

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

2 MI NE OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 868

STONE MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CLAVERACK CREEK

0.4 MI W OF CLAVERACK, Columbia, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 798

FITTING ROAD

Fair

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF STOCKPORT, Columbia, NY

Built 1934 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 183

DALY BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: LIRR LONG BCH BR

1.5 MI SE E ROCKAWAY, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,875

COUNTY ROAD 354

Fair

Over: POTTER HOLLOW CRK

4 MI S OF RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 499

COUNTY ROAD 403

Fair

Over: WOLF FLY CREEK

0.1 MI SW HMLT S WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 704

STONE STREET

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1926 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 517

BOREAS ROAD

Fair

Over: BOREAS BROOK

2 MI NW CHENEY POND, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 226

WRIGHT ST CR 67

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN BROOK

1 MI N HAMLET OF E DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 234

COUNTY RD 115

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCKBACKWTR

4.4 MI NW PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1948 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,724

S. SHORE RD CR 7

Fair

Over: DALY CREEK

5.6 MI S WEST MT., Saratoga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 295

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

.5 MILE NW OF I87 EXIT 23, Warren, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,848

COPELAND POND RD

Fair

Over: HADLOCK POND IN

4.5 MI NW FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 1945 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 146

OLD PISECO ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD FLOW

3.5 MILES SW OF SPY LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 85

CLAY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM CREEK

AT ST. JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: SANDER STREET CSX TRANS

AT ST.JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,396

COUNTY ROAD 52

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

IN ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 685

FISHER ROAD

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

3.5 MI NW OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,324

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 585

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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