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

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: ELTON CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF FARMERSVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 635

BOZARD HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

3.6 MI NE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1938 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.2 MI N OF CHARLOTTE CTR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 472

RTE 954G

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.9 KM NW JCT 20A & BUF C, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,170

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: STOCKING CREEK

5.5 MI SW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 640

COUNTY ROAD 60

Fair

Over: CHRISTIAN HOLLOW CRK

0.4 MI SW OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 187

COUNTY ROAD 98

Fair

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

1.2 MI.SW OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 201

BROAD STREET EXTEN

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R.R. C

0.19 M W of Cayuta Ave, Tioga, NY

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,265

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

0.4 MI S OF CRARYVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1949 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,267

REAGANS MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: TENMILE RIVER

.6 MILE NE OF WEBATUCK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,262

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

3.4 MI NW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,249

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK TRI

1.5 MI NW OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,101

FERDON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,248

BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

3.6 MI NW JRTS 32+212, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 881

SILVER HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: WARNER CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF CHICHESTER, Ulster, NY

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 195

PALENTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: METTACAHONTS CREEK

1.4 M S OF SAMSONVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 204

FISH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 820

CROSS MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB MILL BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF MARGRETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 31

DEBRUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: TB WILLOWEMOC CRK

.1 MILE WEST OF DEBRUCE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 428

STRONG ROAD

Fair

Over: MID MONGAUP RIVER

1 MILE NW OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1933 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

HOFFMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

3.5 MI E OF NARROWSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44

COUNTY ROAD 177

Fair

Over: 11 11 91011083 RTE 11

1.0 MI EAST OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,858

EAST KENT ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

.6 MILE SSE OF KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 68

NICOLLS ROAD SB

Fair

Over: HOLBROOK ROAD WB HOLBRO

2 MI S OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 33,549

NICOLLS ROAD NB

Fair

Over: HOLBROOK ROAD HOLBROOK

2 MI S OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 33,549

ORANGEBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.7 MI W OF PIERMONT, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,605

HORTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SATTERLY CREEK

2 MI SW OF WASHINGTONVLLE, Orange, NY

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 627

LEON ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

.1 MI NE OF NEW ALBION RD, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 737

ELMWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 47+GEN R ROCH, Monroe, NY

Built 1934 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,560

WARREN STREET

Fair

Over: FEEDER CANAL

.1 MI S JCT CR 75 & CR 79, Warren, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,169

RTE I90

Fair

Over: East Bike Path West Bik

JCT 90IX AND ONONDAGA OUT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 33,179

RTE 890

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER / ERIE CANA

0.6 MI N THRUWAY-EXIT 26, Schenectady, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,977

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 20

JCT US 20 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,160

LAIRD ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90 CSX TRANS

1.5 MI NW MEMPHIS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,529

ILLINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 987G

0.8 MI N JCT RTS TSP+134, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t

90IX EXIT 49 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.9 MI W JCT I90 & SH 78, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,184

TAXTER ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 I287 RAMP

0.8 MI N JCT RTS I87+SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,422

RTE I90

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 32

1.7 MI W OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,936

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUDLONG CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF W. SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,495

190IX NB OFF-RAMP

Fair

Over: RELIEF

EXIT N7 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,713

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ROUTE 100 SB

JCT OF RTS 100+I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60,444

RTE I278

Fair

Over: I278 TO 92ND ST.

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,994

WEST 35TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,971

WEST BUS RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE 95IX

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t

EAST BUS RAMP

Fair

Over: I 95 EASTBOUND UL

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 26,295

RTE 12

Fair

Over: TILLOTSON CREEK

3.7 MI NE JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 4,061

RTE 27

Fair

Over: SQUIRETOWN RD SQUIRETOW

1 MI E EXIT 60 OF SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 19,591

EB287

Fair

Over: 100 100 87014005 RTE 1

.2 MI E JCT SH100 & SH119, Westchester, NY

Built 2001 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 11,581

RTE 277

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 277 +400, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 21,716

DEER PARK AVE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051061 27 27

2.3 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH10, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 15,212

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