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

YAPHANK AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I07041281 RTE I

4.1 MI E JCT SH112 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 9,450

RTE I690

Fair

Over: BRIDGE STREET

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

Built 1971 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 19,887

RTE 984J

Fair

Over: MANHATTANVILLE RD

.3 MI N JCT HRP & 984J, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 15,818

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

1.2 MI NE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 53,856

SOUTH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

.7 MILE S OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 369

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

LOCATED IN EBEN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 572

OTISVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BASHER KILL

2 MI NORTH OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,339

HIAWATHA BLVD

Fair

Over: TERMINAL CHANNEL OFF RO

0.3 MI NW JCT 298 & CANAL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1990 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 22,393

87I EXIT10 RAMP FR

Fair

Over: 87I ENTRY RAMP SB FROM 9

0.2 MI. N. OF S. BRDWY, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 8,146

FORT HUNTER ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.0 MI.SW OF FORT HUNTER, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 808

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK AVE MAMARONE

1.5MI.S JCT.RTE 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 42,383

PECONIC ROAD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051524 RTE 27

.2 MI E OF EXIT 66 - SH27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,647

RTE 41

Fair

Over: MAYBURY BROOK

3.8 MI E JCT RTS 41 +I-81, Cortland, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 3,362

RTE 135

Fair

Over: ARLINGTON DRIVE

.6 MI N JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 77,111

RTE 135

Fair

Over: DEMOTT AVE

.7 MI S JCT RTS 105+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 50,146

CORP WOODS BLVD

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1037 RTE I

1.4 MI SE JCT I90 & SH 5, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,352

HILLSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

AT HILLSIDE, Oneida, NY

Built 1905 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 234

MUNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DUNDEE BROOK

2.9 MI SE OF WEST EXETER, Otsego, NY

Built 1945 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 44

GRIST MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF STANFORDVILE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1931 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 351

LANGLITZ ROAD

Fair

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

0.9 MI SW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: ROSES BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1950 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 817

TOWN LINE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.6 MI W I90 EXIT 40 RAMP, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 57

WALKER RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.0 MI SW OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 148

RTE 3

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 3 + 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1948 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,956

RTE 3

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

JCT SH 3 & RAQUETTE RIVER, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,765

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: FLORIDA AVENUE SO CHUCT

0.9 MI W JCT RTS 5S & 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,061

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: CLIMAX BROOK

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 9W & 81, Greene, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,023

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

EXIT 7 I-81 INT, Broome, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,949

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

EXIT 7 I-81 INT, Broome, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,310

RTE 11

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

0.5 MI E JCT 11 + 9, Clinton, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,041

RTE 12

Fair

Over: GILMORE BROOK

2.9 MI S JCT RTS 12 & 23, Chenango, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,350

RTE 12

Fair

Over: ELM FLATS CREEK

5.4 MI.S.CLAYTON ON RT.12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,842

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12 RTE 12

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

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,106

RTE 352

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

.3 MI W JCT SR 17 & SR352, Chemung, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,249

RTE 96

Fair

Over: RTE 14

4.1 MI N OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY

Built 1958 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,580

RTE 417

Fair

Over: GOODHUE CREEK

1.6 MI E OF_ADDSION, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,042

RTE 26

Fair

Over: 434 434 91011038 RTE 43

JCT RTS 26 + 434, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,711

EXIT RAMP

Fair

Over: 17 17 91073251 RTE 17

EXIT 83 - RAMP OVER STE, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 435

RTE 17

Fair

Over: LAUREL BANK AVE W BR DE

JCT SH17 & W B DELAWARE R, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,620

RTE 17

Fair

Over: BROAD STREET

0.1 MI NW EXIT 94-RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,452

RAPP ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 1796091244 RTE 17

28 MI NW JCT RTS 17 + 17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,506

RTE 22

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

IN SOUTH PLATTSBURG, Clinton, NY

Built 1947 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,589

RTE 23

Fair

Over: RTE 911V

0.4 MI SE JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,726

RTE 231

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051065 27 27

JCT SH 231 & SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 14,099

RTE 231

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1065 27 27 0

JCT SH 231 & SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 14,099

RTE 26

Fair

Over: GLADING BROOK

JCT CR 42 & SH 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1960 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 920

RTE 29

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK

SH 29 1.2 MI W ROCK C F, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,031

RTE 29

Fair

Over: BATTENKILL RAILROAD

.2 MI N JCT SH 29 & SH 40, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,415

RTE 30

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

2.9 MI NE OF MARGARETVILL, Delaware, NY

Built 1958 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,725

RTE 30

Fair

Over: LINE CREEK

.8 MI SW JCT SH 30 & SH 1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,528

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