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

RTE 30

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

IN SOUTH AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,496

RTE 31A

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

0.1MI E JCT RTS 31A + 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1946 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,737

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011020 RTE 33

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

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,697

RTE 37

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 45 CSX TRAN

.3 MI W JCT SH 37 & C L, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,546

RTE 37C

Fair

Over: TRIB ST REGIS RVR

1.25 MI S OF HOGANSBURG, Franklin, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,245

RTE 38

Fair

Over: EAST BR OWEGO CRK

1.6 MI NW OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,029

RTE 590

Fair

Over: RTE 404

JCT ROL+RTE404, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 90,523

RTE I84

Fair

Over: TAFT AVENUE

.2 MI E OF EX 37 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 33,302

RTE I84

Fair

Over: TAFT AVENUE

.2 MI E OF EX 37 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 31,160

RTE 481

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2 MI N JCT RT 57 & FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,414

RTE 59

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 59+303, Rockland, NY

Built 1959 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 67

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

EAGLE BR.RT.67&HOOSIC RIV, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1933 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,031

RTE 70

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

.4 MI E OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,236

County Road 57

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044070 (WB) RT

2.0 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 21, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 206

RTE 79

Fair

Over: W.BR.OWEGO CREEK

RTE 79 5.1 MI NW RICHFORD, Tioga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,971

RTE 79

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 79 & 228, Schuyler, NY

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,739

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT I-81 + TIOUGHNIOGA R, Broome, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,018

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 84I84I84031097 RTE I84

JCT RTS I684+I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 34,150

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

5.7 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 141

RTE 88

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 31 + 88, Wayne, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,244

RTE 104

Fair

Over: 590 47 43013022 590I

JCT RT 104 EB & ROCH O L, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 67,568

RTE 110

Fair

Over: 109 109 0701 1054 RTE 1

JCT RTS 109+110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 40,493

RTE 145

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

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

Built 1931 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,445

RTE 145

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF ALBANY CL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,657

RTE 146

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.6 MI SW JCT RTS 7 & 146, Albany, NY

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,342

RTE 161

Fair

Over: SO CHUCTANUNDA CK

0.7 M SW JCT RTS 30 & 161, Montgomery, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,851

RTE 202

Fair

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

2.9 MI E JCT US202 & SH59, Rockland, NY

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,213

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 204 204 43011000 RTE 20

1.6 MI NE JCT I490N&SH251, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,275

RTE 242

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS CK

JCT SH 240 & SH 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1932 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,227

RTE 248

Fair

Over: BENNETT CREEK

6.7 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,232

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 324 324 53021151 RTE 3

JCT RT 324 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 54,295

RTE 305

Fair

Over: OSWAYO STREAM

JCT RTE 305 + OSWAYO CR, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,040

RTE 425

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK RD ELLIC

1.6 KM NW JCT RT 425&290I, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,914

RTE 376

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

3.1 MI N JCT RTS 376+82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,030

RTE 400

Fair

Over: RTE 20 RTE 78

JCT RTS 400 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,351

RTE I490

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2MI E JCT RTS I490EB+36, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,910

495I EB TO NSP EB

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011127 RTE 90

.7 MI NE JCT NSP+RTE 107, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t

BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: 104 104 43035231 RTE 10

1.4MI E JCT RTS 104 + 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 15,185

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RAMP B

0.3MI E JCT47+104 WB LANE, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 32,997

RTE I84

Fair

Over: MC VEIGH ROAD Ex- Erie

1.1 MI EAST EXIT 3 OF I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 17,691

RTE I684

Fair

Over: BALDWIN ROAD

2.7 MI N RTE I684 INT 3, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30,938

RTE I684

Fair

Over: GUINEA RD

4.7 MI N JCT RTS I684+138, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 37,713

RTE I684

Fair

Over: GUINEA RD

4.7 MI N JCT RTS I684+138, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 37,752

I81RAMP TO I690EB

Fair

Over: JAMES STREET

CONNECTION I81 & I690 EB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,694

LINCOLN POND ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I87

I87 - 5.1 MI S OF EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,057

County Road 15

Fair

Over: 87I 87I12111574 RTE I87

.1 MILE S JCT I87 & SH 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 430

RAMP G OF I84

Fair

Over: 684I684I84021034 RTE I6

.1 MI N JCT I684 & I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,369

RTE I295

Fair

Over: UNION TURNPIKE

JCT I295 & UNION TURNPIKE, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 66,042

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: WESTBURY AVENUE

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 84,774

RTE 960J

Fair

Over: RTE 17C

0.3 MI N OWEGOINTERCHANGE, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,076

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