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 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 4

0.2 MI SW JCT RTS 17 +282, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 415X

1.5 MI NW OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,532

RTE 219

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.6 MI S JCT US 219 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30,205

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190 RAMP H

INT N8 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,324

RTE 201

Fair

Over: 17 17 91071082 RTE 17

JCT RTS 201 + 17, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 45,586

RTE 104

Fair

Over: Ramp GC RAMP GB

JCT NB ROL + WB 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,163

RTE 940C

Fair

Over: RTE 104

JCT CO ROAD 241 & S H 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,969

RTE 481

Fair

Over: CR 12

1.5 MI SE JCT SH481&SH264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,318

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: 102ND STREET

2.5 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 11,464

RTE I95

Fair

Over: I-278 EB Ramp Bruckner

JCT I95 & I278 & I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t

WALKER STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

JCT 440+WALKER ST, Richmond, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,058

RAMP NY 5 EB TO NY

Fair

Over: PEARL STREET

0.3 MI NW JCT RT30&MOHK R, Montgomery, NY

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,438

ERIE STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031075 RTE I3

ERIE STA RD OVER GEN EXPW, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,846

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2 MI NE JCT I88 & SH 23, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,931

MANITOU ROAD

Fair

Over: 531 531 43012059 RTE 53

JCT CO RD 208 & SH 531, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,900

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: 907M907MX5M14047 RTE 90

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 60,470

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE I495 58TH ST

.7 MI SE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 35

JCT TSP - US 202 & 35, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22,892

RTE I390

Fair

Over: YOCUM ROAD

0.8 MI E JCT SR 21 & I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,546

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.7 MI WEST EXIT 13 OF I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,296

RTE I86

Fair

Over: WNY&PA RR

IN NORTH OLEAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,157

RTE 9

Fair

Over: 90I 90I11013010 I90-EB

JCT RTE 9 & I90, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,693

RTE 443

Fair

Over: LOUSE KILL CREEK

1.9 MI E JCT SH443 & SH30, Schoharie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,812

RTE 915

Fair

Over: PARKING LOT ACCESS EAST

IN VIL. OF GREEN ISLAND, Albany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 11,828

RTE 384

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.7 MI N JCT RT 384 &I290, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,617

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: VUKOTE CANAL

1.1 MI NW OF LAKEWOOD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 104

FOX ROAD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.7 MI N OF PANAMA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 85

STONE SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 91

WEST BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.2 MILE WEST OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 311

WISNER ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

1.6 MILES NW OF BELLVALE, Orange, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,366

WEST 55TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,973

WEST 56TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

AT WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,236

147TH STREET

Fair

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR LINE

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1913 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,970

MEADOWVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOKSIDE CREEK

2.0 MI NORTH OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 44

LINCOLN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 198 384, Erie, NY

Built 1900 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,980

NIAGARA STREET

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

0.1M W ON NIAGARAST&RTE61, Niagara, NY

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,708

HICKORY GROVE DRIV

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

0.9 MI W OF MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1939 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 177

KNICKERBOCKER RD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/C P RWY

1.5mi N SCHODACK LANDING, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1924 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 109

Rambling Road

Fair

Over: Ditch 26B

0.1 mile west of New Road, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 668

CHAPPEL RD

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD CREEK

1 MI NE HAMILTON, Madison, NY

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 35

NEWPORT RD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

IN CAMILLUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,629

PERCY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

2.0 MI SW OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 130

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: FRANCO KILL

0.9 MI SE NY66 & CR9, Columbia, NY

Built 1938 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 936

County Road 27

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 469

CR 22

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

1.5MI NW OF STONY CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 190

CR 74

Fair

Over: WAMPECACK CREEK

8 MI S OF CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1934 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 907

RTE 392

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT OF RTS 392 & 11, Cortland, NY

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,504

ADAMS ROAD

Fair

Over: KINNEY CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF HEMLOCK, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 701

WHEELER ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.9 MI N OF VINCENT, Ontario, NY

Built 1948 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 156

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK OUTLET

3 MI NW OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,920

Showing 6,801-6,850 of 17,642 bridges

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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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