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

FIVE MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: BR FIVE MILE CRK

4.1 MILES SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 443

ELDRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.6 MI S OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 105

N NINE MILE CK RD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1.1 MI N OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 328

SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF SWORMVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,141

BALMER ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF RANSOMVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 536

JACQUES ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

2.3 MILES S OF NEWFANE, Niagara, NY

Built 1957 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,115

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: GULF CREEK

3.5 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 640

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

IN BRADFORD, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 885

COUNTY ROAD 69

Fair

Over: GOFF CREEK

3.1 MI E OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 315

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.8 MI NW OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 410

PINE STREET

Fair

Over: RAQUETTEPONDINLET

TUPPER LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1934 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 68

KIDD LANE

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

0.9 MI S OF TIVOLI, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 581

KNOELL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK MEADOW CRK

2.5 MI SE OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,856

MAPLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

4.8 MI S OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,036

GUYMARD TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

2.1 MI S OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 275

PEEKAMOOSE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERMILK FALLS BROOK

1.8 MILES NE OF BULL RUN, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 121

Cutler Road

Fair

Over: VERNOOY KILL

2 MI NW JCT 55 & 209, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 26

LOST CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

.5 MILE SW OF BIG INDIAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 52

CR 39

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2.3 MI S OF BAINBRIDGE, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 710

RTE 206

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL

2.5 MI N OF ROCKLAND, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,707

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: TELFORD HLLOW BRK

1.2 MI NW OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2017 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,089

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: RUSSELL BROOK

0.3m W of Cooks Falls Rd, Delaware, NY

Built 1938 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 223

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: READS CREEK

1.4 MI N OF FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 137

SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

1 MI SE OF ARGUSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19

BASKET ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR BASKET CREEK

2.4 MI E OF LONG EDDY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 56

REDMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SANDY CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 980

INGALLS RD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON HOLLOW CK

1 mi NE Jct Thompson Holl, Delaware, NY

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t

RTE 425

Fair

Over: EAST NIAGARA ST NYS BAR

0.8 MI E JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13,511

GOAT ISLND ACCESS

Fair

Over: AMERICAN RAPIDS PARK RD

3.8 MI W EXIT 21 OF I190, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,603

RTE I95

Fair

Over: BARTOW AVE BARTOW AVE

2.3 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 95,754

Bennetts Corners R

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.5 MI N OF MEMPHIS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 784

RTE I87

Fair

Over: KRUMKILL RD

3 MI SE EXIT 24 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 42,929

COUNTY ROAD 93

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87

1.1 MI E JCT RTS I87+202, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,956

NELSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.1 MI W JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,225

RTE I90

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.7 MI S OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,936

RTE 9

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95 NORTH BUS

US 9 OVER 95I, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 15,208

S FOURTEENTH AVE

Fair

Over: MNRR NH LINE

2 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1894 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,541

PEARL STREET

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

at inter w/ College Ave, Franklin, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 1,575

RTE I684

Fair

Over: CO RD 55

1.9 MI S JCT RTS I684+I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 29,466

RTE 27

Fair

Over: BARNES ROAD

1 MI W EXIT 59 OF S.H.27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 20,515

RTE I190

Fair

Over: INTERPLANT ROAD

2.8 MI N JCT RT 190I & 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,056

KINSLEY STREET

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

KINSLEY ST. AT SHERRILL, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 832

SILVER HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CLOVE CREEK

0.4 MI.E.OF CHICHESTER, Ulster, NY

Built 1985 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 195

MADISON STREET

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

AT CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2006 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,415

KNOX AVENUE

Fair

Over: WILSON HOLLOW BRK

IN DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1948 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,482

PORT JEFFERSON RD

Fair

Over: TOPPINGS PATH ROW

1 MI N OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1974 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 13,066

RTE I684

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 55

1.9 MI S JCT I684 & I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 34,150

RTE 42

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091285 RTE 17

JCT RTS 17 & 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 22,996

RTE 237

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.0 MI N JCT RTS 237+262, Genesee, NY

Built 1994 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,781

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM RD

1.5 MI W JCT RTS I84+208, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 21,713

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