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

ANDREWS AVENUE

Fair

Over: LG IS/N.Y.& ATLAN

IN MASPETH, Queens, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,127

LAMBERTON ROAD

Fair

Over: N B GREAT CHAZY R

3.1 MI SW MOOERS FORKS, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 231

COUNTY ROAD 155

Fair

Over: N BR SANDY CREEK

3.4 MILES NORTH OF ADAMS, Jefferson, NY

Built 1992 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 239

NEVERSINK DRIVE

Fair

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

0.8 MI S OF HUGUENOT, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,975

COUNTY ROAD 38

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

COUNTYROAD38, Otsego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 169

COUNTY ROAD 121

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

FISK RD OVER BARGE CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1985 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,699

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.7 MI SW JCT RTS I95 + 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,000

RTE 99

Fair

Over: Morgan Creek Rd Morgan

2.3 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,269

RTE 5

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

02MI E JCT RTS 46+5, Oneida, NY

Built 1940 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,740

RTE 5

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I90 & SH 5, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,595

RTE 5

Fair

Over: 7 7 16072005 RTE 7

JCT SH 5 & SH 7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,271

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 13

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 17+94, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 53,196

OXFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101202 RTE 17

AT SH 17/US 6 EXIT 128, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,177

COUNTY ROAD 105

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101238 RTE 17

1 MILE NW JCT SH32 & US6, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 17,814

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BEVIER STREET

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 7 & I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1994 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,213

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: W BR BOUQUET RVR

2 MI W OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,904

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: I-787 RTE I787

JCT OF US 9W & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 18,926

CONKLIN-KIRKWOOD C

Fair

Over: RTE 11

JCT US 11 & I81 - EXIT 1, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,586

RTE 11

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

.3 MI N JCT US 11 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,137

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TRB ENFIELD CREEK

.2 MI N JCT SH 13 & SH 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 17,343

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CURTIS HOLLOW RD

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,684

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CURTIS HOLLOW RD

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,936

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 333

JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,684

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 333

JCT RTS 17 + 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,936

RTE 430

Fair

Over: MIDWAY CREEK

3.2 MI SE OF DEWITVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,602

RTE 248

Fair

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.4 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 908

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: BLACK MEADOW CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 17M & 94, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,606

RTE 21

Fair

Over: RESERVOIR SPILLWAY

2 MI NE JCT SR 17 & SR 21, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,209

RTE 109

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051036 27 27 07

JCT SH 27 & SH 109, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,496

RTE 109

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051036 27 27

JCT SH 27 & SH 109, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,496

RTE 28

Fair

Over: PECK HOLLOW STRM

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 28+42, Ulster, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,273

RTE 32

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

4.3 MI N JCT SH32 & SH143, Albany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,278

RTE 38

Fair

Over: BIGGIES CREEK

.5 MILE SW OF RICHFORD, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,029

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 41

.1 MI NW OF EXIT 10 - I81, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,197

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR36

AT CAMP BEACON CORR FACIL, Dutchess, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 27,934

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR36

AT CAMP BEACON CORR FACIL, Dutchess, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 24,154

RTE 63

Fair

Over: MUD RUN CREEK

1.7 MI NW JCT RTS 63 & 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,235

RTE 63

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

JCT RTE 63 + OATKA CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,299

RTE 66

Fair

Over: TSATSAWASSA CREEK

RTE 66 AT HOAG CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1901 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,423

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TRIM STREET

1.8 MI N EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,451

RTE I81

Fair

Over: FULLER ROAD

3.1 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,546

RTE I84

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 15 CLOVE BR

.6 MI E JCT I84 & DEL RVR, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,544

RTE I84

Fair

Over: WICCOPEE CREEK

2.8 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 24,544

RTE I84

Fair

Over: WICCOPEE CREEK

2.8 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,817

RTE 85A

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

0.1 M SW JCT RT 85A & 156, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,673

RTE I87

Fair

Over: UNDERPASS ROAD

1.6 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,036

RTE 488

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUAOUTLET

0.1MI E JCT RTS 488 + 21, Ontario, NY

Built 1961 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,145

RTE 85

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1021 RTE I

JCT I90 & RTE 85, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,120

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RTE 93

1 MI E JCT RT 93 & 18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 933

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RTE 93 LOCKPORT RD

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 93 & 18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,112

Showing 6,901-6,950 of 17,642 bridges

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