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

SUCKERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5 MI E OF MINETTO, Oswego, NY

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 332

PANTHER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

WILLIAMSTOWN, Oswego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 864

NORTH STREET RD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

2.6 MI N OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,158

PEKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM BROOK

AT ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 746

WALKERS CORNRS RD

Fair

Over: BIGELOW CREEK

1.5 MI WEST OF S.BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1959 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 449

RICHLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

3.2 MI SW WEST BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1953 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 314

EAST ARCADE ROAD

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

2 MILES NE OF ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 621

CR31

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.2 MI N ORANGEVILL CTR., Wyoming, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 212

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: JERSEY HOLLOW CRK

1.7 MILES EAST OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 457

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF GRISWOLD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1933 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 390

EAST EDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: HAMPTON BROOK

1.9 MI SOUTH OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,482

BAGDAD ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,249

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: MCHENRY VALLEY CR

4.7 MI SW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 666

VROOMAN CREEK RD

Fair

Over: VROOMAN CREEK

1 MILE SW HAMLET OF OXBOW, Jefferson, NY

Built 1983 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 750

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER RIVER

0.5 MI N OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 1979 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 634

ROSE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1.75 MI N OF PITCAIRN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1967 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 34

GARRISON ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

2.0 MI N OF HARRISVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1969 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF SPRAGUEVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1989 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 418

MCINTYRE ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.5 MI NW OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 53

BROWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

2.2 MI W OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1986 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,100

BROOKS ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF CASTLE CREEK, Broome, NY

Built 1978 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 424

BASSETT RD

Fair

Over: MERRILL CREEK

3 MIL. E. OF KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 81

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

.1 MI NE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 511

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1971 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 91

COUSINTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

2.5 MI N OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1970 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 223

CR204 IONIA CRNS

Fair

Over: DEAD CREEK

4.5MI NE JORDAN NEAR RT31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,570

COUNTY ROAD 38

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER NI-MO PO

.6 m SE RTE 56 + 38 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1918 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,074

CLARK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE DEER CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 288

MUD SETTLEMENT RD

Fair

Over: BIG BAY CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF CENTRAL SQ, Oswego, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,642

CALIFORNIA ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

8 M WEST OF OSWEGO CITY, Oswego, NY

Built 1993 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 986

COUNTY ROAD 109

Fair

Over: TRIB FALL CREEK

IN ETNA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1975 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,327

RTE 15

Fair

Over: VALATIE KILL

1 MI S OF MILLERS CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1995 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 257

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: HONEOYE LAKE INLE

6.2 mi NW Jct SR 21, Ontario, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 785

RTE I95

Fair

Over: 908AX RTE 908A

5.0 MI NW I295&I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1957 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 76,473

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

2.1 MI N JCT SMRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 61,032

RTE I90

Fair

Over: High Street

1.0 MI E OF EXIT 45 (I90), Ontario, NY

Built 1947 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 58,094

90IX EXIT 58 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 58 OF I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,437

ALLEGANY ST PK 2A

Fair

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

2.6 MI E JCT 17 < ASP 2, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1935 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 210

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: WASHBURN CREEK

.5MI S OF PLESVIL RO/TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1994 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 65,331

RTE 8

Fair

Over: PECKHAMS CREEK

1 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 7, Chenango, NY

Built 1938 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 6,067

RTE 26

Fair

Over: GLENN BROOK

1.2 MI SW JCT CR42 & SH26, Chenango, NY

Built 1924 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 920

RTE 209

Fair

Over: 87 I RTE I87

JCT RTS 209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 14,130

TIMES SQUARE ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR VANCAMPEN CK

IN NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1

MYERS MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

0.3 MI NW OF NEW LISBON, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 87

72ST ENT TO W DR.

Fair

Over: BRIDLE PATH

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 811

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 13,615

PUMPKIN SWAMP RD

Fair

Over: QUAKER CREEK

1 MILE NW OF FLORIDA, Orange, NY

Built 1973 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,433

RTE 212

Fair

Over: SILVER HOLLOW

4.4 MI E JCT SH28 & SH212, Ulster, NY

Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: FIRE ISLAND INLET

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,691

SEAMANS NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

0.1 MI W JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,130

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