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 125

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

JCT RTS 125+I95, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,043

RTE 145

Fair

Over: THORP CREEK

1.2 MI W JCT RTS 145 &67A, Greene, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,296

RTE 168

Fair

Over: FULMER CREEK

1.8 MI SE JCT SH28 &SH168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,249

RTE 203

Fair

Over: VALATIE KILL

1.9 MI S JCT RTS203+I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,521

RTE 299

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTS 299 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 18,163

RTE 321

Fair

Over: FINGER LAKES RAILROAD

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 321 &174, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,504

RTE 400

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

4.1 MI E JCT SH400 & US20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 18,855

RTE 420

Fair

Over: SQUEAK BROOK

3.3 MI NW JCT RTS 420 +11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1944 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,820

RTE I495

Fair

Over: ROBBINS LANE

1.3 MI E ROUTES 495I& 106, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 84,452

RTE I495

Fair

Over: WOODBURY ROAD

.2 MI E OF RTE 135+RT 495, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 177,538

RTE I690

Fair

Over: HIAWATHA BOULEVARD

.4 MI W JCT I690 & SH 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 78,540

RTE 8

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

.9 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,393

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 96 96 43051010 RTE 96

JCT RTS I490EAST + 96, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 25,243

RTE I84

Fair

Over: FAIR STREET

.6 MI SE I84 EXIT 18, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 21,527

RTE I684

Fair

Over: WESTCHESTER AVE

0.6 MI S JCT RTS I684+120, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t

39TH AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 NB.S

1.9 MI S I78+BC1P, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,807

RTE 85

Fair

Over: 87I RTE I87

JCT.RTES 85<87I S.EXIT 24, Albany, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 14,943

RTE I86

Fair

Over: TOWN ROAD 64

1.3 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +226, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,622

RTE I86

Fair

Over: BABCOCK HOLLOW ROAD

3.1 MI SE OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,559

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE 25

RTE 495+RTE 25 WB, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 153,822

CO RD 57A

Fair

Over: 481 481 34021012 RTE 48

2.4 MI SE JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,892

PROSPECT PARK W

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

.9 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,579

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RICHMOND AVE RICHMOND A

JCT I278+RICHMOND AVE, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 90,370

RTE I278

Fair

Over: VICTORY BLVD.

JCT I278+VICTORY BLVD, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 91,817

RTE 6

Fair

Over: LAKE TEATA SPILLWAY

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 6 & 293, Orange, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 26,571

MARTIN ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031065 RTE I3

2MI SE JCT RTS 15&I-90, Monroe, NY

Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 872

RTE 440

Fair

Over: ARTHUR KILL ROAD

1.5 MI S FRESH KILLS &WSE, Richmond, NY

Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 57,220

RTE 440

Fair

Over: FRESH KILLS(E BR) NORTH

AT FRESH KILLS & WSE, Richmond, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 57,220

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

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

Built 1979 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,716

BOGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: 7 7 1108 1167 RTE 7

1.1MI W JCT ALT RTE7&I787, Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,272

RTE 386

Fair

Over: 531 531 43011011 RTE 53

RTE 386 OVER 490I - GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1986 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 18,515

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: STEELE CREEK

0.6MI W INSECT RTS 5S &51, Herkimer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,167

RTE I790

Fair

Over: 921C 921C 26011012

1MI EAST OF RTES 8 12&5, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,959

JERUSALEM AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

.3 MI N INT MSP & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1936 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,879

RTE 19

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

0.54 MI N OF CRAWFORD CRE, Allegany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,395

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MANNISON ROAD

0.6 MI E JCT 430 + S.T.E., Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,619

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MANNISON ROAD

0.6 MI E JCT 430 + S.T.E., Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,069

RTE I90

Fair

Over: NO.PEARL ST

0.6 MI NW JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 46,740

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 43 43 14032305 RTE 43

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 34,219

TRIPHAMMER ROAD

Fair

Over: 13 13 36033021 RTE 13

1.9 MI E JCT SH 13 & SH34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,106

RTE 8

Fair

Over: 88I 88I93031005 RTE I88

JCT RTS 8 & I-88, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,639

PANORAMA TRAIL

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1MI NE OF EAST ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 18,210

OAKFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.6 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,489

ESTRADA ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

2000 SE JCT Rt.32 & CR 9, Orange, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 702

69TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

1.7 MI SE JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t

COTTRELL ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

1.9MI NE OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 277

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSS -HIGH ST, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,348

RTE 11

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 222, Cortland, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,387

SOUTH CAYUGA ST.

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,216

LING ROAD

Fair

Over: SLATER CREEK

1.4 MI W OF ONTARIO BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1992 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,152

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