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

SANFORD HOLLOW ROA

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

6 MILES SW OF BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 1961 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 145

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

IN CITY OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1976 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,013

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 71

TINKERTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BR.GLENDENNING

2.9 MI SE OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 155

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

IN VILLAGE OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 185

INGRASSIA ROAD

Fair

Over: METRO NORTH RAIL ROAD PO

2 MI NE JCT SH211& ING RD, Orange, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,247

CADOSIA ROAD

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

0.3MI N RTE17<CADOSIA, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 270

SCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF BERNE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 65

RTE 25

Fair

Over: FIRST AVENUE

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, New York, NY

Built 1909 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 86,098

EAST 168TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1888 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,119

E 173RD STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NORTH RR

AT CLAREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 47.2 t

9TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA BMT YARD

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,064

KENSINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSXT

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 198 & 33, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,045

ASPINWALL ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.8 MI NE OF BARRYTOWN, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 290

INDUSTRIAL PARK RO

Fair

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

6.5 MI W OF EX 70 RT 17, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 265

BACKER ROAD

Fair

Over: EATON HOLLOW CRK

1 MILE NE OF POST CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1974 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 204

BACKER ROAD

Fair

Over: EATON HOLLOW CRK

1 MILE NE OF POST CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1980 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 204

N SENECA STREET

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

VILLAGE OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 34

KEENEY CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TIOUGHNIOGA R

0.2 MI E OF KEENEY, Cortland, NY

Built 1978 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 127

WALPOLE ROAD

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

.6 MI NNW JCT RT 38 & 222, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 101

WIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: KLEIN KILL

0.3 MI S OF LINLITHGO, Columbia, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 278

CR 201

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5MI NW OF VOORHEESVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1943 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,902

HEARTS CONTENT RD

Fair

Over: KISKATOM BROOK

4 MI S JCT RTS 23 <32, Greene, NY

Built 2016 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 742

CR7

Fair

Over: MOORDENER KILL

0.2M S CR7&RT150 E SCHODK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,174

CR 54

Fair

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

1.3 MI SE CHARLTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,224

SEVENTH LAKE OUTLE

Fair

Over: SEVENTH LAKE OUTLET

1.5 MI E OF INLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 1911 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 111

MOUNTAIN HOME RD

Fair

Over: OUTLET WILMURT LK

1.2 MI NW OF HOFFMEISTER, Hamilton, NY

Built 1941 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 40

CR89 POOLVILLE RD

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD CREEK

.5 MI NE HAMILTON, Madison, NY

Built 1950 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 474

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: EVAS KILL

2 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 137

SALINA-DEWITT RD

Fair

Over: LEY CREEK

1.3 MI W EXIT 35 OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1951 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,405

BOYLSTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT SANDY CREEK

3.3 MI E OF LACONA, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 98

SO CENTENARY ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

5.8 MI SW OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 344

BAPTIST HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF VINCENT, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 399

SWAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT CONEWANGO CRK

.1 MILE NORTH OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 29

TOWN LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: GATES CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF FRANKLINVILE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 101

HEWES ROAD

Fair

Over: WING CREEK

2.4 MILES NW OF STEDMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 53

KNOWLTON RD

Fair

Over: RESERVOIR OUTFLOW

0.6 MI SE OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 294

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: TRIB CLEAR CREEK

3.5 MILES NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 334

CLELAND ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF ELLINSTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 334

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.8 MI NE OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 304

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MILE E OF SMITH MILLS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 398

COUNTY ROAD 282

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

.4 MILE SE OF SWORMVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,113

SO.PROTECTION RD

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SO/ B&P R

1.4 MILES SE OF HOLLAND, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 342

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: MEADS CREEK

2.1 MI N OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,091

County Road 60

Fair

Over: CHRISTIAN HOLLOW CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 187

BUTTERNUT RIDGE R

Fair

Over: GRANNIS BROOK

2 MI N OF PIERREPONT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1929 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 202

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: TRICKLE CREEK

4.4 MI NW OF MC INTYRE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,320

OLD CAHOONZIE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHINGLE KILL

2.2 MI NE OF SPARROW BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 258

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: WARWICK RESERVOIR OUTLET

AT WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,695

LASHER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIRCH CREEK

.5 MILE NW OF BIG INDIAN, Ulster, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 44

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