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

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: TALLETTE CREEK

6.5 MI NE OF COLUMBUS, Chenango, NY

Built 1944 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 156

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

3 MILES N OF STILESVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1983 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 333

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

2.8 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1947 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 328

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

1 MILE EAST OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1986 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,348

OBERNBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK BROOK

0.1 MI N OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1971 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 716

COUNTY ROAD 177

Fair

Over: RTE 7 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

AT CONKLIN, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,470

LUDINGTON CT

Fair

Over: DREW LAKE OUTLET

1.3 MI NE OF LAKE CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 1925 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 475

RTE 31F

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK CSX TR

.2 MI S JCT SH31F & CR 50, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 22,137

CAUGHDENOY ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL CUT

2.3 MI W JCT US11 & BG CL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,267

KENDRICK RD

Fair

Over: 390I390I430311521 Erie

.5 MI NW JCT SH15 & CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,897

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: N.COLUMBUS CR 22

1.0 MI E JCT RTS CCP+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 143,278

MATHEWS RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

7.4 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 208

RTE I87

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

1.5 MI E JCT I87 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 116,471

OLD WHITE PLAINS R

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

2.0 MI SW JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,427

RTE 40

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK CREEK

2.0 MI S SCHAGHTICOKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 7,900

RTE I81

Fair

Over: EAST BRIGHTON AVE

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 41,653

RTE I495

Fair

Over: SILLS ROAD SILLS ROAD

3 MI E JCT SH 112 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 47,117

SOUTH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.5 MI.W OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1925 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 384

RTE 31

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 31 & I-90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 3,556

RTE 104B

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

0.3MI NE JCT RTS 104B+104, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,606

KISSENA BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

1.2 MI SE JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 12,286

RTE I481

Fair

Over: DRIVWY TO QUARRY

1.6MI E OF JCT 81I < 481I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 15,066

TR6 DENECKER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROARING BRANCH

1M W STONY CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 1973 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 4

KNAPP ROAD

Fair

Over: HANDSOME BROOK

2.8 MI NO OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1939 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 421

RTE 70

Fair

Over: SAW MILL CREEK

3.5 MI NW OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 1,002

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

JCT RTE 15 + CANISTEO R, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 8,294

RTE 290

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.5 MI NW JCT RTS 290&257, Onondaga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 9,441

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE 386

JCT RTS I490 WB + 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 18,709

BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR TEN MILE RVR

1.1 MI N OF TUSTEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: KNIGHT CREEK

0.5 MI W OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,864

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: SWISS CREEK

3.6 MI N OF NAUMBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 1954 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 227

DRY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: HAYNES HOLLOW STREAM

1.4 MI N OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 31

CR21 PERRYVILLE RO

Fair

Over: BR CANASERAGA CRK

2.8 MI SE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1980 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,085

UTICA STREET

Fair

Over: OSWEGO CANAL OSWEGO RIV

0.3 m S ST RTE 104, Oswego, NY

Built 1953 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 14,799

RTE 6

Fair

Over: CATLIN CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 6 & 284, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,920

RTE 6

Fair

Over: SHRUB OAK BROOK

0.3 MI W JCT US 6 + TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,889

RTE 8

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

3.8MI NE JCT 8&28, Warren, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,259

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: 87IX Pedestrian Walkway

JCT RTE 9W NB+I87 INT 10, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,275

RTE 11

Fair

Over: HUNTS CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,118

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12E

JCT RTS 12E + I-81 SB, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,167

RTE 13

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CAYUGA

JCT RTS 13 & 13A, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 18,178

RTE 14

Fair

Over: JOHNSON HOLLOW CK

4.9 MI JCT RTS 14 AND 17, Chemung, NY

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,238

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF COOPERS PL, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,684

RTE 394

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

4.0 MI NE JCT RTS 394& 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,007

RTE 417

Fair

Over: ALDRICH CREEK

2.3 MI E OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,647

RTE 417

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

5.0 MI E OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,647

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 175

09 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 14,651

RTE 19

Fair

Over: CHENUNDA CREEK

0.2 MI N SCT RTS 19 & 248, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,476

RTE 19

Fair

Over: CANEADEA CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 19 & 243, Allegany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,395

RTE 19

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

8.9MI N JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,436

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