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

CR 14 RED TAVERN

Fair

Over: HORSESHOE CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF DUANE, Franklin, NY

Built 1936 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 86

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

AT HIBERNIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 918

MILLTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: E BRANCH CROTON R

2.9 MI E OF BREWSTER, Putnam, NY

Built 1962 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,432

CONVENT ROAD

Fair

Over: TAPPAN LAKE

3.2 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,892

EAST RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

0.2 MI S OF HAWLEYS, Delaware, NY

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,021

BODOIT ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

0.1 MI SE OF JCT RT 28 O, Delaware, NY

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 67

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: TRIB LIDELL CREEK

2 MI SW OF SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1946 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 946

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: TUTHILL BROOK

1.0 MILES NW OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1939 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 534

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

.8 MI NW OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,009

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

5.2 MI SW OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 105

WENDE ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

2.2 MI NW OF N QUAD ALDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,657

DRESSERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRESSERVILLE CRK

4 mi. SW of S. End of Ska, Cayuga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 179

CAROLINE STREET

Fair

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

0.05 MI SW JCT RT12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1915 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,228

RTE 266

Fair

Over: 190IX

1.1 MI S JCT RTS 266 +325, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,051

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9W

EXIT 24 THRUWAY & RTE 9W, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 46,454

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

JCT SMRP & TUCKAHOE RD-9A, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 61,032

RAMPS TO 987G

Fair

Over: 987DX RTE 987D RTE 987

JCT OF RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 13,596

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK STONY

2.2 MI SW OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,868

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK STONY

2.2 MI SW OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,868

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SMOKE CREEK

1.7 MI N JCT I90 <RTE 219, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 41,691

LELAND AVE

Fair

Over: EXIT 31 RAMP EXIT 31 RA

0.11 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,711

RTE 871

Fair

Over: 87IX INT 23 RAMP NOONAN

INT 23 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 21,465

RTE I90

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.7 MI S OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,236

90IX EXIT 47 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.3 MI E JCT RTE 19 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 893

WEST 39TH STREET

Fair

Over: DYER AVENUE

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,167

IRR RTE 955R

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

0.4 MI. NE VERSAILLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 614

COUNTY ROAD 5

Fair

Over: 99I 15 6401 1064 RTE 15

1.8 miles South of RT 417, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 1,806

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: 87TH STREET

1.5 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,907

RTE 99

Fair

Over: STERMER ROAD Watson Cre

1.2 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 6,269

TAGHKANIC ROAD

Fair

Over: DOVER KILL

AT SNYDERVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1931 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 221

TROUT BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.4 MI SW OF MONROE, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 118

HANKINS ROAD

Fair

Over: HANKINS CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF HANKINS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 332

PORT JEFFERSON RD

Fair

Over: TOPPINGS PATH ROW

1 MI N OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1974 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 13,066

RTE I87

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

1 MI NE JCT SH144 & US 9W, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 37,426

EXIT 39 RAMP

Fair

Over: JONES RD

1 MI W INT CR 48 & 690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 5,668

COUNTY ROAD 52

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

1m NW of Int Rte 33 & 52, Otsego, NY

Built 2006 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 3,896

RTE 275

Fair

Over: S B VAN CAMPEN CK

0.8 MI N OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,965

ARDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

2.3 MI S OF HARRIMAN, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 170

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

5.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 19,747

RTE 912Q

Fair

Over: Approach span RTE 9

0.2 MI NE JCT 9 & 9N, Warren, NY

Built 1964 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,628

RTE I481

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33033056 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 481 SB & I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15,976

RTE 301

Fair

Over: CLOVE CREEK

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 301+9, Putnam, NY

Built 1938 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,086

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE 386

JCT RTS I490 EB + 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 16,703

OLD NICHOLS RD

Fair

Over: RTE I495 495I495I070311

2.1 KM E JCT RTS 454+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 19,082

RTE 312

Fair

Over: 84I 84I84031068 RTE I84

I84 INT 19, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,150

HIGBIE LANE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051066 27 27

.1 MI E JCT SH 231 & SH 2, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,472

NORTH OCEAN AVE

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031226 RTE I4

1.3 MI W JCT RTS 495+112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 43,794

MITCHELL HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: MAD BROOK

1.8mi S of CR 10 JCT, Greene, NY

Built 1961 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 643

MILLARD BURNETT RO

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

4 MI W JCT I87 & CR 212, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 98

RTE I90

Fair

Over: WATKINS RD

8.1 MI E I90 EXIT 31 RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 11,303

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