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 I90

Fair

Over: WATKINS RD

8.1 MI E I90 EXIT 31 RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10,248

RAMP BB

Fair

Over: Interstate 690 RTE I690

0.26 m W of I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 15,923

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 55 COUNTY

14.4 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 11,915

EIGHMEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER HOLLOW

AT WILLOW, Ulster, NY

Built 1934 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 166

ISLAND PARKWAY

Fair

Over: ISLAND PARK CANAL

AT ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 909

BAYVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: LIRR PT WASH BR

2.2 MI SW OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 48.9 t

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

1.3 MI NW OF MT. ROSS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1951 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 8,264

RTE 8

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

7.5 MI N JCT RTS 8 & 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,012

WATCH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 9 9 87032196 RTE 9

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

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,175

RTE 11

Fair

Over: PARK BROOK

6.3 MI SW JCT US 11 & SH, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,157

RTE 12

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

0.1 MI SE JCT 12 & 194, Lewis, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,017

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12E

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

Built 1959 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,646

RTE 13

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

0.1 MI NE JCT RTE 13&224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,079

RTE 13

Fair

Over: PONY HOLLOW CREEK

2.1 MI NE 13 +SCHUYLER CL, Tompkins, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,214

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

.1 MI S JCT RTS 13 + I-81, Cortland, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,854

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

1 MI NW JCT I86 & U.S.15, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 29,986

RTE 415

Fair

Over: 86I 15 64011164 RTE I86

0.5 MI W OF COOPERSPLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,137

RTE 17

Fair

Over: BROAD STREET

0.1 MI SE EXIT 94-RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,452

RTE 19A

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF ROSSBURG, Allegany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,259

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CANACADEA CK

2.7 MI NW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1948 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,449

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: EAST KILL

2.6 MI E JCT RTS 23A & 42, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,490

RTE 27A

Fair

Over: LIRR MONTAUK BRCH

.7 MI SW JCT RTS 27 & 27A, Suffolk, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,546

RTE 30

Fair

Over: DOWNS CREEK

JCT SH 30 & SH 206, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,541

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BRN SCHOHARIE CRK

8.3 MI SW JCT SH 30 & SH1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,561

RTE 30

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

JCT RTS 30 & 443, Schoharie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,565

RTE 39

Fair

Over: DRESSER CREEK

6.2 MI E JCT RTS 39 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BUSHNELLSVLLE CREEK

2.8 MI N JCT SH 42 & SH28, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 956

RTE 43

Fair

Over: WYNANTSKILL

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 43 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,582

RTE 44

Fair

Over: WAPPINGERS CREEK

3 MI NE OF POUGH. CITY LI, Dutchess, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,685

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE 390 I490EB TO 390 N

JCT RTSI490WB+47SB GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,078

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 52

3.3 MI E JCT RTS I84+9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25,349

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 52

3.3 MI E JCT RTS I84+9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 26,265

RTE 60

Fair

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW CREEK

JCT SH 60 & SH 83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,640

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 411

JCT I81 NB & SH 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,435

CARY ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I84I 82021071 RTE I84

1.2 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,314

RTE I87

Fair

Over: BRANCH RIVER

JCT I87 & BRANCH R, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,498

RTE I87

Fair

Over: BRANCH RIVER

JCT I87 & BRANCH R, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,887

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 10 BOUQUET

RT I87 2.8 MI N EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,024

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD SARANAC RIV

1.8 MI S of EXIT 37, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,449

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ACCESS RD SARANAC RIVER

JCT I87 & SARANAC RIVER, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,016

RTE I190

Fair

Over: RTE 104

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 104 & 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,962

RTE 145

Fair

Over: BOWERY CREEK

3.4 MI NE JCT SH23/SH145, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,907

RTE 206

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

500 S Rte 10 in Walton, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,584

RTE 220

Fair

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

6.3 MI NW JCT RT 220 & 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 628

RTE 277

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN - aband

1.0 MI N JCT RTS 277 +354, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,239

TWOMILE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: 290I290I53011008 RTE I2

1 MI N JCT SH 265 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,910

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 324 324 53021151 RTE 3

JCT RT 324 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 57,240

RTE 366

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.6 MI NE JCT RTS 366 +13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,016

RTE 414

Fair

Over: SENECA LAKE INLET

1.9 MI E JCT RTS 14 + 414, Schuyler, NY

Built 1940 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,749

PAUL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I490

1.0MI E JCT RTSI490WB+259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,631

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