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 I690

Fair

Over: N TOWNSEND STREET

0.3MI E JCT 690I WB+ I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 68,620

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR70

3.4 MI E OF EXIT 4 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 14,398

RTE I684

Fair

Over: NYSTA Facility 287IX W

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

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t

BARNES LANE

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011023 RTE I6

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

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,980

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 14

JCT RTS 14 + 17 + 328, Chemung, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 18,492

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CHOCONUT CREEK

1 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,869

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CHOCONUT CREEK

1 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,109

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

0.6MI N SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,188

ASTORIA BLVD WB

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M RTE

.8 MI E I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 23,683

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: MSP N/B TO SSP W/B

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 89,589

RTE 3

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4.7 MI SE JCT RTS 3 + 58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,288

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CAYUTA AVE

JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,583

VAN BUREN RD

Fair

Over: 690 690 33011034 RTE 69

0.5MI SE OF BALDWINSVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,166

RTE 962B

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044138 RTE I86

In Howard Exit 35 of I-86, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,697

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: RTE 417

INT. I-99SB & NYS RTE. 41, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,260

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: RTE 417

JCT RTS 15 + 417, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,260

RIDGEWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: 390 390 43011023 RTE 39

1.2MI S JCT ROL + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19,825

RTE 17

Fair

Over: HAZEL ROAD

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

Built 1966 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,452

RTE 481

Fair

Over: CR 12

1.5 MI SE JCT SH481&SH264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,318

RTE 481

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSP0RTATION

.2 MI E JCT SH481 & CR57, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,870

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: 907M907MX5M14086 RTE 90

.5 MI E RTE 678+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 23,653

HUGH GRANT CIRCLE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95 NYCTA

1 MI NW I95+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12,924

CASTLE HILL AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

.5 MI NW I95 + I678, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,692

RTE 440

Fair

Over: WATCHOGUE ROAD

.4MI N JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 16,276

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

JCT I278 + W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 104,514

RTE 5

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

JCT RTE 5 + OWASCO OUTLET, Cayuga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,011

RTE 33

Fair

Over: MICHIGAN AVE

JCT RTE 33 & MICHIGAN AVE, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 47,022

NORTH AVON ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021352 RTE I3

1.8 MI N JCT RT 20 & I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 317

CROSSETT ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021208 RTE I3

1.0MI S GENESEO VIL LIV C, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,003

RTE 961

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64043119 RTE I86

2.1 MI SE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,750

FT HAMILTON PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

1.6 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,559

RAPELYE STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278

JCT I 278 & I 478, Kings, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t

RTE 12

Fair

Over: PUTNAM ROAD

7.8 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,147

RTE 304

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVENUE MNRR PV

2.3 MI S JCT SH304 & SH59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,766

RTE 430

Fair

Over: 86I 17 5211059 RTE I86

1.3 mi NE SR430 and CR13, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 529

RTE I787

Fair

Over: VINE STREET MULTI-USE T

0.47 MI NE of RTE. 32, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 32,372

RTE I690

Fair

Over: RAMP TO CR 80

JCT OF I690 WB & SH 297, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 38,721

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CR36 NEWPORT ROAD

1.3 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 174, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 24,027

LATTA ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A942F43011001 RTE 94

0.5MI W JCT LOSP+GEN R, Monroe, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,398

BURDEN LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORDENER KILL

3 MILES NW OF NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 531

WEST TAYLOR ST

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONONDAGA CK .6MI S ARMORY, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 839

WEST ONONDAGA ST

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

AT W ONONDAGA < ONON CK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,104

NORTH SIXTH ST

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

0.3 m N Kim Av & N6th St, Oswego, NY

Built 1927 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 144

DRY BROOK RD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

1 MILE NORTH OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 103

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR VAN CAMPEN CREEK

1 MILE SE OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CR

0.2 MI W of Rte. 275, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 163

SONORA ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.2 MI N OF SONORA, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 61

MILO STREET

Fair

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

IN DRESDEN, Yates, NY

Built 1930 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 91

OLD HARRY L DRIVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CK

VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 221

SMITH DRIVE

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

HAMLET OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,371

Showing 7,301-7,350 of 17,642 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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