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: WILLOW STREET

.2MI E JCT 690I WB+ I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 34,310

RTE I495

Fair

Over: SILLS ROAD SILLS ROAD

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

Built 1970 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 34,937

RTE I190

Fair

Over: RTE 16

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 5 & 16, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,669

RIDGEBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 555

MONTEBELLO ROAD

Fair

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

0.5 MI N OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 2015 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 4,537

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RAMP N TO BMP

.5 MI N JCT TSP & US 202, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 23,474

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RAMP N TO BMP

.5 MI N JCT TSP & US 202, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 23,474

RTE 23

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL TRIB

1.7 MI E JCT RTS 23 & 296, Greene, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,562

RTE I895

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

EAST 177TH ST OVER BRONX, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40,284

HOLBROOK RD

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVE LIRR MAIN

1.9 MI WEST OF HOLTSVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20,614

RTE 357

Fair

Over: OLEOUT CREEK

.7 MI W OF N FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,349

RTE 8

Fair

Over: CENTER BROOK

.1 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 80, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,138

RTE 9H

Fair

Over: FITTING CREEK

6.2 MI N JCT SH 9H & SH23, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,676

RTE 12

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

3.8 M SW JCT RTE 12 + 6, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1966 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,289

RTE 69

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

.4 MI W JCT SH 69 & SH 5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1937 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,562

RTE 13

Fair

Over: ENFIELD CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 13 & 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 17,343

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

JCT RTE 15 + CANISTEO R, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,294

CR 28

Fair

Over: 17 17 91073209 RTE 17

1.4 MI SW JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 557

RTE 18

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 18 + 93, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,002

RTE 22

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTE 22+I90 INTC B3, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,309

RTE 22

Fair

Over: DILL BROOK

1.2 MI N JCT 22 & 2, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1945 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,605

RTE 23

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 51 & 23, Otsego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,637

RTE 26

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

6 MI S JCT SH 26 & I81, Broome, NY

Built 1948 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,905

RTE 78

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 78 + 263, Niagara, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 27,267

RTE I481

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33033056 RTE I81

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

Built 1986 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 17,367

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9 CONNECTOR

I87 EXIT 27, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,215

RTE I190

Fair

Over: INTERPLANT ROAD

2.8 MI N JCT RT 190I & 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,569

RTE 206

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

3.2 MI SE JCT SH 206 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,596

RTE 208

Fair

Over: OTTER KILL

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 208+94, Orange, NY

Built 1946 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,657

RTE 209

Fair

Over: NORTH PETERS KILL

5.9 MI N JCT RTS 209 & 44, Ulster, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,421

Enterprise Drive

Fair

Over: 209 209 86031345 RTE 20

.6 MI E JCT US 209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10,055

RTE 248

Fair

Over: WOODWARD CREEK

0.9 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 311

Fair

Over: E BR CROTON RIVER

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 311+22, Putnam, NY

Built 1958 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,449

RTE 365A

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

.6 MI W JCT SH365 &SH365A, Madison, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,444

RTE 598

Fair

Over: 690I690I33012050 RTE I6

JCT OF RTE I-690+MIDLER, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 17,612

RTE I84

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER NEVERSIN

1 MI W of I-84 Exit 1, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,404

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 416 WALLKILL RIVER

2.5 MI W I-84 Exit 28, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,910

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 416 WALLKILL RIVER

2.5 MI W I-84 Exit 28, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 21,713

RTE I684

Fair

Over: NYSTA Facility 287I 287

1.2 MI W JCT I287 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

0.6MI N SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,188

RTE I295

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,184

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: RTE 908K

2.7 MI NE JCT SH 231 & SS, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 84,436

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: UNION BLVD

.7 MI SE JCT SH 27 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,892

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.6 MI NE JCT RTS 17 +427, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 11,010

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

2.4 MI SE OF LOWMAN RTE17, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 11,010

RTE 17

Fair

Over: FULTON STREET

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,134

RTE 31

Fair

Over: 481 481 33011069 RTE 48

JCT OF RTS 31 + 481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 27,992

RTE 201

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR LIT

JCT SH 201 & SH 17C, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,326

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE I490 RAMP I490WB T

0.3 MI WEST OF ERIE CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 104,009

164TH STREET

Fair

Over: 907M 907MX5M14092 RTE 9

1.2 MI E RTE 678+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,025

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