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 I390

Fair

Over: LIVONIA AVON LAKEVIEW RR

1.1 MI N JCT I390 & SH253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 31,059

N BARRY AVE EXT

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

IN MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,948

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

IN MARGRETVILLE MAIN ST., Delaware, NY

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: W 135 ST

3 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,968

RTE 25

Fair

Over: QUEENS PLAZA SOUTH 25 X

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t

41ST AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT ELMHURST, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,848

ELEVENTH STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1 MI SW JCT RTS 31 & 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,498

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: 59TH STREET RELIEF

WEST SIDE HIGHWAY-W 59 ST, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 95,281

GENUNG STREET

Fair

Over: MONHAGEN BROOK

AT MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,136

MT. PLEASANT ROAD

Fair

Over: WING CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF SUMMERDALE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 145

WEST ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSES KILL

VILLAGE OF ARGYLE, Washington, NY

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 763

SALMON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

.4 MILE N OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 317

HIGH BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.9 MI NW OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 169

SHAKER MUSEUM ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY KINDERHOOK CRE

1.8 MI S OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 182

TWIN BRIDGES ROAD

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

.3 MI W INT TWIN BR &FARM, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 487

MIDDLE ROAD

Fair

Over: COREYS CREEK

AT BLUEPOINT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1947 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,605

OWL KILL ROAD

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

0.8 MI N CENT WHITE CREEK, Washington, NY

Built 1943 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 380

FISHER ROAD

Fair

Over: AURIES CREEK

.7 MILE NW OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1923 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 193

FISHER ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

4.2 MI NE OAKFIELD, Genesee, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 229

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF ASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,914

LUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1.8 MI S OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 121

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

1.6 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,092

CR13

Fair

Over: LANGFORD CREEK

1.0 N OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 471

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Fair

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

5.1 MI SE OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,166

CO Road 19

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

0.1 MILES SOUTH of JCT. 3, Franklin, NY

Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 553

LONG POND ROAD

Fair

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

6.4 MILES NE OF BELFORT, Lewis, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 116

ROCK CITY ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

.9 MI WEST OF EAST CHATHM, Columbia, NY

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,421

COUNTY ROAD 105

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

1.8 MI SW OF S.AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 994

CANOE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WAPPINGER CR

2.0 MI NW OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 43

CORNWALL HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY BROOK

1.3 MI NW OF PATTERSON, Putnam, NY

Built 1990 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,057

CROTON FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: CROTON RIVER

AT CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1908 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 8,119

SOUTH OXFORD BRDGE

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

3.1 MI SO OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 317

POPLAR HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CARRS CREEK

4.5 MI E OF SIDNEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 61

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

3.5 MILES NE OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 386

ORCHARD STREET

Fair

Over: Central Westchester Park

2.5 MI EAST OF ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,004

RTE I95

Fair

Over: 908A RTE 908A

JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,061

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: FORTFIELD AVENUE

1.1 MI N JCT SMRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30,516

WARTBURG CONNECTIO

Fair

Over: 907W907W87011023 RTE 90

1.2 MI S JCT HRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t

VETERANS AVENUE

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.1 MI W OF BATH VILLAGE, Steuben, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,082

RTE 125

Fair

Over: 907W 907W87011067 RTE 9

0.1 MI W HRP Exit 11, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13,554

RTE 305

Fair

Over: JOHNSONS CREEK

1 MILE SE OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,215

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: BOSTON RD BX ZOO

.18 MI S JCT BRPC & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 112,038

HIGHLAND BLVD E B

Fair

Over: RTE 908B RTE 908B

4.5 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13,334

147TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.8 MI W JCT I78 & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,393

AUMICK ROAD

Fair

Over: PALMAGHATT KILL

0.8 MI NW OF RUTSONVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1987 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 42

MOWERS ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

6 MI N OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 140

EAST ROAD

Fair

Over: ALLEN BROOK

2.4MI N THAYER CORNERS, Franklin, NY

Built 1963 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 227

907G NB

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

3.5 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 14,760

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK BLVD

2.7 MI NE JCT RTS HRP+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.1 t

HAWKES AVENUE

Fair

Over: 9A 9A87032164 RTE 9A

1.4 MI N JCT SH9A & SH133, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 1,630

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