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

BLOOMINGDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 909C RTE 909C

.7 MI E JCT440+W SHORE EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,301

RAMP TO & FR.190I

Fair

Over: RTE 957A RELIEF

AT JCT 957A ACCESS & 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 295

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

1.7 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 210, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 49.9 t

Brighton Henrietta

Fair

Over: RTE 15A

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 15A&252, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 18,425

RAMP TO THRUWAY

Fair

Over: 3901390143031083 RTE I3

.3 MI N JCT I390 & I90, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,827

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

1 MI W OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,525

RTE I590

Fair

Over: SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE

1 MI E JCT I-390 & 15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 60,984

GROVELAND ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021217 RTE I3

1 MI SE GENESEO LIV CO LN, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,076

RTE 390

Fair

Over: MAIDEN LANE

1.2 MI N JCT SH390 &SH104, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 23,428

RTE I390

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

2.3MI N JCT RTS 36 + I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,128

RTE I390

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

2.3MI N JCT RTS 36 + I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,760

FROM I90 TO I481

Fair

Over: 481I481I33012091 RTE I4

.2 MI N JCT I90 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,051

190IX SB RAMP TO N

Fair

Over: SHORELINE TRAIL BLACK R

.6 MI S EXIT N14 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,515

RTE 440

Fair

Over: WOODROW ROAD

1.1MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 37,366

RTE 440

Fair

Over: WOODROW ROAD

1.1MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 37,366

RAMP FROM WASH BR

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,832

EAST139TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907P RTE 907P MADI

4.4 MI NE FDR DR+ROUTE 25, New York, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t

RTE 52

Fair

Over: EAST MONGAUP RVR

1.6 MI SE JCT SH17 & SH52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10,140

RTE 268

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

4 MI S Jct SH 10 & 268, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 455

RTE 209

Fair

Over: CR 31-SAWKILL RD

.2 MI W JCT US 209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,130

ALBANY-SHAKER RD

Fair

Over: US 9 RAMP I-90 EB TO RT

0.2 mi SE Northern Blvd a, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,778

RTE 9

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1402 2074 RTE I

JCT RTS 9 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,828

CLINT AVE TO I787

Fair

Over: US 9 787IX WATER STREE

JCT ORANGE ST & I787 NB, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,062

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CR209-HINSDALE RD

1.2 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 19,706

RTE I481

Fair

Over: KIRKVILLE RD

.5 MI N JCT I481 NB & SH2, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 19,418

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 41

JCT RTS I-88 + 41, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,454

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 41

JCT RTS I-88 + 41, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,611

WEBSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

4.6 MI N PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1948 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 42

W KIRKPATRICK ST

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONNDGA CR .4MI 81<BEAR ST, Onondaga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,028

BARDEEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

4.7 MI W OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9

HINKLEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHBAUGH CREEK

2.4 MILES W OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 59

HANDS HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLSEYVILLE CREEK

8 MILES NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15

MILL BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

2.2 MI E OF GRANT MILLS, Ulster, NY

Built 1933 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 51

OLD ROUTE 209

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

AT SPRING GLEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 448

NETTIE AXTELL RD

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

3 MI NE OF HAMBLETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 31

RTE I878

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

2 MI W I678 & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1986 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 70,819

WEST 52ND STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,698

WEST 57TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 16,509

TUDOR CITY PLACE

Fair

Over: EAST 42ND STREET

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1950 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,649

VAN PELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

JCT VAN PELT AV &EX-B&ORR, Richmond, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t

GIBSON STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI SE OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1929 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,795

CRIPPLEBUSH RD

Fair

Over: CRIPPLEBUSH CREEK

1 MI S OF JCT US20 &SH30A, Schoharie, NY

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 19

RAVINE RD

Fair

Over: BRADY BROOK

2.2 MI SE OF PAWLING, Dutchess, NY

Built 1957 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 407

King Hill Earlton

Fair

Over: COB CREEK

5 MI NW VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 63

JANSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CLOVE CREEK

IN LANESVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 24

COUNTY ROUTE 67

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.3 MI E JCT RTS 22 & 313, Washington, NY

Built 1981 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 364

RATHBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

2 MILES SW OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 578

WILTSIE BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

2.1 MI SE OF WEST COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 384

GIFFORD HOLLOW ROA

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SWITZ KILL

1.3 MI NW OF SOUTH BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1932 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 49

CR52

Fair

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

1 MI S CHARLTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,560

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