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

WOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF EPHRATAH, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 231

RTE 3

Fair

Over: STERLING VLLY CRK

1.6 MI W OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,025

EAST SHELBY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OAK ORCHARD

3.4 MI NE WHEATVILLE, Genesee, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 338

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: BEARDS CREEK

1 MI S OF CUYLERVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 580

LINZY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF OSSIAN CTR., Livingston, NY

Built 1956 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 277

MEADOWS ROAD

Fair

Over: DEWITTVILLE CREEK

2.1 MI E OF HARTFIELD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1925 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 182

NEW OREGON ROAD

Fair

Over: S B 18 MILE CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 68

MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

IN EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,161

ALDRICH STREET

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

SOUTHWEST GOWANDA, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,820

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: ELLIS CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 424

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: BR KINDERHOOK CRK

0.5 MI SE OF KINDERHOOK, Columbia, NY

Built 1930 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,048

PINE ISLAND TURNPI

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

3 MILES SE OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,043

LAKE SHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: LAKE CARMEL OUTLET

AT LAKE CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 1925 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,091

FOURTH STREET

Fair

Over: AVON SERVICE ROAD MNRR

2.5 MI SE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,846

POWDERMILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

2.6 MI E OF ASHOKAN RES., Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 167

OLD POST ROAD

Fair

Over: PLAYLAND PARKWAY PLAYLA

2.1 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,392

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.5 MI SE JCT SH177 & SH12, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 718

LEON ROAD

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

.2 MI W OF CR 6 & CR 10, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 77

RTE 96A

Fair

Over: CAYUGA-SENECA CANAL

JCT S.H.96A & BARGE CANAL, Seneca, NY

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,979

TUCKAHOE ROAD

Fair

Over: 987F987F87011013 RTE 98

.5 MI N JCT SBSP & SH100, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 18,970

JACKSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 987F

N END GRASSY SPRAIN RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,208

ARDSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: 987FX RTE 987F

1.0 MI SE OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 8,358

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: RTE 987G

0.2 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 42,029

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 9

1.5 MI SE OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,873

BUNKER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

1.9MI E INTER.B1 ON 90I, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 888

EXIT 34A RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

RAMP OVER I90 AT EXIT 34A, Onondaga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,589

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64041440 WB 86I

Exit 44 Jct I99 & I86, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 17,599

RTE 96

Fair

Over: CAYUGA-SENECA CNL

JCT SH 96 & BARGE CANAL, Seneca, NY

Built 1962 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 5,687

WINDY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 81I 81I91012004 RTE I81

1.3 MI E EXIT 3 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 61

RTE 135

Fair

Over: CROSSWAYS PARK W

.3 MI N RTE 495+RTE 135, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 42,392

HARDSCRABBLE ROAD

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011241 RTE I6

EXIT 8 OF I684-CROTON FLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 7,985

RTE 304

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVENUE MNRR PV

2.3 MI S JCT SH304 & SH59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 7,766

RTE 304

Fair

Over: 59 59 850 11102 RTE 59

JCT SH 304 & SH 59, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 13,359

GALLERIA DRIVE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.5MI NEOF WALDEN AVE, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 7,118

N TRIPHAMMER ROAD

Fair

Over: GULF CREEK

2.2 MI NORTH OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 7,182

RTE 286

Fair

Over: OLD MILL RUN

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 286 & 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 4,763

RTE 7

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.4 MI W JCT SH 7 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 63,101

RTE 119

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

700 East Yellowstone Ave, Westchester, NY

Built 1973 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 17,134

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

VILLAGE OF SHORTSVILLE, Ontario, NY

Built 1899 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 3,007

BUNTING ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB 18 MILE CRK

1.3 MI N OF NORTH BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 257

Hull Rd

Fair

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

0.6 MI E OF YOUNGSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1925 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 116

COUNTY ROAD 8A

Fair

Over: PUNCH BROOK

IN ANCRAMDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1947 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,224

EDGEWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.3 MI W JCT BARGE C & 65, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 6,047

RTE 3

Fair

Over: POWER CANAL

.4 MI E JCT SH 3 & SH 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1948 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,956

SENASQUA ROAD

Fair

Over: 9 9 87032173 Ramp RT

.7 MI N JCT US 9 & SH 129, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 896

RTE 9

Fair

Over: ACADEMY STREET

JCT RTS 9+376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 37,651

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 10

JCT RTS 17 + 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,620

RTE 10

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

3.9 MI NE JCT SH10&SH990P, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,324

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 11 + 12, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,001

RTE 11

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

1 MI S EXIT 7 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,630

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