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 13

Fair

Over: NO BR NEWTOWN CRK

4.3 MI NE JCT SR13 &SR223, Chemung, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,600

RTE 13

Fair

Over: RTE 34

JCT OF SH 13 SB & SH 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1964 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,843

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF COOPERS PL, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,936

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

0.9MI S JCT RTS 15A+ 5+20, Livingston, NY

Built 1933 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,452

RTE 430

Fair

Over: BELLEVIEW CREEK

3.4 MI SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1936 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,720

RTE 17

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

2.0 MI SE JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,329

RTE 17

Fair

Over: READ BROOK

2.7 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,327

EXIT RAMP

Fair

Over: MID MONGAUP RIVER

02 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,850

RTE 19

Fair

Over: PLUMBOTTOM CREEK

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 19 +244, Allegany, NY

Built 1957 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,045

RTE 20

Fair

Over: VALATIEKILL CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 20 & 203, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,878

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT RT 20A & 400, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,370

RTE 22

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

1.6 MI NE JCT I87 & SH 3, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,042

RTE 36

Fair

Over: GRAVEL RUN CREEK

2.7 NW OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,775

RTE 96

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON CREEK

1.2 MI N OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1939 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,392

RTE 40

Fair

Over: BOSTON & MAINE RR

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 40 & 67, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9,449

RTE 50

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

RTE 50 & KAYADEROSSERAS C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,760

RTE 52

Fair

Over: TIN BROOK

1.6 MI E JCT SH 52 & SH 2, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,366

RTE 59

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 59+303, Rockland, NY

Built 1959 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 78

Fair

Over: DONNER CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 78 & 93, Niagara, NY

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 27,267

RTE 80

Fair

Over: SHAWLER BROOK

1.8 MI NW JCT SH80 & SH 8, Chenango, NY

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 839

FRANCIS STREET

Fair

Over: 81I 81I 91011078 RTE I8

EXIT 2 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 856

RTE I81

Fair

Over: 990G990G91011008 RTE 99

EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,798

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 411

JCT I81 SB & SH 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,824

RTE 82

Fair

Over: HUNNS LAKE CREEK

7.7 MI N JCT RTS 82+44, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,109

SHENANDOAH ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I82021111 RTE I84

5.0 MI E JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,668

RTE 85A

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

0.4 E JCT RTS 85A & 156, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,462

RTE I87

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

RT I87 2.6 MI N EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,024

EVERETT ROAD

Fair

Over: 90I 90I11011031 RTE I90

EXIT 5 OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,735

RTE 93

Fair

Over: LEDGE CREEK

4.8 MI N JCT RTS 93 + 267, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,355

RTE 149

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT 22 & 149, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,402

RTE I190

Fair

Over: CSXT/ATK

0.9 MI N JCT RT 190I& 182, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,970

KENSINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 198 198 53011030 RTE 19

1 MI E JCT SH198 & SH384, Erie, NY

Built 1952 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,313

RTE 295

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS

1.2 MI E JCT SH 295 & I90, Columbia, NY

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,541

RTE 362

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

0.1MI N JCT RTS 362 + 39, Wyoming, NY

Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,112

BLAKELEY CORNERS R

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011015 RTE 40

2.5 MI S JCT SH400 &US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,061

AVERILL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022040 RTE I4

JCT I490 EAST + AVERILL, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,890

RTE 930A

Fair

Over: LEY CREEK

.5 MI S JCT LEMOYNE + 90I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,922

RTE 5A

Fair

Over: 69 6926023111 RTE 69

JCT RTS 5A+69, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,271

RTE 8

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

.9 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,393

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 104 EB N GOODMA

2.2MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 29,814

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 104 EB GOODMAN

2.2MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 29,814

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR 53

3.2 MI E Exit 19B I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,910

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR53

3.2 MI E Exit 19B I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 21,713

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BULLET HOLE ROAD

1.7 MI E I84 INT 61, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 21,527

RTE I84

Fair

Over: ARGONNE ROAD RIVERSIDE

JCT RTS I84+6+22, Putnam, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30,039

RTE I684

Fair

Over: CR98-BEDFD CTR RD

2.2 MI N JCT I684 & SH172, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 29,529

35TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

1.5 MI S JCT I78 & BCIP, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,184

RTE 21

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044055 RTE I86

JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,528

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SHEPARD ROAD

2 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,583

CANTON ST

Fair

Over: 690 690 33011040 RTE 69

4.5 MI NW JCT SH 690 & I9, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,787

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