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 I86

Fair

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

3.3 MI E JCT I86 & US 62, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,125

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

3.3 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 62, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,256

RTE 26

Fair

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

.7 MI N JCT SH 26 & SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,170

RTE 441

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.8MI NE JCT 441+I490EAST, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 28,403

RTE 441

Fair

Over: RTE 153

1.1MI W JCT RTS441+253, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 26,901

RTE 49

Fair

Over: SERVICE (LADO) RO

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 49 & 365, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,501

RTE 49

Fair

Over: SERVICE (LADO) RO

.6 MI W JCT SH 49 & SH365, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,501

RTE 440

Fair

Over: FRESH KILLS NORTH ACCES

AT FRESH KILLS & WSE, Richmond, NY

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 57,220

RTE 100C

Fair

Over: 987F 987F87012066 RTE 9

1.5 MI N INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 22,042

SCHOHARIE TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: 88I 88I 1608 1053 RTE I

3.3 MI W JCT RTS 20 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 592

RTE 992A

Fair

Over: D&H RR SCHENEVUS CREEK

0.5 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,751

RTE I481

Fair

Over: THOMPSON RD

0.6MI.E.INTERSEC.81I&481I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 17,367

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 415

1.3 MI W JCT SR414 &SR415, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 16,319

MEREDITH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 440 STATEN ISLAND R

2 MI S I278& W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1973 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 351

RTE 414

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT RT 414 & CN, Chemung, NY

Built 1994 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,858

RTE 434

Fair

Over: FULLER HOLLOW CK

0.2 MI E RTE 201, Broome, NY

Built 1940 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 24,315

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 7

.7 MILE NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,128

RTE I390

Fair

Over: WARREN HILL ROAD

1.5 MI SE JCT SR21 & I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1975 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,546

RTE 304

Fair

Over: BLAUVELT ROAD

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,438

RTE 209

Fair

Over: CR 31-SAWKILL RD

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

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,130

COUNTY ROAD 210

Fair

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

0.7 MI E JCT RTE 210+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,818

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SAND ROAD

2.6 MI S JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,189

RTE I481

Fair

Over: RTE 290

JCT OF RTS I-481 NB + 290, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19,418

RTE I481

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I481 SB & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19,232

RTE I481

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I481 NB & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18,008

RTE 52

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.5MI SE JCT RTS 52 + 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,140

RTE I88

Fair

Over: CORBIN ROAD

23 MI S JCT RTS I-88+206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,666

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 206

JCT RTS I-88 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,675

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BEECH RIDGE ROAD

2.3 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,579

RAMP D

Fair

Over: RTE I490

JCT WBI490EXT+I490WB RAMP, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,396

RTE 28 REST AREA

Fair

Over: THIRTEENTH BROOK

.1MI S OF CL ON RTE 28, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 250

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE., Greene, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 544

REBER ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH MUD CREEK

0.2 mi from Spring Road, Oneida, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 85

ROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

4 MI NE DELTA LAKE, Oneida, NY

Built 1940 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9

RUSH CREEK RD

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.15 miles W of Barber Rd, Allegany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 137

WATSON ROAD

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

2.0 MI W OF PHILLIPS CK, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 13

GRISWOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: COOKS CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 57

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: WOODHAVEN BLVD WOODHAVE

1.6MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 101,689

RTE 25

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

JCT I278+ROUTE 25, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 37,781

31ST AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278

.3 MI N JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,120

CROPSEY AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

JCT SHORE PKY+CROPSEY AVE, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25,830

ATL AVE SERVICE E

Fair

Over: ENEW YORK AVE ENEW YORK

IN EAST NEW YORK, Kings, NY

Built 1935 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,248

WEST 51ST STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,195

FLORIDA AVE

Fair

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CRK

IN SOUTH AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 165

HILL STREET

Fair

Over: TIN BROOK

AT WALDEN, Orange, NY

Built 1928 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3

Reed Avenue

Fair

Over: MNRR HUDSON LINE

IN NEW HAMBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 340

MAPLE GROVE AVE

Fair

Over: BELLINGER BROOK

VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 489

PIERCE ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAS KILL

0.1 M N KINNS RD INTRSCTN, Saratoga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,112

TANNER ROAD

Fair

Over: COOLEY KILL TRIB

0.4 M W RTE 146A INTRSCTN, Saratoga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,176

RTE 149

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK TRIB.

1.6 MI W JCT RTES 40 &149, Washington, NY

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,531

Showing 7,601-7,650 of 17,642 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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