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 26

Fair

Over: 17 17 91071038 RTE 17

JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1994 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 10,252

WELSHBUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

IN UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1938 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,618

RTE 80

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

8.0 MI E OF FABIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,160

TOWNLINE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

1.0 MI W OF MARILLA, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,025

RTE I690

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

I-690 EB OVER ONONDAGA CR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 29,587

RTE 26

Fair

Over: 17 17 91071038 RTE 17

JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1994 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 10,252

PAWLET RD CR31

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.1 MI SWS WEST PAWLET, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 245

BROWNSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

3 MI NE OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 1993 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 1,944

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.7 MI N OF MARTINDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 2,445

RTE I790

Fair

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO MOHAWK

.5 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 28,103

RTE 363

Fair

Over: ROUTE 7 RAMP

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 363 + 7, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 15,966

RTE 9H

Fair

Over: Empire State Rail Trail

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 9H+9, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,608

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

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

Built 1966 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,573

OQUAGA LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 91073262 RTE 17

4.0 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 693

CR 171

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091441 RTE 17

29 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 209, Sullivan, NY

Built 1958 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,789

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

1.5 MI E WEST BRM CO LINE, Broome, NY

Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,262

RTE 19

Fair

Over: RTE 20

JCT RTS 19 + 20 PAVILION, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,332

RTE 44

Fair

Over: COLEMAN CREEK

2.5 MI S Jct NY22 + NY199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1941 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,399

RTE 23

Fair

Over: AMBLER CREEK

1.8 MI MW JCT SH 23 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,100

RTE 23

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.0 MI.NW JCT RTS 23 & 8, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,687

RTE 812

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI S OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,694

DELEVAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 198 198 53011035 RTE 33

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,488

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 33A

JCT.ROCH.OUT.LOOP NB& 33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52,005

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 33A

JCT.ROCH.OUT.LOOP SB& 33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 43,379

RTE 443

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

RTE 443 IN CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,185

ELMWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: 590I590I43011037 RTE I5

JCT ROL&RTE 47 BRIGHTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,180

RTE 55

Fair

Over: WHALEY LAKE STREAM

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 55+216, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,768

RTE 55

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

.5 MI W JCT SH55 & 22, Dutchess, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,227

RTE 62

Fair

Over: STATE DRAIN DITCH

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 83, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 62

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.2 MILES SW OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,243

RTE 79

Fair

Over: DUDLEY CREEK

4.1 MI W JCT SH 79 & I81, Broome, NY

Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,870

RTE I81

Fair

Over: E CALTHROP AVENUE

EXIT 7 OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33,598

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.8 MI S JCT I87 & 910B, Albany, NY

Built 1957 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 59,744

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LAMB HILL ROAD

JCT I87 & LAMB HILL RD, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,255

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 8

JCT RTE 8 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,563

RTE 130

Fair

Over: RTE 277

JCT RT 130 + 277, Erie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 13,502

RTE 158

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 7 & 158, Schenectady, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,493

RTE I190

Fair

Over: CSXT/ATK

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

Built 2012 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 16,692

RTE I190

Fair

Over: POWER RESERVOIR

3.3 MI N JCT RT 190I & 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 19,138

RTE 198

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK PED WA

1.2 MI E JCT SH 198 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,409

RTE I490

Fair

Over: 204 204 43011000WB RTE

1.6 MI NE JCT I490S&SH251, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 18,709

RTE 242

Fair

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

.4 MI W JCT SH242 & SH353, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1940 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,968

RTE 286

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,763

RTE 301

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

4.2 MI E JCT SH 301 & TSP, Putnam, NY

Built 1929 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,874

RTE 352

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.1 MI SE JCT SR17 & SR352, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,458

RTE 400

Fair

Over: BOWEN RD CR 361

0.5 MI SE JCT RT 400 +422, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,010

RTE 942A

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1.2MI NW JCT RTS253+441, Monroe, NY

Built 1929 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 13,304

RTE I490

Fair

Over: KREAG ROAD

1.5MI NW JCT I490 + 96, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52,434

RTE I495

Fair

Over: COMMUNITY DRIVE

I495 - .9 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 158,014

RTE 8

Fair

Over: RTE 921E

05MI S JCT RTS 8+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 20,786

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