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 I84

Fair

Over: RTE 208

JCT RTS I84+208, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 23,437

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BARRON ROAD

1.5 MI E JCT I84 & SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 23,986

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.2 MI E I-84 EB Exit 36A, Orange, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 27,309

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BULLET HOLE ROAD

1.7 MI E I84 INT 61, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 22,655

RTE I684

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM ROAD BROAD B

3.6 MI N JCT I684 & SH172, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 29,529

TURK HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 684I684I84021021 RTE I6

1.4 MI S JCT I84 & I684, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,224

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MARSHLAND ROAD

3.8 MI NW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,348

ROCKY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

2.6 MI S JCT I78 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,294

CARLE ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1077 RTE

.9 MI E JCT RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,792

RTE 69

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

.6 MI E JCT SH 69 & US 11, Oswego, NY

Built 2001 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,217

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

RTE 17 1.8 MI W CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,711

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.6 MI NE JCT RTS 17 +427, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,517

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 4

0.2 MI SW JCT RTS 17 +282, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 2

EXIT 32 OF I86 - W ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,859

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 2

EXIT 32 OF I86 - W ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,763

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 962A 962A 61011004

EXIT 33 OF I86, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,615

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MORTON ROAD

8.0 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,807

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.5 MI. W JCT RTS 17+390, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,752

MORGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: 481 481 33011055 RTE 48

1.5 MI SE JCT RTS 481 +31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,338

RTE I86

Fair

Over: HARRISBURG CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,532

PLETCHER RD

Fair

Over: 957A 957A 54014058 RTE

2.5 MI N JCT 104 & 18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,636

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RTE 957A

1.1 MI NE YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,266

RTE 991W

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON R.R.

SCHENEVUS CONN OVER D&HRR, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,482

RTE I390

Fair

Over: FISHELL ROAD HONEOYE CR

1 MI S JCT RTS 251 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,391

RTE I390

Fair

Over: FISHELL ROAD HONEOYE CR

1 MI S JCT RTS 251 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,324

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 252

JCT OF RTS 252 & 390I, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 42,407

RTE I990

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT RIDGE RD

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 290I+263, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 25,546

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 86I 17 52011295 RTE I86

BEMUS POINT INTERCHANGE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,451

ENGLISH ROAD

Fair

Over: 390 390 43011057 RTE 39

2.2MI N JCT RTS 104&390, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,258

RTE I481

Fair

Over: TOTMAN ROAD

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

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 17,367

RTE I481

Fair

Over: THOMPSON RD

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

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 15,976

RTE 48 TO 690I

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.3MI E INTRCH 39 OVR 90I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,719

RTE 7

Fair

Over: PHELPS STREET

1.6MI W JCT RTS I81 & 7, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,528

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: RTE 440

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14,932

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: RTE 440

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14,932

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE I678

.3 MI S I678 + SH 27, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,247

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: MOTOR PARKWAY

.6 MI SW GCP+CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,440

RTE 12

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

7 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,147

RTE 961J

Fair

Over: B & H RR

1.3 MI SE OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,612

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

3.6 MI S OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,128

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: SH100 & 141 RAMPS SH100

JCT SH 9A & SH100 & SH141, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,083

GREENVILLE TPKE

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011066 RTE I84

1.9 MI E I84 INT 2, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 399

RTE I84

Fair

Over: STERN STREAM

NW QUAD RAMPS I84+TSP INT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1962 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,957

WEST OAK HILL RD

Fair

Over: 17 17 52111278 RTE I86

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,082

RTE I88

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

.8 MI W ONEONTA CITY LINE, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,866

PAUL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I490

1.0MI E JCT RTSI490EB+259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,631

RTE 67

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK CREEK

2.7MI.W.OF SCHAGHTICOKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1966 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,577

RTE I495

Fair

Over: QUEENS BLVD SERVICE ROAD

1.3 MI SW JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 107,052

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 3RD AVENUE

JCT RT 27 & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t

GARNER ROAD

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

1.9 MI.SW.OF SAND LAKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 832

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