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

LAWRENCE STREET

Fair

Over: HOLLOW CREEK

LAWRENCE ST-CITY OF RENSS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 424

S GRIMES HILL RD.

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2mi W of RT 22, Washington, NY

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 27

28TH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TWENTYEIGHTH CRK

0.9 MI SW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 139

RED SPRING RUN RD

Fair

Over: COLONEL BILLS CREEK

0.9 MI NW OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52

HURLBUT STREET

Fair

Over: MARSH DITCH

IN ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 801

MIDWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.4 MI S NY17 EB Exit 122, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,657

LIT RED KILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RED KILL

0.7 MI N OF FLEISCHMANNS, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 277

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: PARK ROAD

.1 MI W OF EXIT 7 - HHP, New York, NY

Built 1938 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 76,703

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: TERRAIN

1.5 MI NE 86ST &SHORE PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t

NOSTRAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY

Built 1909 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,633

AVENUE P

Fair

Over: NYCTA-SEA BEACH L

AT BENSONHURST, Kings, NY

Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,870

WEST 47TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,145

WEST 53RD STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,027

SEGUINE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN PRINCES BAY, Richmond, NY

Built 1925 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,128

BRISTOL STREET

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

IN CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 559

SISSON ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

3.1 MI W OF MACHIAS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 92

E 2ND + E ONEIDA

Fair

Over: Walkway Tunnel

JCT E SECOND & E ONEIDA, Oswego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 785

TOWN BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY HOLLOW STREAM

0.1 MI W OF TURKEY HOLLOW, Delaware, NY

Built 1992 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 73

CHARLES COLEMAN BO

Fair

Over: SWAMP RIVER

0.6 MI NE OF PAWLING, Dutchess, NY

Built 1928 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,814

COUNTY ROAD 380

Fair

Over: BUGBY BROOK

AT CENTRALIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 890

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5 MI S OF WEST HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 261

DUNHAM HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TACKAWASICK CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF ALPS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 402

FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE BROOK

1 MI SE OF MOREHOUSEVILLE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 27

LOGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: AURIES CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 459

RITCHIE ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1.5 MI SE FLOYD, Oneida, NY

Built 1938 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 298

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

3 MI. NE LAKE DELTA, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 146

ELLINWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.7 MILES EAST OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1937 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 182

PIGEON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ELTON CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1978 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,047

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CUBA LAKE

3.2 MILES NE OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1969 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 229

HINMAN HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

1.5 MI E OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 191

BUTCHER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB W BR CONEWAN

1.3 MI NW OF BALCOM, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1933 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 220

BULLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

.1 MI E JCT CR242 & CR330, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,493

BERG ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR SMOKES CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,161

GENESEE ROAD

Fair

Over: HOSMER BROOK

2.6 MI EAST OF SARDINIA, Erie, NY

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,856

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: TRIB GENESEE RVR

4.0 MI SW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 463

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

3.6 MILES NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 634

FEDERAL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BALDWIN CRK

0.4 MI NE OF N CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1992 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 506

GOLDEN GLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: HENDY CREEK

3.5 MI W OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 296

CR 14 RED TAVERN

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

2.6 MI W OF DUANE, Franklin, NY

Built 1934 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 86

COUNTY ROAD 49

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 44 & 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,752

PLEASANT HILL RD

Fair

Over: MOODNA CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 763

SPOOK ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: SUFFERN IND TRACK

2.3 MILES EAST OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,905

ZENA HIGHWOODS ROA

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

2.9 MI SE OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1968 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 464

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: GLEN ROAD BROOK

5.8 MI SO OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1938 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 941

TOWN ROAD 21

Fair

Over: E CANASAWACTA CRK

2.1 MI SE OF PLYMOUTH, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 22

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: BAGLEY BROOK

0.9mi SE of Rt 10, Delaware, NY

Built 2009 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 492

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

5.8 MI N OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1930 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 533

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: TRIB UNADILLA RVR

0.2 MI E OF LEONARDSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 393

RTE I90

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trail NYS BA

2 MI EAST EXIT 32 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 20,466

AYRAULT ROAD

Fair

Over: canal way trail ERIE CA

1.1MI NE JCT BARGE C&I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,994

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