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 I90

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVE

1.5 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,444

RTE I190

Fair

Over: HAMILTON ST

1.7 MI NW JCT I190 < 198, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 73,434

RTE I87

Fair

Over: INT 23 RAMP NOONAN LANE

INT 23 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,885

SOUTH ROAD

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

.3 MI E JCT I95 & S.H.127, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,476

RTE 987A

Fair

Over: TIORATI BROOK

4.6 MI NW OF W.HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 49

RAMP HR 11

Fair

Over: Pedestrian and Bike Path

500 FT S OF GEO WASH BR, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 26,295

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTE 23A & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 5,588

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 232

JCT I-81 & SH 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 2013 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 8,567

RTE I88

Fair

Over: CONNECTION ROAD

CONNECTOR - I88 & SH 7, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 5,453

SUBURBAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: SINGSING CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1976 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 667

RATTA ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

1.1 MI SW OF CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 517

EGBERTSON ROAD

Fair

Over: OTTER KILL

0.7 MI SW CAMPBELL HALL, Orange, NY

Built 1962 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,725

BAYCHESTERAV RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE I95

2.8 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 51.8 t

SECOR ROAD

Fair

Over: 987FX RTE 987F CATSKIL

2.0 MI S JCT RTS SBSP+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 3,367

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.7 MI N OF MARTINDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 2,445

RTE 151

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.2 MI E JCT I90 & SH 151, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1937 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,255

RTE I481

Fair

Over: RTE 298

JCT OF RTS 298 & I-481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 16,353

RTE 9

Fair

Over: LOUISA STREET

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 9 & 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 38,253

RTE I90

Fair

Over: REED RD

5 MI W OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 28,375

RAMP TO HRP NB

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

NB ON RAMP TO HRP FR.MAMA, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,423

RTE 17

Fair

Over: DE BRUCE RD WILLOWEMOC

EXIT 96/SH 17 INTERCHANGE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1963 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 4,955

RTE I690

Fair

Over: BEECH STREET

0.1 MI W JCT I-690+ TEALL, Onondaga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 91,568

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: SANDSEA KILL

0.3 MI S JCT RT 5 & 160, Schenectady, NY

Built 1940 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,348

RTE 8

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

.7 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,759

RTE 11

Fair

Over: DORMAN CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT US 11 & SH 1, Broome, NY

Built 1983 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,757

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

0.6MI N JCT RTS 11 & 12, Broome, NY

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,871

RTE 12

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

.1 m S Rt 79, Broome, NY

Built 1985 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,411

RTE 352

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64043142 RTE I86

SR 352 OVER I86, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,458

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 79

JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,329

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 79

JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,795

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 225

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

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,827

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 225

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

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,755

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: BEARDS CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 20A & 63, Livingston, NY

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,550

RTE 24

Fair

Over: VEHIC-PED TO PRKG

.2 MI E NYC L-RTE 24, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 37,334

RTE 126

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 1936 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,248

RTE 30

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

2.3 MI SW MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 502

RTE 32A

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

0.5MI S JCT RTS 23A $ 32A, Greene, NY

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,294

RTE I81

Fair

Over: BLAKESLY ROAD

1.2 MI S EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,844

RTE I87

Fair

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

I87 AT CLINTON CO LINE, Essex, NY

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,283

RTE I87

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

RT I87 2.6 MI N EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,238

RTE 90

Fair

Over: YAWGER CREEK

2.7 MI SE VILLAGE CAYUGA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1941 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,116

RTE 198

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT RT 198 +I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,621

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 217

JCT TSP & RTE 217, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,445

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 217

JCT TSP & RTE 217, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,445

RTE 252

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

0.8MI W JCT RTS 252 15, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 19,602

RTE I495

Fair

Over: ROBBINS LANE

1.3 M E RTS 106 & 495I EB, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,680

RTE I787

Fair

Over: TWY CONN WB RAMP

0.2 MI E JCT RT 9W & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 19,874

EAST MARKET STREET

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

IN HYDE PARK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,014

BALLARD ROAD NB

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011198 RTE I84

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17+I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,538

RTE I84

Fair

Over: BARRON ROAD

1.5 MI E JCT I84 & SH 208, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,437

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