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 I684

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM ROAD BROAD B

3.6 MI N JCT I684 & SH172, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 28,096

RTE 690

Fair

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-690 NB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,674

RTE I690

Fair

Over: BEAR ST EXTENSION

AT EXIT 9 OF I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 33,645

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.3 MI W OF WAVERLY, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,051

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.3 MI W OF WAVERLY, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,104

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CAMERON STREET

0.6 MI SE OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,546

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CAMERON STREET

0.6 MI SE OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,935

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

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

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,893

RTE I86

Fair

Over: AIRPORT ROAD

.4 MILE E JCT I86 & SR 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,611

RTE 17

Fair

Over: NORTH BROAD ST

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 201, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 64,788

RTE 907A

Fair

Over: 907A 907AX5M22125 RTE 9

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 17,146

RTE 27

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27 27 27X2

1.8 MI SE JCT I278 + SH27, Kings, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,596

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: MAGUIRE AVENUE

1 MI E JCT SH440 & WS EXP, Richmond, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 18,201

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: MAGUIRE AVENUE

1 MI E JCT SH440 & WS EXP, Richmond, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 18,201

RTE 5

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

JCT RTE 5 + OWASCO OUTLET, Cayuga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,562

RTE I481

Fair

Over: JAMESVILLE ROAD BUTTERN

3.2MI E OF JCT 81I < 481I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 13,325

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COFFEE HILL ROAD

1.5 MILES NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,694

HOSPITAL RD

Fair

Over: 987F 987F

JCT CR 301 & SH 100, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,958

ZIMMERMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: 219 219 53121153 RTE 21

1.1 MI S JCT US219&S EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,376

RTE 63

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021198 RTE I3

2.0MI N JCT RTS 63 & 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,687

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021240 RTE I3

1.8MI E GENESEO LIV CO, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 931

65TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 NY & ATLANTIC

IN BAY RIDGE, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,808

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NARROWS CREEK

.1 MILE EAST OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 29,969

JFK EXPRESSWAY

Fair

Over: 150TH AVENUE

JCT JFK EXPWY & 150TH AVE, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t

FROM JFK EXPRWY

Fair

Over: FROM NASSAU EXPWY

JCT.NASSAU + JFK EXPRWYS, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t

RTE 31

Fair

Over: JEDDO CREEK FEEDER

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 31 & 31E, Niagara, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,618

RTE I390

Fair

Over: WARREN HILL ROAD

1.5 MI SE JCT SR21 & I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,279

RTE 28

Fair

Over: ROMER MOUNTAIN KILL

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 28+212, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,368

RTE 100B

Fair

Over: 987F987F87012038 RTE 98

JCT RTE 100B+SBP, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,860

RTE 6

Fair

Over: RTE 293

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 209+52, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 26,571

RTE I86

Fair

Over: HASTINGS ROAD

4.4 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,790

ELLIOT ROAD

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1402 2045 RTE I

1.5 MI S JCT RT I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 988

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 150

JCT OF RTS I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,583

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SAND ROAD

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

Built 1974 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,583

OLD TROY ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 mi NE of US20, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1938 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 230

DAVIGNON ROAD

Fair

Over: DALY CREEK

4 MI NW OF CORINTH, Saratoga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11

LOOMIS ROAD

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

4.5 SW OF WATERVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1930 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 120

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

.2 MI NW OF DURHAMVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1906 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 304

OSWEGO ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF MCCONNELLVIL, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 752

WILTSIE ROAD

Fair

Over: FREW RUN

2.4 MI NE OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 295

MCNAUGHTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.1 MI SW JCT I90 & RTE33, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,211

KRAUS ROAD

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 763

EAGLE VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: STOCKING CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 600

STEAD SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR GLENDENNING

3.7 MI S OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1963 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 154

ALBANY TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

IN EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 953

TROUT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANNONSVILLE RESV

5 MILES N OF CANNONSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1963 Load: 52.6 t

WEST 43RD STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

IN W MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,084

VAN NAME AVENUE

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN MARINERS HARBOR, Richmond, NY

Built 1934 Load: 52.6 t

SOUTH PARK AVE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CSX TR

2 MI SE JCT I190 & SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,043

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF BRINCKEROFF, Dutchess, NY

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 248

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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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