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 987C

Fair

Over: CONVENT ROAD

1.7 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 54,003

WEST CLARKSTOWN RO

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

2.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 5,742

N CONDUIT AVE WB

Fair

Over: 907B 907BX5M24067 RTE 9

5.6MI S GCP+CRSS 1SL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 26,939

FRANCIS LEWIS BVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A SERV

.9 MI W I78+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 11,093

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ Line/NSRR

.2 MI E JCT SH211 & SH 17, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 63,905

RTE 940K

Fair

Over: CSX FALLS BRANCH

.2 MI N JCT MT READ &SH31, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 16,510

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

1 MI SE JCT NSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 67,260

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 85,097

CARMANS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1933 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 11,656

RTE 987H

Fair

Over: DIVISION STREET

1.2 MI NE JCT US 9 & US 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 17,953

RTE 1

Fair

Over: PLAYLAND PARKWAY

JCT RTE 1&PLAYLAND PKWY, Westchester, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 9,570

14TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.4 MI W JCT I78 & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 12,480

WHITE PLAINS ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 13,046

13TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 5,918

RTE I95

Fair

Over: 908A RTE 908A

JCT I95& HUTCHINSON R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 47,877

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: LOCKWOOD AVENUE

1.2 MI N JCT RTS SMRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 30,516

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND RR

3.8 MI E NYC L-SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1928 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 75,292

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

4.1 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.4 t

BABYLON TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT FREEPORT SOUTH OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1964 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 9,889

SIDNEY CENTER RD

Fair

Over: 88I 88I93031046 RTE I88

31 MI E JCT RTS I-88 + 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,642

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1893 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,019

RTE 25

Fair

Over: JACKSON AVENUE AMTRAK-L

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 108,144

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 24TH STREET JACKSON AVE

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 108,144

WEST 231ST STREET

Fair

Over: ABANDONED NYCRR

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1912 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 6,676

GIBSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

1.0 MI S VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 417

BURNHAM HOLLOW ROA

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.8 MI S OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 1964 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 54

WOODLAND VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.8 MI W OF PHOENICIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 612

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: PALMER RD CR 33

0.8 MI N JCT RTS SMRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 33,977

RTE 100A

Fair

Over: RTE 119

JCT RTS 100A+119, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 18,998

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: 987CX RTE 987C

0.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 5,242

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 25 X 22ND STREET 21ST

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, Queens, NY

Built 1929 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 108,144

GRANT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CENT WES PKY C150 CENT

CITY OF WHITE PLAINS, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 2,033

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: SWEET HOLLOW ROAD

.4 MI W JCT RTE 110+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1947 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 72,448

RTE 909

Fair

Over: 908T 908T 0301 1002 RTE

WSP NEAR EAST BAY-NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 3,341

KINGS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

1.1 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 4,477

KINGS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

1.1 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 4,477

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

4.5 MI N I95 + BX RVR PKW, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 84,651

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Path BRONX R

2.9 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 103,916

SALISBURY TURNPKE

Fair

Over: WARNER CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF ROCK CITY, Dutchess, NY

Built 1928 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 200

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN PATH 79TH ST

JCT OF US 9A & 72ND STREE, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 123,301

130TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

4.6 MI S JCT GCP & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 10,816

EASTERN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1917 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 32,757

STORMY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.3 MILE NORTH OF GRANT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1961 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

.2M W RTE34 and RTE35 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 652

COUNTY ROAD 56

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

0.3 MI W OF JACKSON CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 389

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.3 MI E OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 10,776

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: SECOR LANE

0.2 MI N JCT RTS HRP <US1, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 89,029

COUNTY ROAD 381

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011030 RTE 40

1 MI S JCT SH 400 & US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 893

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: LOCUST LANE

NSP - 4.8 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 129,086

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: RTE 107

JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1957 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 75,358

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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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