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

WEST BEACH DRIVE

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

.5MI NW JCT.RTS.259+LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 87

BROOKLYN BR APP

Fair

Over: STORAGE (SAND ST)

BROOKLYN APPRCH-BRKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1954 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 32,931

LEON MCGLASHAN ROA

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

4 MI E HENSONVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1956 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 541

MUITZESKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUITZES KILL

.9 MI SOUTH OF CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 454

ALBION ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.9 MI NW EAST OAKFIELD, Genesee, NY

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 733

CR 42

Fair

Over: E BR SANDY CREEK

2.3 MI NE OF HOLLEY, Orleans, NY

Built 1989 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 643

FLATIRON ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2 MILES NW OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 139

S PHETTE PLACE ST

Fair

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1934 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 870

BURTON ROAD

Fair

Over: NEUMAN CREEK

3.25 MILES NE OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 248

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

3.8 MI SW OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,927

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

1.3 MI EAST OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 853

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

IN HORNBY, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 366

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: CARRINGTON CREEK

0.2 MI S OF FREMONT, Steuben, NY

Built 1930 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 206

FOX FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

0.1M S SALMON RIVER ROAD, Clinton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 565

PLANK ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

1.5 MI N OF LEDGER CORNER, Clinton, NY

Built 1966 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 710

CO. RD. 37

Fair

Over: HUNKINS MARSH

2.0 MI. E OF HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1934 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,280

SAMSONDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: MINESCEONGO CREEK

AT HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,983

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: TILLOTSON CREEK

0.5 N OF NYS RT 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 439

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: TRIB HERKIMER CR

1 MI NW OF LAKE SCHUYLER, Otsego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 530

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

2.4 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1949 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 238

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

1.3 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1949 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 238

ACID FACTORY ROAD

Fair

Over: PEA BROOK

IN LONG EDDY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1959 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: LATTA BROOK

0.10 mi south of CR 51, Chemung, NY

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 633

PAVEMENT ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1.7 MI S JCT SH33 & CR105, Erie, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,674

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: MAXWELL CREEK

3 MI SE OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 859

Sliker Hill Road

Fair

Over: South McMillan Creek

Conesus, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,561

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 10

.5 MI W OF I90 EXIT 29, Montgomery, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20,908

STALEY RD

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190

0.4 MI NW JCT I190LS PKWY, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,324

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 987 SAW MILL RIVER

SAW MILL R & NYCRR & PRKW, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 55,605

CR-79

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.9 MI S JCT RTS 94 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 763

RTE 19

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.4 MI SE JCT RTS 19+244, Allegany, NY

Built 2009 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 3,498

RTE 135

Fair

Over: 24 24 03031137 RTE 24

JCT RTS 24+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 76,086

RTE 25

Fair

Over: CR46 CR46

RTE 25 AT RIDGE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1966 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 6,965

MAPLE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 14022098 RTE I

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

Built 1974 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 1,854

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK OUTLET

3 MI NW OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1989 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 2,267

GRIST MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 87I RTE I87

0.8 MI W OF TILLSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 256

DOOLINS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

BTN TRN AREAS 11B & 8C, Jefferson, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 50

RAMP 99I NB to NY

Fair

Over: CANADA SULLIVAN SCIENCE

JCT SR 15 & I86, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 9,148

RTE 31

Fair

Over: Bike Path SENECA RIVER

JCT RTE 31 + SENECA RIVER, Onondaga, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 22,337

RTE 7A

Fair

Over: SNAKE CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT SH 7 + SH 7, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,453

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF SH 7 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 8,879

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF SH 7 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 8,408

EAST 187TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT BELMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 3,466

CR105 EATON ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

3 MILES NE OF HATCH LAKE, Madison, NY

Built 1989 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,079

MALTBY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. OAK ORCHARD

1.0 MI NE OAKFIELD, Genesee, NY

Built 1995 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 551

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: BYRAM RIVER

PORT CHESTER-GREENWICH CT, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 14,600

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: FARREL CREEK

4.7 MI SO OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1939 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,185

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

0.1 MI E OF NYS 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1996 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 850

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SMOKES CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT RTS 5 + 179, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 34,593

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