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 7

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.7 MI SW JCT SH7 & SH159, Schenectady, NY

Built 1940 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,925

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

5.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 19,747

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 9G &402, Dutchess, NY

Built 1986 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,273

RTE 13

Fair

Over: RTE 34

JCT OF SH 13 NB & SH 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 12,843

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SING SING CREEK

0.4 MI W OF I-86 EXIT 51A, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15,791

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 52

0.9 MI NW EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 25,503

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CR 28

3.0 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,221

RTE 17B

Fair

Over: N BR CALLICOON CK

IN HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1951 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,431

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.7 MI E JCT US 20A & SH77, Wyoming, NY

Built 1928 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,581

RTE I684

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH TITICUS RIVE

.1 MI N JCT I684 & SH 116, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 75,503

RTE 23

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

2.9 MI N WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1936 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,261

RTE 812

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

CR812 btw Snell & Artz rd, Lewis, NY

Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,834

RTE 910A

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE 87I

0.5 MI E JCT RT 9W & 910A, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,540

RTE 36

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

4.0MI SE JCT RTS 36 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1953 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,205

RTE 39

Fair

Over: TRIB WISCOY CREEK

2.2 MI E JCT SH39 & SH362, Wyoming, NY

Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,934

RTE 42

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.4 MI NE OF WOODBOURNE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 78

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

3.4 MI S JCT RTS 78 & 263, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,289

RTE 199

Fair

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

6 MI E TSP Exit 67, Dutchess, NY

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,502

RTE 96B

Fair

Over: WILLSEYVLLE CREEK

6.8 MI NE OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,615

RTE 104

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

1.6 MI NE JCT RTS 104 &38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,374

RTE 174

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.4 MI SE JCT RTS 174+321, Onondaga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,616

RTE 177

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT 177 + 11, Jefferson, NY

Built 1935 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,777

RTE 248

Fair

Over: BENNETT CREEK

3.8 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1958 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,278

RTE I287

Fair

Over: MANHATTAN AVENUE

1.4 MI E JCT I287 & SH 9A, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 53.5 t

RTE 290

Fair

Over: E FIRST ST CSX TRANS/ A

.9 MI W JCT SH 290 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 12,775

RTE 354

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

1.8 MI W JCT SH354& SH358, Erie, NY

Built 1947 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,334

RTE 400

Fair

Over: CR 361

0.5 MI SE JCT RT 400 +422, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,010

RTE 420

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

0.8 MI. S of MASSENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1966 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,594

UPPER MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: RTE 429

2.4 MI S JCT SH429 &SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,700

GLEN COVE ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021057 RTE I4

3.9 MI W JCT I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t

RAMP CC

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK WALKWAY

ON RAMP - SH5 TO I690 EB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,418

RTE I690

Fair

Over: N MCBRIDE STREET

0.4MI E JCT 690I WB+ I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 89,626

CLINTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 104 104 43032027 RTE 10

0.4MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,741

RTE I84

Fair

Over: FAIR STREET

.6 MI SE I84 EXIT 18, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 22,655

RTE I81

Fair

Over: N TOWNSEND STREET

JCT OF I-81 NB + I-690 EB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 74,401

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,782

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

JCT RTE 678+RTE 27, Queens, NY

Built 1948 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 104,560

SGSP SB TO SSP EB

Fair

Over: RTE 908K

2.7 MI NE JCT SH 231 & SS, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 14,493

SYLVAN RD

Fair

Over: CARLLS RIVER PEDESTRIAN

BETWEEN EXITS 37 & 38 - S, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,849

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 962A 962A 61011004

EXIT 33 OF I86, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,884

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CAMP ROAD

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,907

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CAMP ROAD

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,747

COUNTY ROAD 463

Fair

Over: 219 219 53121211 RTE 21

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 219 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,454

RTE 219

Fair

Over: FISHER ROAD

1.3 MI S JCT RTE 219&I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 20,676

WAVERLY AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I495I07041213 RTE I4

2.6 MI W JCT I495 & SH112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,007

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 147,365

RTE I278

Fair

Over: KENT AVENUE

3.2 MI SW JCT I278 + I495, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 137,578

PENNYFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

1.5 MI SE I78+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 868

HUGUENOT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 909C RTE 909C

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

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,433

RTE 440

Fair

Over: FOREST AVE

.9MI N JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15,004

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