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

SILLS RD NB

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

1.5 MI W OF YAPHANK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1976 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10,910

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

6.5 MILES SW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,930

East Lake Road

Fair

Over: South Mcmillan Creek

Conesus, Livingston, NY

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 727

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: N.COLUMBUS CR 22

1.0 MI E JCT RTS CCP+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 71,639

WEBSTER AVENUE RAM

Fair

Over: RESERVOIR FLUME

1.3MI SE OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t

SEMINARY AVENUE

Fair

Over: 907K 907K87011009 907K

0.2 MI W JCT RTS CCP+187, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,139

HARTSDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: 987FX RTE 987F

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

Built 1966 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,476

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: PLEASANTVILLE ROAD

4.9 MI S JCT RTS TSP& 134, Westchester, NY

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,523

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: PLEASANTVILLE ROAD

4.9 MI S JCT RTS TSP &134, Westchester, NY

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,523

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 9

1.5 MI SE OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,873

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,028

RTE 5

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.12 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10,969

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CSX Transportatio

3.15 MI NW INT25 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1954 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 42,272

RTE I95

Fair

Over: LOCUST AVENUE

0.5 MI SW JCT I-95 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 101,329

RTE 93

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT RTS 5 + 93, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,209

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: MOTOR PARKWAY

.6 MI SW JCT GCP &CI PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 154,703

CR67A SHEEHAN ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL BROOK

5 MILES N OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 152

LONG POND ROAD

Fair

Over: LARKIN CREEK

.1 MI N CR136 & JANES RD, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 6,956

UNDERHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 987F 987F87012001 RTE 9

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

Built 1970 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,687

CARR ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

TRAINING AREA 17B, Jefferson, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 100

RTE 417

Fair

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 417 +248, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 969

RTE 19

Fair

Over: WNY & Pa RR Van Campen

.6 MI S JCT I86 & SR 19, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 4,231

RTE 298

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33032058 RTE I81

1m N of JCT of I-81&I-690, Onondaga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 7,531

86I WB to 99I SB

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64112D01 86I 17

JCT US15-I86, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 54.0 t

BELLPORT AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0704 1260 RTE

2 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 6,044

RTE 99

Fair

Over: STERMER ROAD Watson Cre

1.2 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 6,269

DIVISION ST

Fair

Over: NICOLLS ROAD N/B NICOL

1 MI SW OF FARMINGVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,187

RTE I90

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

4.7 MI.W.OF I90 & RT.78, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 44,352

RTE 9J

Fair

Over: VLOCKIE KILL

.4M S JCT RT 9J & RT 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,198

RTE 11C

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.8 MI E JCT RTS 11 & 420, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,185

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GUTHRIE RUN

2.2 MI NE JCT RTE 17 + CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,552

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GUTHRIE RUN

2.2 MI NE JCT RTE 17 + CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,791

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SING SING CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,552

RTE 17

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

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

Built 1960 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,201

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 41

JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,972

RTE 17

Fair

Over: DE BRUCE RD WILLOWEMOC

EXIT 96/SH 17 INTERCHANGE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,955

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

3.1 MI S JCT RTS 32 & 208, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 11,637

RTE 22

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL

0.6 MI SW JCT RTES 22 &29, Washington, NY

Built 1994 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,806

RTE 26

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

3.8 MI SW JCT RTS 26 +80, Chenango, NY

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 720

RTE 32

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

INT.RTE 32 & CATSKILL CK, Greene, NY

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,547

RTE 33

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011040 RTE 33

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 11,070

RTE 41

Fair

Over: WILLET CREEK

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 41 & 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 681

RTE 79

Fair

Over: MILKY RUN BROOK

3.0 MI E JCT RTS 79 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 654

RTE I81

Fair

Over: FULLER ROAD

3.1 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,552

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 121

1.0 MI E JCT RTS I84+I684, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 35,938

RTE 96

Fair

Over: Fish Creek

1.6 MI W JCT RTE 96 & 332, Ontario, NY

Built 1993 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,252

RTE I90

Fair

Over: VICTOR RD RTE 96

JCT RTS I90 + 96, Ontario, NY

Built 1948 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 32,263

RTE 197

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

JCT SH 197 & HUDSON RIVER, Saratoga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12,957

RTE 219

Fair

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT RTS 219 + 98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,318

RTE 279

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

JCT RTE279+OAK ORCHARD CK, Orleans, NY

Built 1967 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 331

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