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 375

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

JCT RTS 375 & 212, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,934

RTE I84

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 58

1.1 MI E I84 INT 65, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 30,039

RTE I84

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 58

1.1 MI E I84 INT 65, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 23,829

RTE I690

Fair

Over: BEAR ST EXTENSION

AT EXIT 9 OF I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 26,563

RTE 6

Fair

Over: 9 9 87033014 RTE 9

JCT US 9 & US 202, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,451

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR COU

.5 MILE W JCT I86 & SR 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,671

RTE 940T

Fair

Over: PLYMOUTH AVENUE

JCT INNER LOOP+PLYMOUTH, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 34,797

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CR 97 CR 97

3 MI W JCT RTS I495 & 112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 64,370

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CR 97 CR 97

3 MI W JCT RTS I495 & 112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 67,203

BEDFORD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

3.0 MI SW JCT I278+I495, Kings, NY

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 17,652

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: BALD EAGLE CREEK

1 MI E JCT LOSP+RTE 237, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,479

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031050 RTE I3

JCT SH 15 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1977 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10,715

RTE I390

Fair

Over: PLAZA DRIVE

AT NW LI VIL OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,694

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COFFEE HILL ROAD

1.5 MILES NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,139

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031007 RTE I3

JCT OF RTS 15 & I-390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,959

Brighton Henrietta

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031123 RTE I3

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 252&390I, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,425

RICE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 219 219 5312 1118 RTE 2

4.6 MI S JCT 219 & S EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,678

RTE I88

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90 25A WB Ra

JCT OF RTS I-88 + I-90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1982 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,053

Hibbard Rd.

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051022 RTE I86

JCT CO RD 17 & I86, Chemung, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,421

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BONNY BROOK

3.1MI W.INT.RTES 337 & 7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,761

TYRELLAN AVE

Fair

Over: Korean War Veterans Pkwy

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 54.4 t

CBE SVC RD W/B

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H

JCT I95+BRONX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 54.4 t

RTE 15

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022038 Ramp t

EXIT 16 OF I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 13,268

RTE 84

Fair

Over: Catskill Aqueduct

1 MI S JCT 17K & Drury Ln, Orange, NY

Built 2007 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 46,873

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 7

.7 MILE NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,092

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1.5 MILES NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,092

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

3.6 MI S OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,092

RTE 304

Fair

Over: BANTING WAY SB

1.8 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,766

RTE 304

Fair

Over: BANTING WAY

1.8 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,766

RTE 378

Fair

Over: RTE 32

0.9 MI W JCT I787 & 378, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12,697

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 43

JCT OF RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 21,900

RTE I90

Fair

Over: VAN HOESEN ROAD

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

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10,583

RTE I90

Fair

Over: VAN HOESEN ROAD

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

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10,189

RTE 695

Fair

Over: REL GERELOCK ROAD

1.MI N JCT 5CONN+RTE 5INT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 51,178

RTE 417

Fair

Over: OLEAN CREEK

.4 MI E JCT SH 417 & SH16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1929 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 14,592

OLD BEATTIE ROAD

Fair

Over: BR MUD CREEK

1.1 M NE OF MILLERSPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,509

HIGGINS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 80

POAGS HOLE RD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF PERKINSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 95

DIXON ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR CROTON RIVER

3.2 MI SW OF LAKE CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 1929 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,330

UPPER STATION RD

Fair

Over: MNRR HUDSON LINE

0.6 MI NE JCT RTS 9D+403, Putnam, NY

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t

READBURN RD

Fair

Over: READ CREEK

3 MI N SH 17 AT READBURN, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 102

32ND STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

32 STREET AND 278IX, Queens, NY

Built 1930 Load: 54.4 t

WEST 44TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

IN W MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,859

WEST 45TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

IN SW MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,452

WEST 46TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRK W.SIDE CONN

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,852

WEST 48TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,676

MYRTLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: LIRR - EX ROCKAWAY LN

IN FOREST PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,071

LAWRENCE STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.0MI S OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,648

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DUTCHESS RAIL TRAIL

1 MILE NE OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8,731

MOUNTAIN TPK RD

Fair

Over: KISKATOM BROOK

1 MI E OF LAWRENCEVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2004 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 633

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