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

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: HAMM BROOK

0.7 MI E OF MT ROSS, Columbia, NY

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 880

SUMMIT STREET

Fair

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.8 MI SW JCT SH 217-TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 865

NEW HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RI

4.5 MI NE OF CLARYVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1973 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 69

BURDEN LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

1.2 MI SW OF SAND LAKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,171

MECHANIC STREET

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

VILLAGE OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 261

GORDON ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.3 M NW of I-890 Rte. 33, Schenectady, NY

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 404

ADIRONDACK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

IN ADIRONDACK, Warren, NY

Built 1932 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,133

DR JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL

4 MILES NNE OF CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 421

WEST AMES RD

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

.2 MI WEST OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1938 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 398

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: CAUGHDENOY CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF CENTRAL SQ, Oswego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,556

OLD CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT TONAWANDA CRK

3.1 MI SOUTH OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 66

COUNTY ROAD 75

Fair

Over: EAST OTTO CREEK

2.6 MILES SE OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 131

SAGER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB CASSADAGA CRK

2.4 MILES S OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 66

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: BRANCH. LITTLE BROKENSTR

2.5 MI NE OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 469

WINSPEAR ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.5 MI SE JCT SH78 &SH400, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,095

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

1.4 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH323, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 702

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: McHENRY VALLEY CREEK

3.4 MILES SW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 622

KNIGHT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

IN SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,864

COUNTY ROAD 73

Fair

Over: TIOGA RIVER

IN PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1949 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,187

FRENCH SETTLEMENT

Fair

Over: RAYSTONE CREEK

7.0 MI SE OF LORRAINE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 59

HARRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: W.BR.SUGAR RIVER

2.4 MI W CONSTABLEVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 68

CO ROAD 27

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3 MI SE OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1986 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,829

CO RD 40

Fair

Over: HUTCHINS CREEK

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

Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,818

PINE GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SHAWANGUNK KILL

3.9 MI SW BLOOMINGBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 837

Croton Falls Road

Fair

Over: W BRANCH CROTON RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF CROTON FALLS, Putnam, NY

Built 1908 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7,593

GREENACRES AVE

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

2.6 MI S JCT RTS BRP<287, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 54.4 t

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.5 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1921 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 14,281

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

Half mile NW route 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1982 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,086

GRISWOLD STREET

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

VILLAGE OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 325

GEORGE URBAN BLVD

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1 MILE N JCT US20 & SH78, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,839

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.2 MI S OF LEVANT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1980 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,188

90IX EXIT 58 RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE 20

0.8 M SW JCT CATTA CR + 5, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,318

RAMP X TO 907K E.

Fair

Over: N.COLUMBUS CR 22

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

Built 1967 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 59,355

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 160

JCT SH 60 &I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1952 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 27,525

KIMBALL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 987F987F87011003 RTE 98

.6 MI S JCT SBSP & SH100, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,216

HEATHERDELL ROAD

Fair

Over: 987FX RTE 987F CATSKIL

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

Built 1970 Load: 54.4 t

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF W TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 1954 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,988

RTE I90

Fair

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIL

0.8 MI E OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 32,418

S FOREST RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

I90 EXIT 50, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,367

RTE I87

Fair

Over: MILE SQUARE ROAD

0.4 MI S JCT RTS I87&CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 75,846

PARKING PLAZA RMP

Fair

Over: VINE STREET

0.12 MI NE CHATSWORTH/I95, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,000

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: MIDLAND AVENUE

0.1 MI W JCT OF CCP & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 72,622

CTCWVO RAMP

Fair

Over: JFK RELIEF

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t

VIT OVERPASS

Fair

Over: Blue Parking Access Road

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 17,500

IABVO OVERPASS

Fair

Over: RAMP VIT LOCAL STREET

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1994 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,900

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 951M TOWNSEND CREEK

CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,655

RTE 43

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

IN STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 2,319

ALLISON ROAD

Fair

Over: OAKS CREEK

IN FLY CREEK, Otsego, NY

Built 1992 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 294

MCKINLEY STREET

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

VILLAGE WAPPINGER FALLS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1999 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 694

JOHN JOY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

2.6 MI SE OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1975 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,170

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