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

GLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: GLEN BROOK

0.5 MI SW OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 143

GOLF LINKS ROAD

Fair

Over: MONHAGEN BROOK

2.7MI SE OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1995 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 4,390

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RAMP FB

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

Built 1966 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 12,546

RTE 304

Fair

Over: 59 59 85011103 RTE 59

JCT SH 59 & SH 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 13,359

PHELPS BROOK LANE

Fair

Over: PHELPS BROOK

0.9 MI NE KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 1975 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 377

CR 290

Fair

Over: RTE I90 90IX EB TO 290I

1.5 MI SW JCT I90<RTE 277, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 8,191

RTE 5

Fair

Over: Mud Creek

0.4MI E JCT RTS 5+20 + 64, Ontario, NY

Built 1933 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,117

RTE 9

Fair

Over: PINE STREET

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 9+376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 37,651

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 NB RAMP F

JCT S.Franklin Ext./I-87, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,659

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,338

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.9 MI S JCT US 11 & SH 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,332

RTE 13

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

.4 MI S JCT SR 13 & SR 22, Chemung, NY

Built 1959 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,651

RTE 16

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

5.0 MI SE JCT RTS 16 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,992

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

9.1 MI NE OF DELAWARE CL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,561

RTE 32

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL

2.2MI N JCT RTS 32 & 212, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,817

RTE 33

Fair

Over: RTE 240

0.9 MI W JCT RT 33 & I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 88,644

RTE 36

Fair

Over: BIDWELLS CREEK

0.2MI N JCT RTS 36 + 63, Livingston, NY

Built 1948 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,300

RTE 80

Fair

Over: OTSQUENE CREEK

3.7 MI W JCT RTS 5S & 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1984 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 845

RTE I81

Fair

Over: OSTRUM ROAD

1.3 MI S EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 14,451

RTE I87

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

2 Mi. N I-87 EXIT 17, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 19,734

RTE I87

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

2 Mi. N I-87 EXIT 17, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20,136

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 8

JCT RTE 8 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,818

RTE 96

Fair

Over: CATATONK CREEK

3.6MI E INTERS RT 34 & 96, Tioga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,263

RTE 104

Fair

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

1.4MI W JCT RTS 104 + 19, Monroe, NY

Built 1933 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,259

RTE 116

Fair

Over: CROTON RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 116+I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,210

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 290I290I53011095 RTE I2

JCT I-290 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,125

RTE 313

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL

JCT RTE 313 & BATTEN KILL, Washington, NY

Built 1970 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,867

RTE 320

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT SH 320 & CHENANGO RIV, Chenango, NY

Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,845

RTE 378

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.1 MI E JCT SH377 & SH378, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,834

RTE 414

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

4.1 MILES NORTH OF I-86 W, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,876

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 22 22 87034066 RTE 22

JCT RTS 22+I684 INT 3, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 22 22 87034066 RTE 22

0.15 m N I-684 Exit 3N, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 33,158

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SHEPARD ROAD

2 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 53

JCT RTS 17 + 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,432

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 53

JCT RTS 17 + 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,532

OLEAN ST

Fair

Over: RTE I86

6.9 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 573

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE 31X Rochester Subwa

JCT I490EAST + RTE 31, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 90,529

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: ARDEN AVENUE

3.1 MI E JCT SH440 &WS EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 18,201

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: ARDEN AVENUE

3.1 MI E JCT SH440 &WS EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 18,201

WOOLLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.7MI E JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,461

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: WEST KENDALL ROAD

2MI W JCT EB LOSP+RTE 237, Orleans, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 415

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: PETER SMITH ROAD

3MI W JCT WB LOSP+RTE 237, Orleans, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 415

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: PETER SMITH ROAD

3MI W JCT EB LOSP+RTE 237, Orleans, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 415

RTE 33

Fair

Over: RTE 33 ELM STREET

JCT ELM OAK ART&KENS EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,280

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 252

JCT OF RTS 252 & 390I, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 38,350

LONG POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021230 RTE I3

1.2 MI SE GENESEO LIV CO, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 398

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.2MI S JCT RTS 408+I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,128

RTE I481

Fair

Over: TAFT ROAD

1.1 MI N JCT RTS I481&298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 16,353

RTE I481

Fair

Over: CR 18

1.1 MI N JCT RTS I481&298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,629

RTE 104

Fair

Over: HARD ROAD

1.6MI W RTES 250 & 104 EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 27,360

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