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

CBE SERVICE RD EB

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H

JCT I95+BRONX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,338

HOSNER MOUNTAIN RO

Fair

Over: RTE 987

0.4 Mi NW JCT I-84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 809

RTE 987

Fair

Over: 987G 987G82031036 SB

0.4 Mi NW of I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 809

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: SH100 & 141 RAMPS SH100

JCT SH 9A & SH100 & SH141, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,083

RTE 304

Fair

Over: BLAUVELT ROAD

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

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,438

RTE 954J

Fair

Over: County Touring Route 44

RTE 17 AT BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,410

RTE 954J

Fair

Over: County Touring Route 44

RTE 17 AT BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,410

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 3010 US 9

1 MI W OF JCT I787 & I90, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,993

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 3010 US 9

1 MI W OF JCT I787 & I90, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,258

RTE I787

Fair

Over: COLONIE STREET CP RAIL

JCT I787 & CSX RR/ AMTRA, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 42,071

RTE 5

Fair

Over: RTE 174

JCT OF RTS 5 + 174, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 14,664

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BATES ROAD

0.7 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,579

BLAKESLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

2 MI SE CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 329

NORTH AURORA ST

Fair

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,955

HOTCHKISS STREET

Fair

Over: PARK CREEK

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 668

CONEY ISLAND AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

.4MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12,390

WEST 49TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,976

WEST 58TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,374

TURK HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

3 MI NE HALCOTT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 1997 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 110

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFF & PITTSBURGH

0.4 MI E SE END SOUTHPARK, Erie, NY

Built 1920 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12,398

SCHUYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1 MI N OF MARIETTA, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 75

Snyder Lane

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

IN HMLT.OF PRESTON HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t

COUNTY ROAD 357

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

3 MI S OF RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 549

BIG HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

4 MI E HENSONVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 67

OLD RAVENA ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/RVR LNE

0.25 m NE of Jnc. Rt 9W, Albany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 140

BOGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5 MILES WEST OF HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 54

CR 41

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

SOLSVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1889 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,355

E HOMER CROSSING

Fair

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

4.5 MI N OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 253

COLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI NE BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1966 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 113

RTE 252

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.9 MI S OF CHILI, Monroe, NY

Built 1951 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,300

FREEDOM ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.6 MILE EAST OF FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,241

LEVANT GERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB CASSADAGA CRK

1.6 MILES N OF FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,235

DENNISON ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WALNUT CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1952 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,376

MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIZER CREEK

.3 MI W JCT SH263&MAPL RD, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 19,819

RTE 952T

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.2 MI N RTE 990 OVERPASS, Erie, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 17,244

PINE STREET

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

1.3 MI E OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,205

ZOELLER ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

4.2 MI NW OF NW QUAD ALDN, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 621

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: DODGE CREEK

1.0 MI N OF W CLARKSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 339

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

2.3 MI NW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,197

COUNTY ROAD 129

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1.5 MILES E OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 1926 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 262

STRAITS CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

6.7 MI NE OF SMITHBORO, Tioga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 454

SALMON RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

0.5 MI W TURNPIKE EXTEN, Clinton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,473

PARKING LOT DRIVE

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1956 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 649

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

3.2 MI NW JCT RTS 20 & 22, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 564

RTE 52

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

AT ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1982 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,997

WOOD STREET

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RIVER

1.5 MI SE OF AMAWALK, Westchester, NY

Built 1940 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 624

S PROTECTION ROAD

Fair

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

4 MILES SE OF HOLLAND, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 983

RTE 13

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD BARGE CANAL

2.4 MI.S.JCT.RTES.13+49, Oneida, NY

Built 1959 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,448

MURRAY STREET

Fair

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

IN GLENS FALLS, Warren, NY

Built 1947 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 795

RTE 955

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN TERRACE CSX TR

0.6 m N JCT PRTR AV &I190, Erie, NY

Built 1927 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12,886

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