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

MILE SQUARE ROAD

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

S of Mi Sq Rd & Tuckahoe, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,312

SOUTH 86TH STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE NIAG RIVER

1.4 MI E INT N21 I190, Niagara, NY

Built 1982 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 3,370

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 2015 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 477

RTE 417

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

5.1 MI E OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 2,647

RTE 135

Fair

Over: 107 107 0301 1031 RTE 1

.8 MI N JCT RTS 135+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 77,111

RTE I495

Fair

Over: WILLIS AVENUE

I495 - 4.1 MI NE QNS CL, Nassau, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 190,184

RTE I88

Fair

Over: SOUTH GRAND ST

3.2 MI W JCT I88 & SH 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 4,506

COPAKE LAKE RD

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF COPAKE LAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1940 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 709

RTE 28

Fair

Over: OAKS CREEK

3.6 MI NW COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 4,278

CTY RD 8

Fair

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF CHAUMONT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1953 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 749

TOW PATH ROAD

Fair

Over: PETERS KILL

AT ALLIGERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 557

SMITH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

1.1 MI E OF MERIDALE, Delaware, NY

Built 1980 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 53

CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

AT MOUNTAIN DALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1929 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 367

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: Stone Hill River

0.1 MI S JCT RTS SMRP+684, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 28,329

RTE 2

Fair

Over: QUACKENKILL CREEK

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 2 & 351, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,523

RTE 8

Fair

Over: RTE I790 RTE I790 RIVE

.2 MI N.JCT. 90I & RTE 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,998

RTE 17

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101132 RTE 17

1.1 MI SE JCT RTS 17+207, Orange, NY

Built 2006 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,542

RTE 44

Fair

Over: RTE 9

JCT US 9 & US 44 / SH 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 38,047

RTE 10

Fair

Over: WRIGHT BROOK

7.7 MI NE JCT RTS 10 & 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,997

CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD

Fair

Over: 13 13 36033012 RTE 13

1.1 MI N JCT SH 13 & SH 3, Tompkins, NY

Built 1964 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,791

HAMILTON STREET

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

AT PULTNEYVILLE, Wayne, NY

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,000

RTE 22

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

.7 MI S JCT SH 22 & SH 23, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,802

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

6.3 MI NW JCT RTS 23 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1931 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,409

COUNTY ROAD 31

Fair

Over: 28 28 86012005 RTE 28

0.6 MI S JCT RTS 28+I87, Ulster, NY

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,957

RTE 30

Fair

Over: WESTKILL CREEK

8.1 MI N OF DELAWARE CL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,036

RTE 30

Fair

Over: JESSUP RIVER

6.1 MI N JCT RTS 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1955 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 653

RTE 32

Fair

Over: TRIB WOODBURY CRK

2.5 MI N JCT SH32 & SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1934 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,130

RTE 36

Fair

Over: COLONEL BILLS CRK

1.8 MI SE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,775

RTE 36

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK

AT STONY BROOK STATE PARK, Steuben, NY

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,839

RTE 38

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 38 & 39A, Cayuga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,572

RTE 59

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

.2 MI E JCT SH 59 & SH 17, Rockland, NY

Built 2000 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,798

RTE I81

Fair

Over: GRANGE HALL ROAD

0.7 MI N PENNSYLVANIA LI, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,844

RTE I81

Fair

Over: OSTRUM ROAD

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

Built 1960 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,798

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LIBERTY ST

.3 MI S JCT SH 178 & I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,065

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 100

0.1 MI N TSP SB Exit 8, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 31,647

RTE I190

Fair

Over: RTE 182

JCT RTS 190I & 182, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 17,624

RTE I190

Fair

Over: RTE 182

JCT RTS 190I & 182, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,741

RTE 203

Fair

Over: 987G 987G81041268 RTE 9

JCT RTE203+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,879

RTE 224

Fair

Over: MC DUFFY CREEK

4.2 MI NW JCT SR34 & SR22, Chemung, NY

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,470

RTE 228

Fair

Over: CATLIN MILL CREEK

1.8 MI NE JCT RTS 224&228, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,078

COUNTY ROAD 10A

Fair

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

0.6 MI NW JCT RTS 319 &12, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,552

RTE 371

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT RT 415 & 371, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,012

PINELAWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 07031019 RTE

.5 MI E RTE 495+RTE 110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20,775

RTE I690

Fair

Over: CATHERINE STREET

0.5MI E JCT 690I WB+ I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 57,056

RTE I84

Fair

Over: MONHAGEN CREEK

1.3 MI E OF EXIT 3 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 17,810

BART BULL ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011243 RTE I84

5.2 MI E JCT SH 17 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 56.2 t

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.4 MI W I-84 WB Exit 36A, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 25,993

JAY STREET

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011175 ACCESS

0.6MI N JCT RTS I684+SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,847

RTE 28

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

SW OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,804

RTE 17

Fair

Over: FULTON STREET

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,134

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