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 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 4

3.5 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 19

Fair

Over: 86I 17 61032148 RTE I86

JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,231

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MORTON ROAD

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

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,737

RTE 481

Fair

Over: SOUTH BAY ROAD

.5MI N JCT RTS 481 WB+81I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 24,270

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: RTE 265X

1.8 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,464

RTE 39

Fair

Over: STATION DRIVE ARCADE &

1.6MI W JCT RTS 39 + 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1976 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 12,235

ARDEN AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

1 MI S FRESH KILLS & WSE, Richmond, NY

Built 1977 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,360

RTE 219

Fair

Over: RTE 391

JCT RTS US 219 & NY 391, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,415

RTE I290

Fair

Over: RTE 952T

1.7 MI NW INT RTS263+I290, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 51,953

RTE 104

Fair

Over: HARD ROAD

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

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 27,360

RTE 440

Fair

Over: ROSSVILLE AVE

2.3MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 37,366

RTE I878

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

JCT I678 + I78, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 61,542

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COOLEY ROAD EXTEN

4 mi NW of Liberty, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,226

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Cooley Road Exten

4 mi NW of Liberty, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,226

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

.2 MILE SOUTH OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,092

RTE 16

Fair

Over: 86I 17 51124018 RTE I86

OLEAN N.Y. INT ON RTE 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,636

RTE 378

Fair

Over: 378 WB TO I787 SB

0.3 MI W JCT I787 & 378, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 12,697

RAMP I787 NB to I9

Fair

Over: 787I787I11011038 RAMP 9

0.3 MI N JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,460

RTE I90

Fair

Over: Schodack Pedestrian Path

1.4 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 27,810

RTE I787

Fair

Over: BROADWAY-QUAY ST CONNECT

I787 & BWAY-QUAY ST CONN, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,968

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 79

JCT OF RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,474

MAPLE STREET

Fair

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

AT BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 270

FLAT STREET

Fair

Over: KASHONG CREEK

1.9 MI S OF HALL, Ontario, NY

Built 1963 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 145

BACK RIVER RD

Fair

Over: LONG GORE CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 740

CANOPUS HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CANOPUS CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF OSCAWANA LK, Putnam, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,348

HANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB W FORK LITTLE SNAKE

3.0 MI S OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 327

BROOKLYN AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY

Built 1908 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,229

UNION AVENUE

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN MARINERS HARBOR, Richmond, NY

Built 1937 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,108

VECSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.5 MI E OF BURNWOOD, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2

WILTSIE BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

2.6 MI S OF WEST COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1927 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 384

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

1 MI NE HATCH LAKE, Madison, NY

Built 1956 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 571

CALIFORNIA ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1 KM SE OF DEANSBORO, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 159

COUNTY ROAD 108

Fair

Over: FABIUS BROOK

1.5 MI SSE OF FABIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1929 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 232

BATES ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD RIVER

1.1 MI E OF RIDGEWAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1938 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 866

OLDER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ELTON CREEK

.3 MI SW OF FARMVLLE STA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1952 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 63

BOWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTLE CREEK

.3 MILE SW OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 271

JEWETT HOLMWOOD R

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

1.5 MI SW OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,317

WARNER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTERS CREEK

2 MILES NE OF SOUTH WALES, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 375

COUNTY RD 4

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.4 MI SE OF FILLMORE, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,535

FULLER STREET

Fair

Over: LIT AUSABLE RIVER

0.1M S LAPHAMS MILLS ROAD, Clinton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 358

ZANG ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

4.0 MI N OF DEPAUVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 61

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1 MI W OF NEW HACKENSACK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1955 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,952

OTTERKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MOODNA CREEK

3.3 MI E WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,268

LOWLAND HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

0.3 MI S OF STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1977 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 160

PARK AVE VIADUCT

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G PKY ACC

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

Built 1923 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,345

ART LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: GENEGANTSLET CREEK

0.2 MI E OF NYS 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1989 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: W SETTLEMENT CREEK

2.4 MILES SW OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 553

JFFSNVLLE N BR RD

Fair

Over: N B CALLICOON CRK

1.1 MI E OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1952 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 711

YAPHANK AVENUE

Fair

Over: Yaphank Avenue LONG ISL

AT YAPHANK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1978 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,660

CAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

.4 MI W JCT US 20 & CR491, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 394

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