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 987H

Fair

Over: HUNTER BROOK

.3 MI N JCT US202 AND BMP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 5,080

COUNTY ROAD 102

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

1.1 MI W OF SO BETHLEHEM, Albany, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,173

WOODHULL ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODHULL CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,159

MOUNTAIN LODGE ROA

Fair

Over: PERRY CREEK

2.2 MI.SW.WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 702

KENYON ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

HAMLET OF GLEN AUBREY, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 15

DEBRUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: MONGAUP CREEK

4.7mi East of Exit 96-17W, Sullivan, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 289

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 907W907W87022010 RTE 90

1.0 MI N JCT RTS HRP+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 17,474

RTE 878

Fair

Over: BANNISTER CREEK

1 MI N OF ATLANTIC BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 27,966

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON BLVD.

1.0 MI NW OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1947 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 54,123

RTE 1

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

JCT US 1 & MAMARONECK RVR, Westchester, NY

Built 1895 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 15,757

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 17M

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 17 & 207, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 57,085

MERRICK AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

2.4 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 18,928

HIGHLAND BLVD WB

Fair

Over: RTE 908B RTE 908B

4.5 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 9,760

N CONDUIT AVE WB

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

5.6MI S GCP+CRSS 1SL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 11,279

UTOPIA PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.3 MI W I78+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 14,737

CLINTONVILLE ST

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.1 MI W I78+CRSS ISL PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 7,066

TO PARK ROW

Fair

Over: ROSE STREET

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1970 Load: 20.8 t

WEST 40TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,476

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CURTIS HOLLOW CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT I86 & SR 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 12,684

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CURTIS HOLLOW CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT I86 & SR 333, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 14,936

RTE 22

Fair

Over: STONE HILL RIVER

3.0 MI S JCT RTS 22+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,712

RTE 35

Fair

Over: WACCABUC RIVER

3 MI S JCT SH 22 & SH 35, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 14,409

COUNTY ROAD 58

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.2 m SW NY-60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,508

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: PED PARK ROAD

1.2 MI E NSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1947 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 71,316

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SMITH RUN

2.0 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10,622

RTE 223

Fair

Over: WOOLEVER CREEK

0.1 MI SW OF SWARTWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,208

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: RBT MOSES PWRPLNT

0.5 MI S 957A ACCESS 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,081

EAST 169TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRSANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1888 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,055

BOSTON RD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 20.9 t

OCEAN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: LIRR BAY-RIDGE

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1894 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,822

BEACH CHAN DR WB

Fair

Over: BEACH CHAN DR EB

IN JACOB RIIS PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t

JEWETT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: JEWETT HILL CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 155

ABES DRIVE

Fair

Over: N BR SALMON RIVER

7.0 MI NW OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 111

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

3.1 MI N.OF PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 541

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST STONY CREEK

.5 MI W OF HOPE FALLS, Hamilton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 53

CRAINS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TIOUGHNIOGA R

1.3 MI E OF TRUXTON, Cortland, NY

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 386

CR234 TULLY FARMS

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONON CR .5 MI W CARDIFF, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 415

OLD CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB TONAWANDA CRK

3.7 MI SOUTH OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 49

SCOTT CORNERS RD.

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

2.0 MI E OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 185

CR22 HOGBACK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB WYNCOOP CR

5.5 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 282

UNION FALLS RD

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

2.8 MI. W OF HAWKEYE, Clinton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 119

ASHLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

2.6MI NE WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 189

KOTARY ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF FISH CREEK, Lewis, NY

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 95

OSCEOLA RD

Fair

Over: FALL BROOK

0.4 MI E OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1926 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 240

CAMPBELL ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

2.5 MI NE OF PINE GROVE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 33

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,919

RESERVATION ROAD

Fair

Over: WACCABUC RIVER

7.7 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t

CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

0.4 MI S OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 127

ACCESS RD-CANAL

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

GUARD GATE #2 & ERIE C E5, Saratoga, NY

Built 1912 Load: 20.9 t

RTE 271

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 271 + 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1915 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 866

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