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

SOUTH CLINTON AVE

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL BIKE PATH S

1 MI E JCT ERIE CNL&SH15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,073

JACKSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 987F

N END GRASSY SPRAIN RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,208

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVE

1.5 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,423

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SANDSEA KILL

4.9 MI NW INT 26 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1955 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 27,525

RTE I95

Fair

Over: PELHAMDALE AVE

.7 MI S JCT I95 & U.S.1, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 107,146

RTE I90

Fair

Over: INCINERATOR ROAD CANAJO

JCT I-90 < CANAJOHARIE CK, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20,908

RTE I495

Fair

Over: POST ROAD

2 MI W JCT I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 153,822

RTE 27

Fair

Over: HOWELLS ROAD

2.4 MI NE JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 95,936

RTE I481

Fair

Over: RTE 298

JCT OF RTS 298 & I-481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 17,452

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: 9A 9A87032103 RTE 9A

JCT SMRP&RTE 9A HAWTHORNE, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 24,084

RTE I81

Fair

Over: GORMAN ROAD TRIB DEKAYS

1.7 MI N PENNSYLVANIA LI, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 9,844

COUNTY ROAD 46

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

1 MI EAST OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1977 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 3,330

TREATMENT PLANT RD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF CAZENOVIA, Madison, NY

Built 1979 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 19

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

NEAR EXIT 38 0F I86, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 10,432

RTE 4

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

.4 MI E JCT RTS 22 & 273, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 9,291

RTE 207

Fair

Over: 6 6 83011127 RTE 6

JCT RTS 17 & 207, Orange, NY

Built 1995 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 9,133

RTE 7

Fair

Over: Palmer Creek Private Ro

2.0 MI NE SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,440

COLUMBIA STREET

Fair

Over: 9 9 82052011 RTE 9

.7 MI N JCT US 9 & SH 376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,004

RTE 9

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

US 9- 0.3 MI N NEW RUSSIA, Essex, NY

Built 1979 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 735

RTE 11

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2.4 MI W JCT RTS 11 +I-87, Clinton, NY

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,373

RTE 13

Fair

Over: N BR NEWTOWN CRK

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

Built 1960 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,651

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT SH 23 & CHENANGO RIVE, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,776

RTE 26

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CR

3.5 MI S JCT SH 26 & I81, Broome, NY

Built 1948 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,024

RTE I81

Fair

Over: Martin Luther King East

0.5 m S I-81 Exit 18, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 65,640

RTE 98

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.6 MI N JCT SH 98 & SH243, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,711

GREENLEAF ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A43011218 RTE 94

2.0MI E JCT LOSP+NY 390, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,955

RTE 262

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.3 MI W JCT RTS 262+237, Genesee, NY

Built 1948 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,715

COUNTY ROAD 333

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

RTE 333 IN CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,411

RTE 376

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

8.0 MI N JCT RTS 376 & 82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1992 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 20,509

COUNTY ROAD 306

Fair

Over: PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CREEK

0.4 MI E RTE 9-ANNSVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 2000 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,410

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 208

JCT RTS I84+208, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 23,986

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011315 RTE I84

2.8 MI E JCT RTS I84+208, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 146

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 17K 17K83011175 RTE 17K

JCT RTS I84+17K, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 27,309

RTE I684

Fair

Over: RTE 172

JCT RTS I684+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 29,979

RTE I684

Fair

Over: RTE 172

JCT RTS I684+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 30,938

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: GROVE BROOK

9N 1.7 MI S PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1941 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,967

RTE I690

Fair

Over: LIBERTY STREET

JCT I690 EB & SH 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 26,385

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 6 6 84041136 RTE 6 M

JCT I684 & US 6, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 29,466

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: CAMBRIDGE AVENUE

2.2 MI E JCT SH 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 109,678

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 4

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

Built 1973 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 481

Fair

Over: RTE 11

JCT OF SH 481 NB & US 11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 24,270

RTE 417

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN COLE C

2.7 MI. EAST OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,042

RTE I678

Fair

Over: SERVICE RD U-TURN S/B TO

WHITESTONE EXPRESSWAY NB, Queens, NY

Built 1984 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 91,794

WEST FORDHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

1.4 MILE N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 33,834

RTE I278

Fair

Over: VICTORY BLVD

JCT I278+VICTORY BLVD, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 73,668

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

.3 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 6,227

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: ES RAMP TO SBSP

0.3MI N INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 38,693

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031115 RTE I3

JCT.OF RTS 15A & 390I, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 17,790

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

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

Built 1982 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,760

RTE 440

Fair

Over: Depression

.3 MI N SH440/W SHORE EXP, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 37,694

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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