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

EDWARD CURRY AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

.9MI S I278+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1973 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,809

RTE 907P

Fair

Over: RTE 907P RTE 907P RTE

5.8 MI NE FDR DR+ROUTE 25, New York, NY

Built 1966 Load: 57.2 t

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 190I190I54011065 RTE I1

RAMP P AT JCT RT 104&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 48,740

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 8

NE END OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,092

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

.2 MILE SOUTH OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,128

RTE 304

Fair

Over: TOWN LINE RD

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

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 11,438

RTE 304

Fair

Over: TOWN LINE RD

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

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 11,438

RTE 86

Fair

Over: RTE I86

1.7 MI SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 314

RTE I86

Fair

Over: WESTMAN ROAD

1.7 MI SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 11,754

RTE I86

Fair

Over: UNION VALLEY ROAD UNION

3.6 MI SW JCT RTS 17 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,279

RTE I86

Fair

Over: UNION VALLEY ROAD UNION

3.6 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 6,790

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 90I 90I14021005 RTE I90

1 MILE N JCT SH 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,541

RTE 4

Fair

Over: 90I 90I14022024 RTE I90

JCT OF RTS I90 & 4, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 22,247

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 151

JCT RTS I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 27,810

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 151

JCT RTS I90 & 151, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 20,538

RTE I90

Fair

Over: UNFINISHED ROAD

1.9 MI N EXIT 10 OF I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 27,810

RTE I90

Fair

Over: UNFINISHED ROAD

1.9 MI N EXIT 10 OF I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 20,538

HILTONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.1 MI SE OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 72

CONEY ISLAND AVE.

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

BETWEEN AVE H AND AVE I, Kings, NY

Built 1908 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 17,014

RTE 240

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS CR

3.4 MI N JCT RTES 240&242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 627

DIAMOND NOTCH RD.

Fair

Over: HOLLOW TREE BROOK

1 MI N LANESVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1915 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 18

BROADSTREET HOLLOW

Fair

Over: BROADSTREET HOLLOW

3.5 MI W OF LANESVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1997 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 76

WEST MYERS ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.2 MI S OF SCHEPPS CRNS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 467

JEWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.6 MI NE JCT NY50&NY32, Saratoga, NY

Built 1951 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 191

KIANTONE ROAD

Fair

Over: KIANTONE CREEK

2.0 MI W OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 786

TONAWANDA CREEK RO

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK TRIBUTAR

2.8 MI W JCT RT 78 +236, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,022

RANSOM ROAD

Fair

Over: BR CAYUGA CREEK

2.1 MI W JCT US20 & SH358, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,206

ZOAR VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: DERBY BROOK

2.6 MI S OF MORTON CORS, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 134

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

4.4 MI S OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 243

BRICKHOUSE RD

Fair

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

1.7 MI NE SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1929 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 104

SCHOOL HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: COXING KILL

0.5 MI SE OF HIGH FALLS, Ulster, NY

Built 1986 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 99

COUNTY ROAD 6

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

AT ALLIGERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,135

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.4 MI N JCT BRP < SMSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 14,281

CR 13

Fair

Over: MINE KILL

5 MILES SE OF JEFFERSON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 259

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1.5 MILES NW OF GLEN SPEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,326

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: SAWMILL RIVER

AT ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,614

RTE 175

Fair

Over: WEST NINE MILE CK

0.6 MI-SW-JCT-RTS 175&174, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,782

RIVER STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

IN MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 163

COUNTY ROAD 60

Fair

Over: CHRISTIAN HOLLOW CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 187

RTE 921C

Fair

Over: HARBOR LOCK ROAD ERIE B

.1 MI S JCT EXIT 31 - I9, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 23,090

GRAMATAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 907KX RTE 907K

0.3 MI E JCT RTS CCP+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,038

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: RTE 907W

0.4 MI S JCT RTS CCP+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 72,340

RTE I190

Fair

Over: CSX Railroad

3.8 MI WNW JCT RTSI190<16, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 70,601

TAYLOR RD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.8 MI S JCT CR20 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,077

IABJO OVERPASS

Fair

Over: RAMP BVO

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 10,000

EXIT 39 RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE I90 90IX

90I AT EXIT 39 OVERPASS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,668

W. 36TH ST & DYER

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,892

RTE 495

Fair

Over: 495 IX (SOUTHBOUND)

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 57.2 t

OLD COUNTRY ROAD

Fair

Over: 135 135 03011089 RTE 13

.5 MI S JCT RTE 135+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 24,861

RAMP 190I TO 957A

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.4 MI W JCT 957A & I190, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 1,374

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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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