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 987F

Fair

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

0.4MI N INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 38,693

OSWEGO ROAD

Fair

Over: CANADA CREEK

4.5 MI NW OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 1,238

PIXLEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

3.8 MI E OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 87

FOUR ROD ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

1.3 MILES SE OF MARILLA, Erie, NY

Built 1938 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 589

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

2.6 MI N OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1963 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 789

RTE 23

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

5.2 MI SE OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY

Built 1936 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 4,261

RTE 26

Fair

Over: TRIB NANTICOKE CK

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

Built 1948 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 2,905

RTE I390

Fair

Over: PIONEER ROAD GENESEE &

1.1 MI NE JCT SH36 & I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 7,760

MIDDLETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 304 304 85012019 RTE 30

1.6 MI S JCT SH59 & SH304, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 10,515

WELCH ROAD

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

HAMLET OF W EDMESTON, Otsego, NY

Built 1932 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 312

COUNTY ROAD 149

Fair

Over: LITT BEAVER KILL

0.3m S of OLDRT17&WilCRK, Sullivan, NY

Built 1935 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 2,839

RTE I890

Fair

Over: BIG CIRCLE WASHINGTON A

1.4 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 50, Schenectady, NY

Built 1965 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 10,833

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: 787 RTE I787

0.1 MI S JCT RT 9W & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 18,926

RTE 9

Fair

Over: PHILIPSE BRIDGE ROAD

3.5 MI S JCT US 9 & SH301, Putnam, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,047

RTE 9

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 9+44+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 13,371

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FALLKILL CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 9+44+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 26,742

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

0.5 MI NE JCT US 9 & SH 2, Columbia, NY

Built 1995 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 14,730

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

.1 MI S EXIT 7 OF I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,314

RTE 19

Fair

Over: Oatka Creek Tributary

2.8MI N JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1937 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,613

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.2MI W JCT RTS 20A + 64, Ontario, NY

Built 1965 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,888

RTE 24

Fair

Over: 908E908E03011091 RTE 90

2.3 MI W JCT RTS 24+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 31,689

RTE 30A

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

0.9 MI S JCT RTS 30A + 20, Schoharie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,742

RTE 52

Fair

Over: TIN BROOK

.2 MI E JCT RTS 52 & 208, Orange, NY

Built 1993 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,366

RTE 458

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

.25 mi from inter Main St, Franklin, NY

Built 1929 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 943

RTE 73

Fair

Over: SO FORK BOUQUET RIVER

RT 73 0.4 MI N JCT RT9&73, Essex, NY

Built 1935 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 77

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

JCT RT 77 & TONAWANDA CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,854

RTE 80

Fair

Over: CENTER BROOK

O.8 MI NW JCT RTS 80 & 8, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 839

RTE I81

Fair

Over: GORMAN ROAD TRIB DEKAYS

1.7 MI N PENNSYLVANIA LI, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,237

RTE 106

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,273

RTE 174

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 174 +175, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,616

RTE 224

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

1.0 MI. SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1984 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,316

RTE 265

Fair

Over: POWER RESERVOIR

1.9 MI N JCT RTS 265 + 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,764

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 17K 17K83011175 RTE 17K

JCT RTS I84+17K, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 25,993

RTE I684

Fair

Over: BRYANT AVENUE MAMARONEC

0.6 MI W JCT I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,804

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR COU

.5 MILE W JCT I86 & SR 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,566

RTE 481

Fair

Over: RTE 11

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

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 24,270

RTE I390

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.45 MI N JCT RTS 36 +I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,382

20TH AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

1.5 MI NE I678 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 20,833

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: ALBEE AVENUE

2.6 MI E JCT SH440 &WS EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 18,201

RTE 909C

Fair

Over: ALBEE AVENUE

2.6 MI E JCT SH440 &WS EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 18,201

RTE 991W

Fair

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

SCHENEVUS CONN OVER I-88, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,482

RTE 5

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021334 RTE I3

JCT OF RTS 20 & I-390, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,818

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CR 65

2 MI N JCT SH 15 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 10,391

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CR 65

2 MI N JCT SH 15 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,324

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

0.3 MI SW JCT RTS I88 & 7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,111

SHERO ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 219

3.1 MI S JCT 219 & S EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 322

RTE 219

Fair

Over: TREVETT ROAD

6.3MI N JCT RTES 219 & 39, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,397

I81

Fair

Over: CR 137 Rt 370

.6 MI NW I81 & HIAWA BLVD, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,755

RTE I990

Fair

Over: DODGE ROAD

1.2 MI W JCT RTS 990I&270, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 19,383

RTE 104

Fair

Over: HOLT ROAD

0.9MI W RTES 250 & 104 WB, Monroe, NY

Built 1986 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 27,360

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