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 104

Fair

Over: HOLT ROAD

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

Built 1986 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 27,360

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: RTE 907A

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,676

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 8

NE END OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,128

RTE 952W

Fair

Over: 86I 17 51123127 RTE I86

AT INT I86 & RT 952W, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,032

RTE I787

Fair

Over: COLONIE STREET CSX TRAN

JCT I787 & CONRAIL/AMTRAK, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 38,280

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: CAMPUS-I90 CONN.

.7 MI NW JCT SH85 & 910D, Albany, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 18,683

RTE I88

Fair

Over: IVES HILL ROAD

13 MI E JCT RTS I-88 + 41, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,611

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BATES ROAD

0.7 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,474

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 44

16 MI NE JCT RTS I-88+357, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,295

RTE 384

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 384&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1977 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,191

PINE STREET

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

IN WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 550

RTE 283

Fair

Over: N BR BLACK RIVER

IN WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1978 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,604

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BOULEVARD CREEK

AT CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 742

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRB NEVERSINK RVR

.2 MILE S OF WOODBOURNE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,030

Fox Mountain Road

Fair

Over: BENTON HOLLOW BRK

1.6 MI W OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1994 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 339

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: 84TH STREET

2.6 MI W I678+BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 161,760

CROSS BAY BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

2.1 MI W I678 & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 51,340

BELL BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

AT BAYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1928 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 8,970

STANZ ROAD

Fair

Over: MCHENRY VALLEY CK

2.8 MI SW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 14

AMHERST STREET

Fair

Over: CSXT

0.9 MI.NE JCT RTS 5 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1909 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,867

MICHIGAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 190I 190I CSX RAILROAD

.2 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 16, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,437

HICKORY STREET

Fair

Over: BEER KILL

IN ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2014 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 431

GERMAN CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2.7 MI SE ITHACA CITY LMT, Tompkins, NY

Built 1983 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 238

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

.2 MI S JCT SH 38 & SH 22, Tompkins, NY

Built 1925 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,521

CENTER FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL

1.9 MI WSW BATTENVILLE, Washington, NY

Built 1949 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 132

CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

2 MI SE OF WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 380

PETERBORO RD

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

1 MI SW SHERRILL RES., Madison, NY

Built 1964 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,582

CR 62

Fair

Over: CANADA CREEK

2 MI SE OF LEE CENTER, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,471

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

3.9 MILES SW OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1961 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 580

WHITE BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

2 MI NW CITY OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 165

GIFFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

3.9 MI NE OF OAKS COR., Ontario, NY

Built 1967 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 145

PIGEON VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: PEASLEE HOLLOW CR

2.6 MILES NW OF NAPOLI, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 509

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: TB BROKENSTRAW CK

.8 MI NORTH OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 458

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: TRIB BEAR LAKE

.9 MILE NE OF DEAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1939 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 154

TONAWANDA CRK RD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

4.2 MILES NORTH OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 184

COUNTY ROAD 102

Fair

Over: N BR TUSCARORA CK

IN HEDGESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 267

MASON ST

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

0.6 MI SE SCHUYLER FALLS, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 428

COUNTY ROAD 5

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

.2M SW Main St. Rt 5 INT., Franklin, NY

Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,329

LYONS FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

LOCATED IN LYONS FALLS, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 671

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: OCCANUM CREEK

0.75 MI E OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 1935 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,246

BECKWITH ROAD

Fair

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

3 MI NORTH OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 43

MORTON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MORTON BROOK

0.25 M_WEST_SR206/BEAVERK, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3.2 MI SE OF FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 44

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

IN EAST SIDNEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 277

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MI WEST OF N BLENHEIM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 266

LEBER ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ River Line

3 MILES NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 544

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 17

JCT SH 17 & I87, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 73,380

RTE 44

Fair

Over: RTE 9W

JCT RTS 44-55 < 9W, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 36,377

CENTRAL PARKWAY

Fair

Over: 907K 907K87012001 RTE 9

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

Built 1964 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,702

RTE I190

Fair

Over: BLACK ROCK HARBOR RD CO

3.4 MI.NN JCT.I190 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 62,132

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