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 I87

Fair

Over: SPOOK ROCK RD

2.6 MI E JCT RTS I-87&202, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 89,004

N.ACCESS AT 145TH

Fair

Over: 907V907VX4M11106 907V90

2 M SOUTH OF G W BRIDGE, New York, NY

Built 1989 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 300

CR26 CHRISTIAN HO

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

3.5 MI S OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1978 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 754

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: KIMBALL AVENUE

0.4MI E.JCT.RTES CCP&87I, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 36,562

POWELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 135 135 03011067 RTE 13

1.1 MI N JCT SH24 & SH135, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 12,115

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: Long Island Expressway S

3.2 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 45,181

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: ES RAMP TO SBSP

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

Built 1981 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 38,693

RTE 304

Fair

Over: W CROOKED HILL RD

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

Built 1968 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 7,766

PORTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.3 MI SE JCT SH422&BF CK, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,586

MOORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: Canalway trail 390I390I

MAIN DR. (PARK) OVR CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,131

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.7 MI E JCT RTS 5 & 51, Herkimer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 14,044

RTE 9

Fair

Over: WELCHER AVE CR92

5.8 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 38,253

RTE 11

Fair

Over: DEKAYS CREEK

1.2 MI N PENNSYLVANIA LIN, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,209

RTE 11

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

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

Built 1970 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,373

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091163 RTE 17

.5 MI N JCT SH 17 & SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 311

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: LIT NANTICOKE CRK

NW OF HIAWATHA ISLAND, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,343

RTE 19

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

3.4MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1957 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,884

RTE 20

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33031080 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 20 & I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 6,215

RTE 26

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

JCT RTE 26 + OTSELIC R, Cortland, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,266

RTE 28

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

IN ARKVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,482

RTE 52

Fair

Over: NORTH OLD GREENFIELD ROA

1.3 MI W JCT SH 52 & US 2, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,185

RTE I81

Fair

Over: BLAKESLY ROAD

1.2 MI S EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 12,237

RTE 89

Fair

Over: TRUMANSBURG CREEK

.5MI NW JCT89&TOMPKINS CC, Seneca, NY

Built 1986 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,636

RTE 96B

Fair

Over: WILLSEYVILLE CREEK

5.2 MILES NE OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,414

RTE 146A

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

2.4 m W 1.5 m N I87 Ex 9W, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,955

RTE 149

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1.1 MI NE JCT 22 & 149, Washington, NY

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,466

RTE 158

Fair

Over: BOZEN KILL

.9 MI N JCT SH146 & SH158, Albany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,712

RTE 212

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

2.5 MI W I-87 Exit 20, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,768

RTE I690

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

0.1MI N & W of RT5 & Butt, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 34,310

RTE I690

Fair

Over: RTE 11

CONNECTOR I81 & I690 WB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 13,799

RTE 291

Fair

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 49 & 291, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,267

RTE I684

Fair

Over: WHITE HILL RIVER

4.1 MI N JCT RTS I684+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 29,529

RTE I690

Fair

Over: VAN RENSSELAER ST

.6 MI E JCT I-690 + 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 65,388

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,671

COUNTY ROAD 187

Fair

Over: RTE 219

1.5 MI N JCT US20 & US219, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,161

RTE 104

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS ROAD

1.0 MI EAST OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 23,417

RTE 104

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS ROAD

1.0 MI EAST OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 23,417

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

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

Built 1981 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 38,693

RTE I88

Fair

Over: WETSEL HOLLOW ROAD

ONE MI SE OF HOWES CAVE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,823

RTE I88

Fair

Over: WETSEL HOLLOW ROAD

ONE MI SE OF HOWES CAVE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,699

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: 7 7 1108 1156 RTE 7

1.1MI E JCT ALT RTE 7 & 9, Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,667

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE 909C RTE 909C

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 37,694

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 61ST STREET

1.2 MI NE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 107,711

SHARROTTS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

.8MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,093

RTE 99

Fair

Over: Stowell Rd

3.7 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 6,269

RTE I86

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.6 MI NE JCT 17 + 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,764

RTE I90

Fair

Over: Schodack Pedestrian Path

1.4 MI N JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 20,538

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 150

JCT OF RTS I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10,189

WINTER STREET

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

CITY OF TROY WINTER ST., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 6,702

RTE 52

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

AT ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,997

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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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