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

MONEGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB CANASERAGA CREEK

3.0 MI W OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 76

WALBRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 35

BALDWIN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRAPPING BROOK

1.4 MI NE OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 490

LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

.2 MILE NE OF BELLVALE, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,058

GAULT AVENUE

Fair

Over: ONEONTA CREEK

CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 391

37TH ST

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.5 MI W JCT I278 & G C PK, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,930

EAST 158TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

EAST 158TH STREET, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 59.0 t

CAYUGA DRIVE

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

NIAGARA FALLS EAST, Niagara, NY

Built 1978 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,854

NORTH WATER STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,682

HALLADAY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

2.7 MI NW OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 144

DEWAR ROAD

Fair

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

1 MI SE W MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 613

COUNTY ROAD 140

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

2 MI SW OF EPHRATAH, Fulton, NY

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 197

LOGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CORNISH CREEK

1.5 MILES WEST OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 459

POTATO HILL RD

Fair

Over: LANSING KILL

3.75 MI SE OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1952 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 465

ALLOWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

.2 MILE WEST OF ALLOWAY, Wayne, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 482

RTE 952P

Fair

Over: HATCH CREEK

.1 MILE NE OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,176

COUNTY ROAD 66

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 334

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

4.8 MI SW OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 742

LOWMAN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB BALDWIN CREEK

.5 MILE NORTH OF LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 2014 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 463

MALLORY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

0.5 MI E OF SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 77

DAY HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE NANTICOKE CREEK

4.0 MI E OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,934

DOG HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CARTER CREEK

9.0 MI SE OF LAFARGEVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 158

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.2 MILE SE OF CHASE MILLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 258

RTE 44A

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WAPPINGER CR

0.8 MI NW OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1989 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,416

SANDS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

3.8 MILES N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 152

BOWERMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

1 MI SW OF SCOTTSVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 1948 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 444

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RD

0.3 MI NE OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 24,362

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 59.0 t

TUNNEL ENT STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495

0.6MI SW JCT EAST R &495I, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 59.0 t

RTE 55

Fair

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

JCT RTE 55 + NEVERSINK R, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 2,724

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CR 3TY ROAD 3

5.2 MI N JCT I81 & SH 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 2,106

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 43

JCT OF RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 23,104

LESKY ROAD

Fair

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

1.9 MI NE SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1944 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 78

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: COLONIAL AVE

0.8 MI N JCT HRP & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 92,620

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 3

5.2 MI N JCT I81 & SH 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 3,374

RTE 427

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051238 RTE 86

JCT RTS 17 + 427, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 1,638

FISH WOODS ROAD

Fair

Over: KOBE CREEK

1.3 MI SW Jct Jackson Crn, Dutchess, NY

Built 2014 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 11

FLOYD ACKERT ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF WEST PARK, Ulster, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 355

RTE 8

Fair

Over: RTE I790 RTE I790 RIVE

.2 MILE N JCT I90 & S H 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 450

RTE 9L

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT 9L + HICKSRD, Warren, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,956

RTE 10

Fair

Over: KIDD BROOK

4.9 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,997

RTE 13

Fair

Over: CARTER CREEK

2.6 MI NE 13 +SCHUYLER CL, Tompkins, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,214

RTE 14

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

3.4MI S JCT RTS 14 + 5+20, Ontario, NY

Built 1949 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,634

RTE 16

Fair

Over: E BR CAZENOVIA CK

9.3 MI SE JCT RTS 16 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,992

RTE 52

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091178 RTE 17

JCT SH 52 & SH 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 15,138

RTE 22

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

1.4 MI N JCT I87 & 9N, Clinton, NY

Built 1995 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,115

RTE 28

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

3.2 MI W ULSTER CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,308

RTE 46

Fair

Over: WELLS CREEK

JCT SH46 &SH274-FRENCHVLL, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,195

RTE 961F

Fair

Over: MARSH DITCH

W END OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,894

RTE 73

Fair

Over: BEEDE BROOK

RT 73 3.0 MI S KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 1935 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,457

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