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 77

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.5MI N JCT RTS 77 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1953 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,130

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RAMP FB

3.0 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,552

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.8 MILE S JCT I87 & 910B, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 48,224

RTE 202

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

.3 MI S JCT US 202 & SH22, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,600

RTE 135

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS 135+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 77,111

RTE 208

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

2 MI N JCT SH208 & SH207, Orange, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,082

RTE 311

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BR CROTON

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 311+I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1936 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,135

RTE I495

Fair

Over: ROUND SWAMP ROAD

1.8 MI SE JCT MSP+I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 85,517

RTE I495

Fair

Over: ROUND SWAMP ROAD

1.8 MI SE JCT NSP+I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 72,785

RTE I684

Fair

Over: STONE HILL RIVER

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

Built 1968 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 28,096

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 6 6 84041137 RTE 6

JCT I684 & US 6, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 34,150

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: 77TH STREET

0.1 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 16,339

MACOMBS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

.5 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,743

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RTE 250

IN WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 23,417

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RTE 250

IN WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 23,417

RTE I481

Fair

Over: DRIVWY TO QUARRY

1.6MI E OF JCT 81I < 481I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 12,234

BLOOMINGDALE RD

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

1.8MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,301

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE 440

JCT I278+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 33,623

NORTH NARROWS RD

Fair

Over: RTE I278

1.9MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 1964 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,330

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1.5 MILES NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,128

RTE 414

Fair

Over: TUG GLEN ELDRIDGE

2.3 MI N JCT RTS 79 + 414, Schuyler, NY

Built 1922 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,280

RTE 7

Fair

Over: RTE I787

ALT RT 7 & I787 ON RAMPSB, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 31,551

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD B

0.7 MI NW JCT 85 & 910D, Albany, NY

Built 1963 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 18,683

RTE I88

Fair

Over: IVES HILL ROAD

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

Built 1974 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,454

OLD CORINTH RD.

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

0.25MI SE OF HADLEY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1885 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 979

GIFFORD STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.3 MI S OF ARMORY/SYRACUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,135

LOWER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3.0 MI NE OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 2011 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 194

KLEMER ROAD

Fair

Over: SAWYER CREEK

0.7 MI NW JCT RT 62 & 425, Niagara, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 789

CENTER STREET

Fair

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

IN ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 184

HYDE STREET

Fair

Over: OCQUIONIS CREEK

VILLAGE RICHFIELD SPRINGS, Otsego, NY

Built 1910 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 108

PARKRD SO ALLERT

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 100

BROOKSIDE WAY

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.7 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 112

Brown Street

Fair

Over: Sandy Creek

North of canal, Orleans, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 605

BURNS ROAD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

2 MI SE OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1986 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,135

LYNDON ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

2 MI EAST OF FAIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 2001 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,210

HASTINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: OLEAN CREEK

1.3 MI N OF OLEAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 61

SAWMILL RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR SAWMILL RUN

7.1 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 185

BARCELONA ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF SHERMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 196

NEW ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT SH78&TWDA CK, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,213

NEWTON ROAD

Fair

Over: NEUMAN CREEK

2.1 MILES EAST OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1920 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,220

WILLISTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

1.2 MILES SE OF MARILLA, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 547

CR69

Fair

Over: SEELEY CREEK

.5 MILE SW OF PINE CITY, Chemung, NY

Built 1938 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,343

MOODY ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

2.9MI SW BELLMONT CENTER, Franklin, NY

Built 1941 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 281

COUNTY ROAD 70

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

4.1 MI SW OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 328

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,654

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.0 MI S OF CR29, Chenango, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 177

HAUVERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

.6 MI N LIVINGSTONVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 216

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

0.7 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1932 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 857

COUNTY ROAD 176

Fair

Over: TB LIT BEAVER KLL

.5 MILE SE OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 536

PLAYLAND PARKWAY

Fair

Over: THEODORE FREMD AVE MNRR

2.1 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,952

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