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

SEEDORF ROAD

Fair

Over: COULTER BROOK

1.7 MILES SOUTH OF BOVINA, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 21

RTE 11

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 69, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,311

RTE 30

Fair

Over: KEYSERKILL CREEK

7.9 MI SW JCT RT 30 + 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,561

W MAIN ST

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER HASTI

0.4 MI W JCT US 9&MAIN ST, Westchester, NY

Built 1910 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,612

QUEENS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: FALLS MILL BROOK

2.1 MILE E OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 2,192

FOORDMORE RD

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

1.4 MI E OF WAWARSING, Ulster, NY

Built 1896 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 314

RTE 417

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENNSYLVANI

2.4 MI E JCT I86 & SH 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 10,097

W 231ST STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.6 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 6,676

OAK ORCHARD ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2 MI NORTH OF EUCLID, Onondaga, NY

Built 1939 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 1,880

MINOA-MANLIUS RD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

2.8 MI N OF MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 3,651

RTE 7

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

.5 MI W OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,664

RTE 7

Fair

Over: SHINGLE HOLLOW BROOK

.1 MI NE JCT SH 7 & SH 22, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,763

RTE 8

Fair

Over: E BRCOLDSPRING CK

1.4 MI N JCT RTS 8 + 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1932 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,408

WARREN RD

Fair

Over: 9 9 87032186 RTE 9

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

Built 1963 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 154

RTE 9

Fair

Over: LITTLE SNOOK KILL

0.1 MI NO BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1934 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,541

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

.7 MI NW JCT SH 10 & SH17, Delaware, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,334

RTE 11

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH TIOUG

4.0 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 222, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,005

RTE 19

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.3MI SE JCT RTS 19&305, Allegany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,967

RTE 20

Fair

Over: Black Creek

JCT RTE 20 + BLACK CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,846

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

.1 MI S JCT SH 23 & SH23A, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,361

RTE 44

Fair

Over: KERHONKSON RES IN

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 44+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,436

RTE 63

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

5.0MI S JCT RTS 63 + 31A, Orleans, NY

Built 1992 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,288

RTE 80

Fair

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

3.7 MI E JCT RTS 80 & 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1995 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 790

RTE I81

Fair

Over: GRANGE HALL ROAD

0.7 MI N PENNSYLVANIA LI, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 12,237

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CEDARHURST ROAD

EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 14,451

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TRIM STREET

1.8 MI N EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 11,798

STARR RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I84031101 RTE I84

0.3 MI E JCT RTS I84+I684, Putnam, NY

Built 1967 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,452

NATURAL STONE BR R

Fair

Over: 87I 87I17101361 RTE I87

0.6 MI NW JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 842

RTE 207

Fair

Over: OTTERKILL CREEK

1 MI E JCT SH207 & SH416, Orange, NY

Built 1926 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,132

RTE 940L

Fair

Over: 490I490I43021172 RTE I4

2.1 MI E JCT 490EXT & 386, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 11,746

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

800 E Mill St overpass W, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,525

RTE 219

Fair

Over: RTE 391

JCT RTS US 219 & NY 391, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 10,415

RTE 23

Fair

Over: AMBLER CREEK

2.6 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,100

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RAMP TO NB KWVP

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 39

RTE 7

Fair

Over: RTE I787

ALT RT 7 & I787 ON RAMPSB, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 31,551

RTE 8

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT SH 8 & SUSQUEHANNA RV, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,851

SEELEY ROAD

Fair

Over: AYERS CREEK

1.0 MI E OF STRATFORD, Fulton, NY

Built 1935 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 99

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

1.1 MI S ALFRED STATION, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 286

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 105

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1961 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 105

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1.3 MI SE OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1935 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 101

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 35TH AVENUE

0.12 m N of Broadway, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 143,258

NORTH FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BR ELLICOTT CREEK

2.3 MI NE JCT 356&62, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,413

JOE BEANE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.4 MI S WEST HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1950 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 288

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: BR LIT VALLEY CRK

IN LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1963 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: TRIB GATES CREEK

2.7 MILES WEST OF ELGIN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 531

BARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CREEK

0.1 MI E OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1935 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 69

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

.4 MI N OF LANCASTER LINE, Erie, NY

Built 1940 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 17,650

RTE 415

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.1m N JCTN SR 415/226, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,695

HARDENBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

07 MI N OF PINE BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,370

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