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

OIL CITY ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

3.3 MI S OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 819

HOWE STREET

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

AT WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1939 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 204

MARCUS ROAD

Fair

Over: BEER KILL

2.9 MI NW OF ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 132

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: KORTRIGHT BROOK

3 MI E SH 23 NEAR DPRT CR, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 407

BOWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRCH BATTLE CREEK

.5 MILE SW OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 240

THREE ROD ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

1 MILE N OF LIBERIA RD, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 187

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN AVE

1.4 MI S JCT CCP&HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 72,340

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CSX RR (ABAND)

2.0 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 32,146

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

NEAR EXIT 38 OF I86, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 10,532

MORSE ROAD

Fair

Over: BR CAZENOVIA CRK

2.1 MI N OF EAST CONCORD, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 98

ALEXANDRIA ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH BLACK CREEK

BTN TRN AREAS 8B & 8C, Jefferson, NY

Built 1999 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 50

RTE 144

Fair

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RT 143 & 144, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 4,798

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: BURK CREEK

1MI E INT CEMETRYRD+RTE26, Oneida, NY

Built 1935 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 307

RTE 59

Fair

Over: ABANDONED MNRR PV LINE

4.7 MI E JCT SH17 & SH 59, Rockland, NY

Built 2004 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 17,002

RTE I88

Fair

Over: SOUTH GRAND ST

3.2 MI W JCT I88 & SH 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 5,236

RTE 984J

Fair

Over: MANHATTANVILLE RD

.3 MI N JCT HRP + 984J, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 15,818

SHANTZ ROAD

Fair

Over: CARPENTER BROOK

2 MI SE CROSS LAKE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 101

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

7 MI N UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 67

RTE 206

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

5.3 MI NORTH OF ROCKLAND, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 1,775

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MONGAUP CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 17 & 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 7,340

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 27 27 02021003 PEARL ST

.2 MI E I278 + BKLYN BDGE, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 114,634

ARCADIA ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 83101152 RTE 17

2.6 MI E JCT US 6 & SH207, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,412

RTE 12

Fair

Over: CHEN RVR OVERFLOW

IN N NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1928 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 6,144

RTE 17B

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091272WB RTE 1

JCT RTS 17 & 17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,956

RTE 19

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

5.3MI S INTERS RTS 248&19, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,927

RTE 31

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 31 & 38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 5,012

RTE 49

Fair

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

SH 49 AT CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,345

RTE 79

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

0.1m N of RTE 11, Broome, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,018

RTE 209

Fair

Over: WILSEY BROOK

1.4 MI NE JCT US209 &SH17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 6,304

RTE 209

Fair

Over: BEER KILL

.3 MI N JCT US 209 & SH52, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 13,559

RTE 224

Fair

Over: CATLIN MILL CREEK

1 MI SE JCT SR 14 & SR224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1960 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,266

RTE 414

Fair

Over: BREAKNECK CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH OF VALOIS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1992 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,113

RTE I287

Fair

Over: MIDLAND AVENUE

0.2MI NW JCT I287&NE THRY, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50,578

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

RT 9N 0.4 MI N CROWN POIN, Essex, NY

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,419

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907M NYC RAPID TRAN

.4 MI S JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,040

RTE 481

Fair

Over: SOUTH BAY ROAD

.5MI N JCT RTS 481 EB+81I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 24,270

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CREEK

JCT SH 17C & SH 201, Broome, NY

Built 1970 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,215

WILSON ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A45011010 RTE 94

1.2 MI W JCT LOSP+RTE 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 119

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 56

2.8 MI W OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,795

RTE 49

Fair

Over: RTE 233

JCT ROME ART & SH 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,696

RTE I88

Fair

Over: SMITH ROAD

2.5 MI W OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,525

RTE 940T

Fair

Over: RTE 940T

.1MI NW INTER.IN.LP & 33, Monroe, NY

Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,926

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE 909C RTE 909C

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 39

RTE 878

Fair

Over: LEFFERTS BLVD

1.1 MI W RTE 678+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50,787

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 678I NB Ramp 678I678IX5

JCT I678 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1953 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,971

RTE I787

Fair

Over: ALBANY AVE-25THST

0.5 MI N JCT I787 & RT 7, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 75,462

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 9

JCT RTS I90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 20,378

RTE I481

Fair

Over: W.B.CONN.

1.6 MI N JCT RTS I481NB+5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 38,836

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 206

JCT RTS I-88 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 5,465

YOUNGS ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.5 MI NE OF BUF INT AIRPT, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 15,092

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