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 11

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

MILL ST RT11 WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,133

11TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH N Y & A

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1906 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,446

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN MARINERS HARBOR, Richmond, NY

Built 1934 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,111

VALLEY VIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

3.0 MI SW OF RUSHVILLE, Yates, NY

Built 2017 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 45

RICEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK

2MI NE OF SR 10/30A INT, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 570

SAWMILL RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR SAWMILL RUN

5.8 MI SE OF IVORY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 185

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.4 MI N OF BREESPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1982 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 711

CR17 SING SING RD

Fair

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

TOWN OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,564

CR42 HOFFMAN HOLL

Fair

Over: TRIB BALDWIN CRK

2.0 MI N OF LOWMAN, Chemung, NY

Built 1936 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 209

COUNTY ROAD 120

Fair

Over: TANNERY CREEK

1.1 MILES NE OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 533

County Road 12

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

JCT CR 12 & CR 13, Franklin, NY

Built 2004 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 138

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1999 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 734

NORFOLK-WADDNG RD

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

2.5 MI SE OF WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 745

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: 907G 907G00001310 RTE 9

2.7 MI S JCT RTS BRP+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10,776

SADDLEMIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB W FORK LITTLE SNAKE

4 MILES S OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,166

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: NY SUSQ & W RR

.2 MILE WEST OF KIRKWOOD, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 6,586

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: E B COLD SPRNG CK

1.3 MI N OF STILESVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 333

ANDES-DELANCY RD

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

IN DELANCEY, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 949

COUNTY ROAD 45

Fair

Over: HINMAN HOLLOW BRK

2 MILES NW OF MILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1952 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 198

COUNTY ROAD 151

Fair

Over: ELM HOLLOW BROOK

2.2 MI N OF LVINGSTON MNR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 921

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

2.7 MI NW OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 634

RTE 29

Fair

Over: E BR HUDSON/CANAL

.4 MI E JCT OF RTS 4 & 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,412

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 22,749

190IX NB ON-RAMP “

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.3 MI NW EXIT N7 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,308

RTE 235

Fair

Over: WYLIE BROOK

3.3 MI N JCT RTS 235 & 7, Chenango, NY

Built 1998 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 620

RTE I90

Fair

Over: NO. PEARL ST

0.6 MI NW JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 54,421

RTE 394

Fair

Over: LIT CONEWANGO C

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 394&241, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 5,892

65TH PLACE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.1 MI SE JCT I278 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 6,750

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 27 27 02021003 JAY STRE

.3 MI E I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 129,323

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

VILLAGE OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 2002 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 637

NYSDEC CAMPSITE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RIVER

.1MI S JCT RTE9& CAMP RD, Clinton, NY

Built 1963 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 656

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN AVE

1.4 MI S JCT RTS CCP&HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 36,170

HERALD PLACE

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK Walkway

JCT I690 RAMP & ONON CRK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 3,878

GRAND AVE

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

0.5 MI N OF MATTITUCK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 2,202

RTE 2

Fair

Over: QUACKENKILL CREEK

1.3 MI E JCT RTS 2 & 351, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 5,523

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: PLOTTER KILL

.5 MI NW OF I90 EXIT 26, Schenectady, NY

Built 1939 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,190

RTE 10

Fair

Over: SPRITE CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 10 & 67, Fulton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 877

RTE 22A

Fair

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

JCT RTE 22A & VT ST LINE, Washington, NY

Built 1970 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,167

RTE 126

Fair

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO BLACK

JCT SH 26 & BLACK RIVER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1949 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 9,125

RTE 29

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

JCT RTE 29 & FISH CREEK, Saratoga, NY

Built 1928 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 8,119

RTE 166

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT SH 166 & SUSQUEHANNA, Otsego, NY

Built 1983 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 920

RTE 990G

Fair

Over: Park Creek

Jct Rts 990G & 17, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,479

RAMP DD

Fair

Over: 690I690I33032020 RTE I6

0.26 m W of I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 15,923

RTE I690

Fair

Over: LIBERTY STREET

JCT I690 WB & SH 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 22,494

DOORLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044028 RTE I8

1.2 MI SW JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 346

RTE I390

Fair

Over: Calkins Road

.7 MI N JCT I390 & SH 253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 31,059

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CALKINS RD

.7 MI N JCT I390 & SH 253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 25,882

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

0.3 MI SW JCT RTS I88 & 7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 8,408

RTE I88

Fair

Over: Sheldon Road

1.5 MI E OF SCHOHARIE CL, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 7,071

RTE I88

Fair

Over: Sheldon Road

1.5 MI E OF SCHOHARIE CL, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 6,910

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