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 5

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

3.0 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 16, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 18,232

ARDEN HOUSE RD

Fair

Over: 87IX 87IX 87IX RTE I8

1 MILE EAST OF HARRIMAN, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 68

BUS RAMP W99

Fair

Over: 9TH AVE DYER AVENUE &

BT RAMP W99 AT LINCOLN TU, New York, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,800

BUS RAMPS B97&R98

Fair

Over: 9th Avenue BUS RAMP W95

BT RAMP R97 R98 E96, New York, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,000

EAST DELAVAN AVENU

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Between Main Street and J, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,992

SPILLMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of E. Delavan Avenu, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of Beverly Road, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,204

FLORIDA STREET

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Between Victor and Pleasa, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

DONALDSON ROAD

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Between Northland Avenue, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

HUMBOLDT PARKWAY W

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of Northland Avenue, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

RTE 33

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

On NYS Route 33 adjacent, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 96,542

HUMBOLDT PARKWAY E

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of Northland Avenue, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

LARK STREET

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

South of Northland Avenue, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

RICKERT AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

North of Sydney Street, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

FILLMORE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

North of Sydney Street, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,525

DUTTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

North of E Ferry Street, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

SCAJAQUADA STREET

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Between Northumberland an, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

KERNS AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Near Newburgh Street, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

SPRENGER AVENUE

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

Near Schiller Park, Erie, NY

Built 1921 Load: 20.9 t

RTE 14

Fair

Over: RTE 5

JCT RTS 5+20 +14, Ontario, NY

Built 1952 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 6,262

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

.8 MI S JCT SH17M & SH302, Orange, NY

Built 1934 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 7,098

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 52

JCT TSP & RTE 52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 33,045

RTE 149

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

5.5 MI NE OF QUEENSBURY, Washington, NY

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 7,882

HIGHLAND BLVD W

Fair

Over: RTE 908B VERMONT AVENUE

4.5 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1937 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 9,760

130TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

.5 MI W JCT I678 & BELT P, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5,214

COUNTY ROAD 401

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

IN HAMLET OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,115

BROOKMANS CORNERS

Fair

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

4 MI W OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1930 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 665

ATTICA ROAD

Fair

Over: TUNNERY CREEK

2.9 MI SW ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 748

GARDEN OF EDEN RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.5 MI SE OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1906 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 187

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

1.2 MI SE TSP Exit 72, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 880

MALTESE DRIVE

Fair

Over: MASONIC CREEK

1.9 MI EAST OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1920 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,978

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 2

0.4 MI E OF JACKSON CORS, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 7,567

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: ELLIS CREEK

RTE 17C 3.6 MI E WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 3,708

RTE 220X

Fair

Over: 17 17 65062002 RTE 17

JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 284

HOLLIDAY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB RUSH CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 47

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: 26 AVENUE

.5MI NW SHORE PKY+CROPSEY, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 142,651

QUEEN STREET

Fair

Over: WILLIAM STREET

JCT WILLIAMBUFF CITY LI, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 709

HANKY MULL ROAD

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.8 MI E OF W LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1971 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 478

VERSAILLES PLANK

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF N COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 2,683

CR 125

Fair

Over: N BR CALLICOON CK

0.1 E OF CALLICOON CENTER, Sullivan, NY

Built 1947 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 625

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION VLOMA

1.2 MI NW INT22 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 23,227

WEBSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.8 MI SW JCT 11A & 20, Onondaga, NY

Built 1920 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 62

5TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREENWOOD CEM RD

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1850 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 12,655

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN WALK

SE END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1860 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 133

SOUTH SECOND AVE

Fair

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

AT BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 2,345

MAC ARTHUR AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1924 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,479

ALMETER ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF NORTH JAVA, Wyoming, NY

Built 1952 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 165

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

1.6 MI N JCT RTS HRP<1, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 92,620

RTE 8

Fair

Over: KENT BROOK

3.2 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 51, Chenango, NY

Built 1966 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,227

RYDER ROAD

Fair

Over: 9A 9A87032152 RTE 9A

.2 MI N JCT SH 9A & SH133, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,722

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