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 I481

Fair

Over: NORTHRN BLVD NORTHERN B

1.5 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 17,367

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CLOVE BROOK

JCT I84 INT 1 RAMPS+RTE23, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,133

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 787IX 90IX EB Ramp 787

JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 35,394

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 787IX 90IX EB Ramp 787

JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 46,740

RTE 914

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVE

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

Built 1963 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,582

RTE 914

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVE

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

Built 1963 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,512

RTE I88

Fair

Over: CORBIN ROAD

23 MI S JCT RTS I-88+206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,926

RTE 225

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

1.0 MI S OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 9,018

RTE I495

Fair

Over: QUEENS BOULEVARD ML QUE

1.3 MI SW JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,534

SECOND AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

SECOND AVE. RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1986 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 306

LAW STREET

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

AT CITY BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1975 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,534

COLLAMER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 405

MCCALL HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

5 MI NE JCT SH10 & SH206, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 14

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 907V AMTRAK

JCT OF RTE 9A + 79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 122,595

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 32ND AVENUE

.2 MI N JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 12,413

AVENUE T

Fair

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT BENSONHURST, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,699

FOREST HOME DR

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1 MI E OF CORNELL UNIVER, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,930

GORDON ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8 MI NE OF W LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1972 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 127

HARTIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

2.3 MI SW OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1999 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 397

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

AT NEW LEBANON CENTER, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 116

SOUTH GRAND ST

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,031

McCulloch Cross Ro

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

3 MI SW RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 41

CR 35

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

1mi W of 39 & 9L JCT, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,274

HILLTOP ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

2.8 MI S OF SPRAKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 2005 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 123

DODGESON ROAD

Fair

Over: BOWEN CREEK

3.0 MI NW ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1940 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 603

THORNELL RD.

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

3 MI.S.E. OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 5,431

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WALNUT CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1937 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 380

WEBSTERS CORNERS R

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH SMOKES CREE

2.3 MI W OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 997

KELLER ROAD

Fair

Over: HAMPTON BROOK

2.4 MI. SW OF N. BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 631

JEWETT HOLMWOOD R

Fair

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

1 MILE SW OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,317

ROBINSON LANE

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

2.4 MI SE OF NEW HACKSACK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1993 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,064

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

1.0 MI W OF STONY POINT, Rockland, NY

Built 1926 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,224

HANKINS ROAD

Fair

Over: HANKINS CREEK

IN FREMONT CENTER, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 347

COUNTY ROAD 48A

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.0 MI SW OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,747

MERRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: CARMAN CREEK

1 MI SE OF MASSAPEQUA, Nassau, NY

Built 1972 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 26,377

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: ANGELL HILL ROAD

1.4 MI NW OF SPENCERTOWN, Columbia, NY

Built 2003 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,873

RTE I90

Fair

Over: INDIAN CHURCH RD NORFOL

1.0 MI N JCT I90 <RTE 400, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 131,277

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: KIMBALL AVENUE

0.4MI E.JCT.RTS CCP & 87I, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 72,622

RTE 34

Fair

Over: RAILROAD AVENUE ITHACA

0.2 MI E OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1941 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 4,116

RTE 3

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.9 MI NE JCT SH 3 & SH13, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 3,032

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 94

JCT OF RTS 94 & I-87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 43,981

RTE 3

Fair

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

JCT SH 3 & S B GRASSE RVR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,333

RTE 8

Fair

Over: BUNDY HOLLOW CRK

1.7 MI NW JCT SH 8 & SH 2, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,848

RTE 12A

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT.RTE 12A & CHENANGO R., Broome, NY

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 13,332

RTE 18

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK WEST

3.0MI E JCT RTS 18 + 269, Orleans, NY

Built 1929 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 999

RTE 23

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,855

RTE 26

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

7.2 MI N JCT SH 26 & SH 3, Broome, NY

Built 1992 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,905

RTE 28

Fair

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

3.0 MI NW JCT RTS 8 & 28, Oneida, NY

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,094

RTE 59

Fair

Over: Metro North Railroad Aba

.2 MI W JCT SH59 & SH306, Rockland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 17,002

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LIBERTY ST

.3 MI S JCT SH 178 & I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 9,336

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