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 98

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.1 MI NE JCT RTS 98+238, Genesee, NY

Built 1948 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,325

RTE 213

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

5.3 MI E JCT RTS 213 &209, Ulster, NY

Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,208

RTE 990G

Fair

Over: Park Creek

Jct Rts 990G & 17, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,479

RTE I690

Fair

Over: LEAVNWORTH AVENUE

.6 MI E JCT I690 & SH 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 65,388

I690

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

I690 RAMP OVER ONONDAGA C, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,372

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 268 CADOSIA CREEK

EXIT 87A RTE 17 INT, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,537

164TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

1.8 MI SE I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 14,496

RTE 69

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

17MI W JCT RTS 291+69, Oneida, NY

Built 1865 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,950

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 394

1.1 MILES WEST KENNEDY IN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1971 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,305

ANNADALE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 909C 909C 909CX6M12

3.7MI E JCT440+W SHORE EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 6,616

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: INTERPLANT ROAD

1.0 MI S 957A ACCESS 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,162

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 56

2.8 MI W OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,411

RTE 992K

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

E VIL LI OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,132

RTE 49

Fair

Over: RTE 233

JCT ROME ART & SH 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 7,696

HONEOYE FALLS RD

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031006 RTE I3

0.3 MI S JCT RT 15 & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,632

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 383

JCT OF RTS I390 & 383, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 45,718

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 383

JCT OF RTS I390 & 383, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 67,036

RTE 346

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

JCT.RTE.346&HOOSIC RIVER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1983 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,616

RTE I990

Fair

Over: RTE 270

JCT.990I + AUDUBON PARKWY, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 19,759

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: RAMP TO GCP EB

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25,087

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORTH WORK ST

0.8 MI W FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,857

RTE 9

Fair

Over: OFF-RAMP TO 787I GREEN

ON RAMP E S PLAZA EXP EB, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,492

RTE 41

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 41 + 17, Broome, NY

Built 1927 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 789

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 44

16 MI NE JCT RTS I-88+357, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,395

SECOND STREET

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

SECOND ST- CITY OF TROY, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,920

BENNETT STREET

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN CITY OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1940 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 617

SECORE ROAD

Fair

Over: OTSDAWA CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 303

JOHN STREET

Fair

Over: PLUMBOTTOM CREEK

IN BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 34

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: BISCUIT CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF FROST VALLEY, Ulster, NY

Built 1972 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 254

SUNSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: BOWERY CREEK

1.5.MI SW FREEHOLD, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 213

MILL HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST KILL

1.3 M NE JEWETT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 1994 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 34

COUNTY ROAD 404

Fair

Over: BASIC RESERVOIR

3 MILES SW OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 1935 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 961

KELLOGG ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHUYLER CREEK

VILLAGE OF STILLWATER, Saratoga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 625

COUNTY ROAD 90

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

4.5 MI S JCT SH 146 & 146, Saratoga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,028

HUNTER ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSES KILL

6.0 MI S OF FT EDWARD + 1, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 130

FLOR-OSCEOLA RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4 MI NW THOMPSON CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 1996 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 378

MC LERNON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MILES SW OF BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1950 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 194

COUNTY ROAD 93

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

IN SMITH MILLS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,883

PAVEMENT ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT SH33 & EL CK, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,918

BEERS HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SING SING CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1991 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 36

NORTH CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.1 MI NW JCT Rt.9G & CR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1969 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,500

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

EAST OF RT 52 AT WALDEN, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,411

ROSMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,226

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

3.0 mi North of CR 52, Ulster, NY

Built 2015 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,061

MELLERT ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.8 MI.SE OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1981 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 43

BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.9 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 9

JEFF STREET

Fair

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

AT JEFFERSONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1969 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 478

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.4 M NW OF HARRIMAN, Orange, NY

Built 1985 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,715

Charles Lindbergh

Fair

Over: East Meadow Brook

.1Mi W of MeadowBrookPkwy, Nassau, NY

Built 1970 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 18,802

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: 907KX RTE 907K

0.4 MI E JCT RTS CCP&BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,172

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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