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 I90

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

0.3 MI W I90 EXIT 44 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1947 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 58,094

GUNVILLE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

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

Built 1954 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,091

RTE 12

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1.7 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 220, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 4,774

RTE 135

Fair

Over: HAY PATH ROAD

1.4 MI S JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 86,312

LUDINGTONVILLE ROA

Fair

Over: STUMP POND STREAM

2.1 MILES SW OF HOLMES, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 8,584

RTE 31F

Fair

Over: canal way trail ERIE CA

.6 MI.E.JCT.BARGE C.+R250, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 22,137

PARMA CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 1,380

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: CSXT RIVER LINE

AT BRISTOL BEACH STE PARK, Ulster, NY

Built 1983 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,442

RTE 14A

Fair

Over: BIG STREAM CREEK

.2 MI E JCT SR14A & SR230, Yates, NY

Built 1969 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,241

RTE 17B

Fair

Over: JOE BROOK

16 MI E JCT RTS 17B + 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,431

RTE 21

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT SR21 & SR244, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,800

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 21 & 244, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,800

RTE 54A

Fair

Over: WAGENER GLEN CK

1 MI NE PULTENEY RTE 54A, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 549

RTE 58

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

7.1 MI NW JCT SH 3 & SH 5, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1964 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 771

RTE 80

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

0.3MI E JCT RTS 8 & 80, Chenango, NY

Built 1993 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,923

RTE 80

Fair

Over: WHARTON CREEK

0.6 MI S OF EDMESTON, Otsego, NY

Built 1974 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,174

RTE 406

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

IN PINE GROVE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1946 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,454

RTE 185

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HDSN

SOUTH OF CROWN POINT, Essex, NY

Built 1982 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,388

RTE I690

Fair

Over: NO. GEDDES STREET

NEAR ONONDAGA LAKE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 65,388

RTE I690

Fair

Over: N.FRANKLIN STREET

.9 MI E JCT RTS 690I +298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 29,587

RTE I690

Fair

Over: PEAT STREET

0.3 MI E JCT I-690+ TEALL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 74,137

RTE I495

Fair

Over: JUNCTION BLVD

1.1 MI SW GCP + 495I, Queens, NY

Built 1992 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 93,374

RTE 104

Fair

Over: SALT ROAD

JCT S H 104 & COUNTY RD 6, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 16,514

HYLAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031103 RTE I3

1.5 MI N JCT.RTS 390I&253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 13,673

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 253

JCT OF RTS 390I & 253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 25,882

RTE 20

Fair

Over: 88I 88I16081086 RTE I88

JCT OF RTS 20 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 5,429

RTE I290

Fair

Over: RTE 952T

1.7 MI NW INT RTS263+I290, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 48,868

US20 EB to910F NB

Fair

Over: US20 EB to 910F NB RTE

JCT. RTE US 20 + 87I, Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 9,354

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: I787SB TO CLINTON ORANG

1.1 MI S JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,589

RTE I787

Fair

Over: BROADWAY-QUAY ST CONNECT

I787 & BWAY-QUAY ST CONN, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 64.4 t

RTE 20

Fair

Over: TO SO MALL EXP WB GREEN

INT. OF PEARL & MARKET ST, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 8,492

EAST 177TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 29,040

EAST 97TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1873 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 7,451

CAREY ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

5 MI SE OF MORRISVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1958 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 76

EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB ROUNDOUT CREEK

1.3 MI E OF LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 56

CAREY ROAD

Fair

Over: DEAD CREEK

3.2 MI S JCT US 4 & SH197, Washington, NY

Built 1934 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 123

CR132

Fair

Over: HEALY KILL

1.4 MILES NE OF HAGAMAN, Fulton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,767

LOWELL RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

5 MI SW JCT RTS 233 < 365, Oneida, NY

Built 1948 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,199

CR113LOUNSBERRYRD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

1.6 MI SOUTH OF BESEMER, Tompkins, NY

Built 2003 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 885

MARKS CIRCLE

Fair

Over: NAPLES CREEK

VILLAGE OF NAPLES, Ontario, NY

Built 1990 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 284

FIVE WATERS CLIFTO

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

1.0 MI. N. OF CLIFTON, Ontario, NY

Built 1989 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 5,313

HARTSON ROAD

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

2.0MI SW OF CLARKS CORNER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 738

WEST FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

IN WEST FALLS, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 834

COUNTY ROAD 7D

Fair

Over: RAWSON CREEK

2.7 MI NW OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 847

NORTH STREET

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

0.8 MI NE OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 312

MONITOR MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 172

ARKVLLE CUTOFF RD

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.1 MILES N OF ARKVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1990 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,017

EAST MONGAUP ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

2.1 MILES NE OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 104

RAMP CH TO I390NB

Fair

Over: OPEN AREA

JUST N JCT I390 & SH 15, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,816

MURRAY AVE

Fair

Over: 907K 907K87012004 907K

0.1 MI W JCT RTS CCP<I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 515

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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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