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

SOUTHERN PARKWAY

Fair

Over: 135 135 03011095 RTE 13

JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 7,249

BLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: S B 18 MILE CREEK

.4 MI NW OF EDEN VALLEY, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 618

MONTFORT ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

IN THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 2,165

FIFTH AV

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051095 27 27 07

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 25,185

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RAMP FROM I490 EB RAMP

0.1MI W JCT I490WB W MAIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 98,014

CONNELLY ROAD

Fair

Over: PLANTASIA CREEK

0.5MI S OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1983 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,401

REEDVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

TRN AREA 11B, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 50

RTE I295

Fair

Over: LAFAYETTE AVENUE

.3 MI SE I78+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1970 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 67,652

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: ELM VALLEY CREEK

5.0 MI SW OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 41

RTE 9

Fair

Over: BALLSTON CREEK

SH 9 IN ROUND LAKE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,809

RTE 14

Fair

Over: Keuka Lake Outlet Trail

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 14 & 54, Yates, NY

Built 1982 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,211

RTE 14

Fair

Over: DEPEW AVENUE CSX TRANS/

.1 MI S JCT SH 14 & SH 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1976 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,531

ROCK RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091290 RTE 17

05 MI SE JCT RTS 17 + 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,227

RTE 38

Fair

Over: NILES CREEK

1.9 MI SOUTH OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,479

RTE 41

Fair

Over: CORNELL CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS I88 & 41, Broome, NY

Built 1995 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 580

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 268 CADOSIA CREEK

EXIT 87A RTE 17 INT, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,537

WOOD & BEACH AVES

Fair

Over: RTE I95 95I 95IX1M21034

1.4 MI NW I95+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 6,451

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: LINCOLN STREET

CITY OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1981 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 19,678

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 295I

JCT GCP+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 65.3 t

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

AT BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 15,071

MILLERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MIANUS RIVER

5.5 MI E OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 117

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CP&P&W IRT RA

AT ELMHURST, Queens, NY

Built 2007 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 10,587

SAUNDERS ST

Fair

Over: D&H/CPRR

0.5 m North of NY Route 4, Washington, NY

Built 1932 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 2,440

CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

0.4 MI SW CENT WHITE CRK, Washington, NY

Built 1954 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 143

COUNTY ROAD 4B

Fair

Over: YAWGER CREEK

1 MI NE OF UNION SPRINGS, Cayuga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 119

VERMILLION ROAD

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 2013 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 581

CHAMPLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBSTER BROOK

3.6 MILES NORTH OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 2003 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 575

ABBOTT ROAD

Fair

Over: SMOKES CREEK

.2 MI S JCT CR 4 & CR 137, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 13,798

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

3.5 MI N OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1958 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 547

COYE ROAD

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

.25 MILES EAST OF RT 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1900 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 82

HAUVERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.9 MI NE LIVINGSTONVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 216

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CR 14

2.7MI E INTCGE 40 ON I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 32,077

ALLEGANY STATE PAR

Fair

Over: QUAKER RUN

2.4 MI SE JCT SH 280, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 370

RTE 3

Fair

Over: BEHAN BROOK

4.8 MI SW JCT RTS 3 + 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,333

FRANKLIN STREET

Fair

Over: 9 9 87033008 RTE 9

0.6MI S JCT RTS 9 & 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,089

RTE 15

Fair

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

1.2MI S JCT RTS 15 & 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,959

RTE 990G

Fair

Over: RTE I86

JCT RTS 990G & I-86, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,262

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 28

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,106

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 28

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,629

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: SEELY BROOK

3.2 MI W JCT RTS 17M+208, Orange, NY

Built 1935 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,261

RTE 23

Fair

Over: 987G987G81041154 RTE 98

JCT RT 23+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,989

RTE 37C

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

0.8 miles East of Helena, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,777

RTE 207

Fair

Over: OTTERKILL

3.7 MI E JCT RTS 207&416, Orange, NY

Built 1927 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,599

RTE 990V

Fair

Over: BEAR KILL

IN TOWN OF CONESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 952

RTE 110

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT SH 110 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1957 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 46,801

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,566

RTE I390

Fair

Over: 90I 90I00003623 RTE I90

IN WEST HENRIETTA, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 19,703

RTE I390

Fair

Over: 90I 90I00003623 RTE I90

IN WEST HENRIETTA, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 17,382

MULHOLLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: MULHOLLAND CREEK

1.5 MI SE JCT CO RD 417, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 674

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE HOLLOW

400 ft NE Delaware & Main, Delaware, NY

Built 1945 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 25

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