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

WATCH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB FURNACE BROOK

3 MILES S OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,125

CR 77

Fair

Over: PAYNE BRK

JCT CR 77 and SR 12B, Madison, NY

Built 1935 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

3.5 MI N OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1997 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,940

SHADYSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: BR STILLWATER CRK

1.4 MI W OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 341

TAYLOR RD

Fair

Over: E BR LIL SALMON R

.7 MI NE OF WEST BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1951 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 406

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK

7 MI E OF HOLLOWVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1988 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 493

SHEELY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUNDOWN CREEK

SHEELY RD OVER SUNDOWN CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 40

WOODLAND VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: PANTHER KILL

1.5 MI SW OF PHOENICIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1999 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 625

RTE I190

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

JCT RTS I190 < 198, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 65,713

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 135 135 03011063 RTE 13

.7 MI N JCT SH 24 & SH135, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 19,340

BRANDY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR GRT CHAZY RV

.1MI N ELLENBURG CENTER, Clinton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 310

BRK SCHOOL HSE RD

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.8MI NW OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 712

NAUVOO SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

MAIN IMPACT AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 5

RTE 4

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 4 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 13,902

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: W BR BOUQUET RVR

2.7 MI W OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1964 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,904

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

4 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 2,896

RTE 214

Fair

Over: STONY CLOVE TRIBUTARY

4.5 MI NE JCT RTS 28 &214, Greene, NY

Built 1957 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 990

COUNTY ROAD 70

Fair

Over: BEAR LAKE OUTLET

1.7 MI NW OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1963 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 580

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 135 135 03011116 RTE 13

JCT RTE 135+RTE 25, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 18,966

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: 72ND STREET

0.1 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 16,339

ROSEDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

1.6 MI NW I95+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 5,008

RTE I88

Fair

Over: W FULTON RD

2 MILES SW OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 4,506

RTE I88

Fair

Over: W FULTON RD

2 MILES SW OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 5,236

RTE I88

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM SUITS RA

2.2 MI E JCT I88 & US 20, Schenectady, NY

Built 1978 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 7,111

HIGH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: POTIC CREEK

0.2 MI S HMLT OF EARLTON, Greene, NY

Built 1910 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 450

MILL RD

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.5 MI NW OF MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 1930 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 514

RTE I278

Fair

Over: NASSAU STREET CONCORD S

.6 MI SE I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 129,323

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 IRT

.4 MI NE JCT I278 & SH25, Queens, NY

Built 2007 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 10,587

SALTONSTALL STREET

Fair

Over: FEEDER CANAL

CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1986 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 3,258

WILLOW STREET

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1978 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 112

HILSINGER RD

Fair

Over: BABCOCK HOLLOW CK

3.2 MI NE OF HARFORD, Cortland, NY

Built 1976 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 33

CANAAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF NEW LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 144

WEST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSES KILL

1.8 MI S JCT RTS 197 + 40, Washington, NY

Built 1938 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 163

CR 41

Fair

Over: GRINDSTONE CREEK

4 MI SW OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,129

HARDYS ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

2 MI NW OF PIKE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1997 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 706

BASELINE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODS CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT SH324&B L RD, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 4,371

LANGFORD CREEK ROA

Fair

Over: LANGFORD CREEK

1.6 N OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 471

CR62 MAIN ST

Fair

Over: LANGFORD CREEK

IN VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 533

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1922 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 6,596

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

.5 MILE WEST OF HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 976

GREENWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENWOOD CREEK

4 MI SW OF FINE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 14

OLD NIAGARA ROAD

Fair

Over: SOMERSET RR

1.7 MI NW JCT SH31 & SH78, Niagara, NY

Built 1983 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 3,591

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE I278 LEE AVENUE TO

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1967 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 174,804

AMSTERDAM AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.35MI E OF 95I & US 9, New York, NY

Built 1959 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 17,145

RTE 248

Fair

Over: BENNETT CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1926 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 282

RTE 3

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

JCT.RTE.3 & OSWEGATCHIE R, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 8

Fair

Over: ROGERS BROOK

4.2 MI NE JCT RTS 8 & 10, Hamilton, NY

Built 1950 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,980

RTE 10

Fair

Over: MARVIN HOLLOW

1.1 MI SE JCT RTS 10 +206, Delaware, NY

Built 1960 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,993

RTE 21

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 417 + 21, Allegany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,212

RTE 28

Fair

Over: LAKE ABANAKEE

1.3MI E OF JCT RTS 28 &30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1995 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,309

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