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 62

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH CLEAR CREEK

.2 mi S of Collins Ctr Rd, Erie, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,950

RTE 96B

Fair

Over: PROSPECT VALLEY CREEK

3.8 MILES NE OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,414

RTE 116

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 116+I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 5,210

RTE 100

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

2.5 MI S JCT RTE 100+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 43,830

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: 278I278IX1M54032 RTE I2

1.9 MI W I878+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1953 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 51,666

BRIGHTON AVE

Fair

Over: I481RAMPTO81NB I481 RAM

.1 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 19,864

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

800 E Mill St overpass E, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,180

DARBY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 88I 88I 1608 1047 RTE I

4 MI SW JCT RTS 7 < I-88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 866

RTE 117

Fair

Over: OLD SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD

2.7 MI E JCT RTS 117+9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 5,746

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

4.7 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 17,557

43RD ST

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.1 MI W JCT I278 & G C PK, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,776

DE HART AVENUE

Fair

Over: EX-STATEN ISLD RR

AT MARINERS HARBOR, Richmond, NY

Built 1934 Load: 68.0 t

CLAIR STREET

Fair

Over: TRB CATHARINE CRK

IN PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1996 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 173

BAPTIST CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: NEW CROTON RESERVOIR

4.5 MI SE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 440

GOLDEN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: THORPE CREEK

1 MI E HAMLET OF E DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1981 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 159

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 1984 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 132

LATIMER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

5.3 MI E OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 195

HERMITAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB EAST COY CRK

.3 MI S WETHERSFIELD SPRS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1997 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,095

TOWN LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH CAYUGA CRK

.9 MILE NORTH OF TWN LINE, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,702

DARLING ROAD

Fair

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

.4 MILE S OF SOUTH WALES, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 216

BUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

3.1 MI NW MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 288

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: NBR GREAT CHAZY R

1.1 MI NE OF ELLENBURG, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 106

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

3.8 MI SE OF EIGHMYVILLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1996 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 385

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: OAKS CREEK

0.5 MI E SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1977 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,212

PLUM POINT LANE

Fair

Over: CSXT RIVER LINE

0.3 MI NO INT 9W&MODNACK, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 68.0 t

RTE 13

Fair

Over: ALBRIGHT CREEK

5.2 MI NE JCT SH 13 & I81, Cortland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 3,299

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 85 85 11012016 RTE 85

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 20 & 85, Albany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 18,683

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 9 9 82051026 RTE 9

JCT RTS I-84 & 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1998 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 25,349

RTE I84

Fair

Over: 9 9 82051027 RTE 9

JCT RTS I-84 & 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1998 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 26,265

RTE 9

Fair

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

RT 9 2.4 MI N JCT RT 9&73, Essex, NY

Built 1979 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 735

RTE 12

Fair

Over: FLY MEADOW CREEK

1.8 MI NE JCT RT 12 + 220, Chenango, NY

Built 1947 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,350

RTE I87

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1001 RTE I

.4MI N JCT 87I+WASH AV.EX, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 21,865

RTE 109

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS 109+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 41,412

RTE 147

Fair

Over: VLEY ROAD CR 19G CSX TR

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 5+ 147, Schenectady, NY

Built 1983 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,343

RTE 992K

Fair

Over: 88I 88I95071047 RTE I88

E VIL LI OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 861

RTE I590

Fair

Over: WINTON ROAD

2 MI SE JCT I-390 & 15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 39,420

RTE 117

Fair

Over: OLD SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD

2.7 MI E JCT SH117 & US 9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,746

HOPPER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUPS CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 54

FORESTER AVENUE

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

AT WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,842

MOSS BROOK RD

Fair

Over: MOSS BROOK

0.5 miles south of CR 31, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 270

PEACEFUL VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: BAKER BROOK

1 MI N SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1949 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 996

OLD SEVNTY SIX RD

Fair

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

1 mi South of CR 8, Tompkins, NY

Built 2001 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 460

POWERS ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

.6 MI E OF EAST PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1987 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 299

STEELE STREET

Fair

Over: HALDERMAN CREEK

NO OF ELMIRA HEIGHTS VILL, Chemung, NY

Built 1945 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 111

COUNTY ROAD 44

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

.7 MI E OF S CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 2,408

CATATONK HILL RD.

Fair

Over: CATATONK CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 529

RTE 812

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

AT INDIAN RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1950 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,153

PARK PLACE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 210

GRANDVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: SPOOK ROCK BROOK

.5 MI E JCT US202 & CR80, Rockland, NY

Built 1963 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,608

ARROWHEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 366

Showing 9,201-9,250 of 17,642 bridges

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