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

SILVERLAKE RD

Fair

Over: N.BR.SARANAC R.

.1MI S RTE 3 CLAYBURG, Clinton, NY

Built 1964 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 305

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

1 MI EAST JCT RTS 20 & 13, Madison, NY

Built 1993 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 9,769

RTE 22

Fair

Over: BRADY BROOK

0.5 MI N PUTNAM CO LINE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1999 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 17,628

RTE 6

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011154 RTE I84

JCT RTS 6+17M+I84 INT 3, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 30,449

RTE 5

Fair

Over: RIDGE ROAD

2.6 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 30,428

RTE 5

Fair

Over: TIFFT STREET

3.5 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 30,420

WOODHAVEN BLVD

Fair

Over: 78TH AVENUE LONG ISLAND

1.8 MI SSE I495+WDHVN BLV, Queens, NY

Built 1938 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 48,478

BRUCKNER BLVD.

Fair

Over: RTE I278 CSX TRANS/P MR

IN PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 43,954

FRISBEE STREET

Fair

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

6.2 MI NE JCT RTS 66 &, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 464

PHILLIPS STREET

Fair

Over: TANNERY CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF SH 3, Oswego, NY

Built 2016 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,519

CARPENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.9 MI N OF MELLENVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 718

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.4 MILES OF WEST POTSDAM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 794

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

.5 MILE NW OF N HILLSDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1930 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 566

REAGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

2.2 MI SE OF NORTHEAST CT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1992 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 103

SPORTSMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

1.9 MI SE JCT RTS 55A&55, Ulster, NY

Built 1931 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 163

RTE I87

Fair

Over: Exit 22 Ramp FROM I-87 S

Exit 22 of 87IX, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 23,227

RTE 17

Fair

Over: FINCH HOLLOW CRK

.2 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 20, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 64,788

WEST BRIGHTON AVE

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.6 MI SW COLVN&SALINA SYR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1920 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 9,239

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BROWNS BROOK

0.1 MI NW HOOSICK ON SH 7, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1956 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 7,973

RTE 36

Fair

Over: Trib Troups Creek

0.3 MI SE of Troupsburg, Steuben, NY

Built 2003 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 861

RTE 39

Fair

Over: HYLER CREEK

5.9 MI E JCT RTS 39 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 443

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

JCT SH 156, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 810

MC MANUS ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I83011174 RTE I84

2 MI EAST OF EXIT 3 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 516

RTE I590

Fair

Over: WINTON ROAD

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

Built 1981 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 36,444

BULLS HEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: 987G 987G82031306 RTE 9

3.1 MI S JCT SH 199 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1983 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 2,606

I690 WB EXIT 5 OFF

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

IN GEDDES-ONON LAKE CO PK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,731

RTE 378

Fair

Over: 787I787I11012021 RTE I7

0.6 MI NE of Route 32, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 13,880

SAUNDERS HILL RD

Fair

Over: PLUM BOTTOM CRK

0.2 MI SOUTH AMITY LAKE, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 189

JEWETT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSXT/CN/D&H

0.6 MI NE JCT RTS 5 & 198, Erie, NY

Built 1909 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 965

OLIVE BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

2 MI FROM NY ROUTE 23, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 21

CR 68

Fair

Over: LITTLE WHITE CRK

3.4 MI ESE CENT WHITE CRK, Washington, NY

Built 1933 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 937

FRISSELL ROAD

Fair

Over: KIANTONE CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2005 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 98

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

0.08 MI NE Hwy 56, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 704

SOUTH CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

2 MI E OF NORRIE ST PARK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1964 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 2,802

RTE 115

Fair

Over: FALLKILL CREEK

1.5miles North of Rt 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 11,318

COUNTY ROAD NO 32

Fair

Over: RANSFORD CREEK

0.24 MI NE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1938 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 6,139

RTE I87

Fair

Over: Exit 22 Ramp OFF I-87 SB

EXIT 22 OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 23,062

RTE 8

Fair

Over: MASONVILLE CREEK

.1 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 206, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 2,848

RTE I278

Fair

Over: PROSPECT STREET

.2 MI SE I278 + BKLYN BRG, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 25,425

CHEECHUNK ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

3.4 MI SE OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 1,604

RTE 9H

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 9+9H, Columbia, NY

Built 2016 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 7,362

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: EX-NEW HAV RR ROW

.9 MI E JCT SH17K & SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1935 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 8,289

RTE 27

Fair

Over: SMITH POND OUTLET

3.9 MI E NYC LI ON RTE 27, Nassau, NY

Built 1939 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 37,189

RTE 81

Fair

Over: SQUIRMER VALLEY CREEK

3.2 MI SE JCT SH81 &SH145, Greene, NY

Built 1993 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,119

RTE I87

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1001 RTE I

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

Built 1959 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 21,865

BRIGHTON AVE

Fair

Over: I481RAMPFROMI81SB I481R

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

Built 1980 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 19,864

RTE I390

Fair

Over: PIONEER ROAD GENESEE &

1.1 MI NE JCT I390 & SH36, Livingston, NY

Built 1985 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 6,128

RTE 7

Fair

Over: 787I 787I 1101 4004 RTE

JCT ALT RT 7 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 63,101

HIGHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.6 MI SW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 3,372

MCDONALD AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 10,914

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