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

CHURCHILL STREET

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 888

TIFFAULT RD

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

.5 MI S JCT NY50<NY67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 43

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

MIDDLE GRANVILLE, Washington, NY

Built 1935 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 3,245

HARDY CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: SAUNDERS CREEK

0.9 MI NE OF FRANKLINVILE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1979 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 458

WILLET ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

.1 MI S JCT I90&SMOKES CK, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,335

DELAMATER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SISTER CRK

3.5 MILES NE OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,025

COUNTY ROUTE 6

Fair

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

.5 MILE NW OF MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 1943 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 591

CR28 OLD ROUTE 17

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 1926 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 740

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 173

Fair

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

AT BRIDGEVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1982 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 844

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

4.3 MI E OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1973 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 229

SWEET HOME ROAD

Fair

Over: DIVERSION CHANNEL

1.6 MI WEST OF GETZVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 14,089

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: JAMES BAIRD PARK ENTRANC

1.3 MI NE OF FREEDOM PLAI, Dutchess, NY

Built 1946 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 14,670

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

4.48 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 20,466

NORTH TYNER ROAD

Fair

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

3.2 MI WEST OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 125

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: W BR BOUQUET RVR

1 MI W OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1962 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,904

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

7.0 MI S JCT RTS 42 & 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,017

RTE I87

Fair

Over: DEAD CREEK

0.8MI N EXIT 38 on I87, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 15,511

RTE 100

Fair

Over: NEW CROTON RESERVOIR

.2 MI S.JCT RTS 100 & 118, Westchester, NY

Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 8,020

RTE 211

Fair

Over: BASHER KILL

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 211&209, Orange, NY

Built 1978 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,037

RTE I684

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

1.3 MI W JCT RTE I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 72.6 t

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

3.1 MI NE JCT RTS 13 & 91, Cortland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,869

RTE 378

Fair

Over: 787I787I11012021 RTE I7

0.6 MI NE of Route 32, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 13,880

CR 48

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.25 MI S OF I90 IN VERONA, Oneida, NY

Built 1962 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 777

FALKE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WEST KILL

3.5 MI NW LEXINGTON, Greene, NY

Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 28

NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF ALDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,480

COUNTY ROAD 40A

Fair

Over: CATON CREEK

2.7 MILES NORTH OF CATON, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 377

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: LOOMIS BROOK

4.5 MILES WEST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1941 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 202

SCHOHARIE TURNPKE

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

HAMLET OF FREEHOLD, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 375

LEGION DRIVE

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

S END KENSICO RESERVOIR, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,499

Springwater Road

Fair

Over: Conesus Inlet

Scottsburg, Livingston, NY

Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 456

HAMILTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 GOWANUS CANAL

UNDER I278 OVER GOWANUS C, Kings, NY

Built 1940 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 22,902

HAMILTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 GOWANUS CANAL

UNDER I278 OVER GOWANUS C, Kings, NY

Built 1940 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 22,902

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: SAWYERKILL CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 9W & 32, Ulster, NY

Built 1917 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,884

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT US20&NY130, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 14,642

RTE 20

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

0.3 MI W JCT US 20 & SH 3, Schoharie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,335

RTE 98

Fair

Over: EAST FORK

3.4MI S JCT RTS 98 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1931 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,114

RTE 143

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

SH 143 IN COEYMANS HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,305

RTE 414

Fair

Over: KERICK CREEK

2.7 MILES NE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,876

RTE 35

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

.1 MI W JCT SH 35 + I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 21,993

RTE 6

Fair

Over: QUEENSBORO BROOK

0.1 MI W JCT RTE6+PIP, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 26,571

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.1MI S JCT RT 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 73.5 t

RTE 52

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 17 & 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 15,138

RTE 470

Fair

Over: W BR MOHAWK RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT I787 + SH470, Albany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 13,264

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: VUKOTE CANAL

0.8 MI NW OF LAKEWOOD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 104

WHITE ROAD

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

0.8 MI W OF PHILLIPS CK, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 31

PARKS ROAD

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

2.2 MI W OF N COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 118

35TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 RTE

.6 MI W I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,296

160 TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.7 MI W I78+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,601

MONTGOMERY STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 927

Showing 9,301-9,350 of 17,642 bridges

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