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

EAST 14TH STREET

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT KENSINGSTON, Kings, NY

Built 1908 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,077

CR 13

Fair

Over: GULF BROOK

1.5 MI E OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 1998 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 80

TALMADGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY HEMLOCK CREEK

.6 MI NW WEST GROTON, Tompkins, NY

Built 1925 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 52

BREED HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

3.4 MI N OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1962 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 246

ELDORADO RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE STONY CRK

10 MI N OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 21

MALDEN TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: SAWYER KILL

1.8 MI E OF KATSBAAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1933 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,282

PALMER AVENUE

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

0.75 MI NW JCT US9+NY448, Westchester, NY

Built 1910 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 594

WETHERSFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB EAST KOY CRK

0.5 M W WETHERSFIELD SPRG, Wyoming, NY

Built 1996 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 556

WHITE BRIDGE INT

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091159 RTE 17

.9 MI N JCT SH 17 & SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2009 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 352

RTE 46

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER CANAL

2 MI S JCT SH 46 & SH 294, Oneida, NY

Built 1946 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,051

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LANGDON CREEK

1.5 MI N EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 11,798

RTE 224

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

2.1 MI. SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1984 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,316

RTE 7

Fair

Over: 87I 87I11082058 87I 87I

INTERS.RTES 87I & 7 WB-7, Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 15,189

RTE 7

Fair

Over: 87I 87I11082057 87I 87I

INTER RTES 87I & 7 E.B., Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 15,189

COUNTY ROAD 106

Fair

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

1.5 MI E JCT RTE 210+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 8,524

RTE I690

Fair

Over: RTE I481

1.5 MI N JCT RTS I481SB+5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 52,858

UNION AVENUE EXT

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 882

OLMSTEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLACE CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 74

BRANCH BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: MOTT CREEK

1.1 MI NNW OF CEDARHURST, Nassau, NY

Built 1960 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 9,430

BEATTIE HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1 MI NE OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 170

AWOSTING ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1 MILE NW OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 522

HAUVERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF LIVINGSTNVLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 216

SPIER FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

4 MI NW SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,115

RTE 209

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

JCT RTE 209 & ROUNDOUT CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 13,559

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- MAIN

EAST OF EXIT 68 - I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 34,834

SHANDELEE ROAD

Fair

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

1.1 MI SW OF LIV MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 872

RTE 3

Fair

Over: NO BR SARANAC RVR

2.5 MI E OF RIVERVIEW, Clinton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,089

RTE 17

Fair

Over: MONGAUP CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 17 & 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 7,340

RTE I590

Fair

Over: ALLENS CREEK

0.1MI E JCT ROL+WINTON RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 72,887

RTE 79

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

.9 MI E JCT SH 79 & SH 36, Broome, NY

Built 1992 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,115

HICKS ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1081 RTE

1.4 MI E JCT RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1998 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 320

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF SH7 / SH10 & I88, Schoharie, NY

Built 1978 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 6,227

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF SH 7 / SH 10 & 88I, Schoharie, NY

Built 1978 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 4,315

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: RTE 907A

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 15,447

RTE I278

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/HNTS PT

.1 MILE E JCT I278 & I895, Bronx, NY

Built 1950 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 143,338

EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: OUTLET BEACON RESERVOIR

2.7 MI NE OF N HIGHLAND, Putnam, NY

Built 1935 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 102

COUNTY ROAD 201

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF VOORHEESVLLE, Albany, NY

Built 1933 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,236

MARKS ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF NINA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1953 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 105

MCKINLEY PARKWAY

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

0 5 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 20, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 6,901

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

1 MI NE JCT Rts. 44 & 209, Ulster, NY

Built 2011 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,610

CR156 JENNINGS CR

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

HAMLET OF KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 1954 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 350

HOYT ROAD

Fair

Over: CINCINN LK OUTLET

4 MI NW SMITHVILLE FLATS, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 71

HALL PLACE

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87 RTE 100

1.7 MI S JCT I87 & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 7,244

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

.1 MI SW JCT CR34 & CR36, Otsego, NY

Built 1932 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 518

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

RT 9N 7.3 MI NE BOLTON L, Warren, NY

Built 1926 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,029

POWELLS LANE

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1092 RTE

2.5 MI E JCT RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1998 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 2,578

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 145

DECKER RD

Fair

Over: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK

2.5 MI W JCT SH 23 & TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 97

Fisher Lane

Fair

Over: Bronx River

1 MI N JCT 287I & 907G, Westchester, NY

Built 1999 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 4,914

CHRISTIAN HILLER R

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.8 MILE N.E. OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 2010 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 244

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