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

HINMAN HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

0.8 MI SE. OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1963 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 191

BEMUS-ELLERY ROAD

Fair

Over: BEMUS CREEK

.8 MI EAST OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,664

FOREST HOME RD.

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2MI. W. SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 516

WHITEHAVEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SIX MILE CRK

.3 MI E JCT CR75&W RV PKY, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,585

RTE 175

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

JCT OF RTE 175+ SOUTH AVE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1896 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 9,344

RTE 22

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM UN

RT 22 AT BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1960 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 3,087

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LANGDON CREEK

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

Built 1960 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 14,451

RTE 327

Fair

Over: W BR ENFIELD CRK

4.5 MI NW JCT SH327 &SH34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1938 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 361

RTE I84

Fair

Over: HARVEY ROE BROOK

2.5 MI E JCT RTS 17+I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 21,713

RTE 81

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

0.3 MI W JCT I87 & RT 81, Greene, NY

Built 1953 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 4,431

FULTON STREET

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1084 RTE

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

Built 1998 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,329

DECKER ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK

1MI WEST OF TACONIC STATE, Columbia, NY

Built 1988 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 97

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Fair

Over: BOQUET RIVER

.1 MI NE OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 680

COUNTY ROUTE 33

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUCKER BRK

3.0 MI N OF CHIPMAN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1931 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 256

ECHO VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.0 MI NE OF RED HOOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1924 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 510

RTE 9

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

RT 9 2.7 MI S EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1928 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 235

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 415

1.2 MI NW JCT RTS 15+17, Steuben, NY

Built 2010 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 26,520

GOODRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 267

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: 26 26 91011076 RTE 26

JCT RTS 17C + 26, Broome, NY

Built 2001 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 14,452

RTE 20

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

0.1 MI W 321, Onondaga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 9,592

RTE 25B

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

RTE 25B+NSP EB, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 12,715

RTE 30

Fair

Over: DEWEY CREEK

11 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,706

RTE 51

Fair

Over: WHARTON CREEK

3 MI N WEST BURLINGTON, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 713

RTE 129

Fair

Over: CROTON LAKE RESER

2 MI W JCT SH100 & SH118, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 7,159

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

200 W Mill St overpass, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,525

49TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M

0.87 MI S JCT GCP&BQE, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,061

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: SHRUB OAK BROOK

1 MILE NE OF MOHEGAN LAKE, Westchester, NY

Built 1994 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,496

CENTER LINE RD.

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

4.4 MI SE OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,358

POHL ROAD

Fair

Over: BR ELLICOTT CREEK

4.5 MI N JCT US20 & SH358, Erie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 205

JOHNSON CRK ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.2 MI N OF JOHNSON CREEK, Niagara, NY

Built 1983 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 278

FURNACE DOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.1 MI NW CROTON ON HUDS., Westchester, NY

Built 1948 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,000

GLEN WILD ROAD

Fair

Over: FOWLWOOD BROOK

0.3 MI S GLEN WILD, Sullivan, NY

Built 1941 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 4,566

COUNTY ROAD 68

Fair

Over: CROSBY CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 464

ANGOLA-BRANT ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF BRANT, Erie, NY

Built 1985 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 1,600

RTE 678

Fair

Over: Van Wyck Expressway Ramp

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 69,010

RTE 36

Fair

Over: CROSBY CREEK

1.0 MI S END OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 8,516

RTE 354

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

2.2 MI W OF CROWLESVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1947 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,645

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

6.0 MI SW JCT RT 30 + 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,528

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1947 Load: 78.9 t

DONNER ROAD

Fair

Over: DONNER BROOK

3.2 MI. S OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 356

NEW BALTIMORE RD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.5 MI W NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY

Built 1981 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 670

CR 113

Fair

Over: FLATELY BROOK

3.3 MI S JCT RTS 4 + 29, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 514

TIPLADYS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

5.25 MI NE COSSAYUNA LAKE, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 31

PATTENS MILLS RD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

AT PATTENS MILLS, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 643

BABCOCK HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: BABCOCK HOLLOW CK

5.1 MI SE OF VIRGIL, Cortland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 195

BAILEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF SHERMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 129

HANSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRINGFIELD TRML

3.2 MI SW OF SCHAGHTICOKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 196

POAGS HOLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.5 MI S OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 2002 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 510

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 9W+210, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 13,052

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RTE 18

JCT RTS 18 + 104, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 12,154

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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