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 49

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041036 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 49 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 11,528

CR 55

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044116 RTE I86

2.1 MI NW OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 376

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041063 RTE I81

2.6 MI N JCT RTS 81I + 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 954

RTE 121

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER RESER

4.6 MI N JCT RTS 121+22, Westchester, NY

Built 1906 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,996

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: CLOSTER RD

0.8 MI S JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 42,928

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: RTE 907L PROM BIN223216

1.3 MI NE FDR DR & SH 25, New York, NY

Built 1942 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 147,090

GUN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX BLVD BRONX BLVD

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1921 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 17,624

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: PED BET 61ST&62ST

SW END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1860 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 397

80TH ROAD

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

IN KEW GARDENS, Queens, NY

Built 1909 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,248

82ND AVENUE

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

AT KEW GARDENS, Queens, NY

Built 1909 Load: 21.4 t

RTE 25

Fair

Over: LIRR- ARCH ST YARD

AT HUNTERS POINT, Queens, NY

Built 1908 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,923

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: EVAS KILL

1.4 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 157

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: TRIB ELTON CREEK

1.1 MILES NW OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 233

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

.2 MI S OF BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 1967 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 93

HORTON BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: HORTON BROOK

1.9 MI N OF HORTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 143

LAWRENCE STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

3 MILES S JCT SMRP & I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 5,017

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.2 MI S JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 42,645

RTE 117

Fair

Over: 987DX RTE 987D

1.0 MI E JCT RTS SMRP<117, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 5,208

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: RTE 100

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

Built 1931 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 35,998

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: SUNKEN MEADOW CRK

SMSP AT SUNKEN MEADOW, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,611

RTE 417

Fair

Over: DUFFY HOLLOW CRK

1.2 MI SW OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1948 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,619

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: BUFF & PITT RR

.4 MI SW JCT US20A &SH219, Erie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 11,716

RTE 76

Fair

Over: GAGE GULF

5.9 MI NW SHELDON CORNERS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1928 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 794

RTE 22

Fair

Over: MNRR BEACON LINE

.1 MI N JCT SH22 &US6/202, Putnam, NY

Built 1965 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,985

LAKEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP - .5 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 35,285

EAST 238TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907H BRONX RIVER M

4.6 MILES N JCT I95 & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1930 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 10,434

OAK TREE ROAD

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011005 RTE 9

.5 MI S JCT PIP & SH 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,331

METROPOLITAN AVE

Fair

Over: LG IS/ NY & ATLAN

AT MASPETH, Queens, NY

Built 1915 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 15,766

RTE 5

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

0.2MI NW SYR PO W GENESEE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,567

FRIENER ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 124

STEWART ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB DODGE CREEK

1.6 MI E OF W CLARKSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 88

MARKWOOD PLACE

Fair

Over: 908B908BX5M23040 RTE 90

.3MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,904

FRANCIS LEWIS BVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

5.4MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 15,023

EAST 233RD STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907H

AT WOODLAWN, Bronx, NY

Built 1931 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 27,165

OCEAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY

Built 1908 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 21,581

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRIDLE PATH

IN PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1910 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,500

EAST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1911 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,504

SUNDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: METTACHONTS CREEK

5.2 MI NW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 2003 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 122

RTE 690

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

1.7 MI W SH 48 & CANAL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,120

PARKING LOT RAMP

Fair

Over: ALLEY AT THAYER HALL

NW CORNER OF THAYER ROAD, Orange, NY

Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 200

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

6.1 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,861

FISKE RD

Fair

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & COUNTY ROAD 24, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 603

RTE 238

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.1MI E JCT RTS 238 + 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 396

Fair

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

1.4 MI SW JCT 9W < 396, Albany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,294

ELMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.2 MI E NYC L -SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 22,642

CR 42 CREASER ROAD

Fair

Over: DEANS CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF WESTMORELAND, Oneida, NY

Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 535

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: OIL CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 467

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL BROOK

2.9 MI S OF PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 91

MICHIGAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

.3 MI SW JCT SH5 & BUF RV, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,133

PALMER ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

2 MI SE JCT OF US20<US11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 192

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