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 35

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RESERVOIR

0.6 MI E JCT RTES 35+100, Westchester, NY

Built 1989 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 24,276

RTE 39

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.2MI W JCT RTS 39 & 428, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 3,005

RTE 39

Fair

Over: SPOONER CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 39 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 4,315

RTE 149

Fair

Over: HADLOCK PD OUTLET

2.7 MI NE OF QUEENSBURY, Washington, NY

Built 1940 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 7,882

WEST ALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: I495EB

.2 MI SE JCT I495 & C.I.P, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 16,551

HORTON ROAD

Fair

Over: CLOVE CREEK

.4 MI East of Rt. 9, Putnam, NY

Built 1925 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 21

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVE

1.2 MI NE BELLMONT CENTER, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 180

RTE 915

Fair

Over: W CHANNEL HUDSON R

IN VIL. OF GREEN ISLAND, Albany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 14,510

49TH ST

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.8 MI NW JCT I278 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1942 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 1,061

ECK ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

2.2 MI N VARYSBURG, Wyoming, NY

Built 2000 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 30

RTE 19

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 19 & 305, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 4,154

DORN ROAD

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

0.4 MI NW OF CLOVE VALLEY, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 228

COUNTY ROAD 127

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2 MI S JCT I87 & CC PRKWY, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 81.3 t

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: THORNE HOLLOW CRK

3.0 MI W OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,705

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

0.2 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY

Built 2001 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 45,187

RTE 100

Fair

Over: 287 RAMP MANHATTEN PARK

1 MI E JCT SH119 & SH100A, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 48,794

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GOFF CREEK

1.2 MI E OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 100

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: WINDING BROOK

1.4 MI NW OF MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1920 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 6,296

CLINTON STREET

Fair

Over: ABANDONED CSX TRANS ROW

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1917 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 5,256

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: WHIPPLE BROOK

2 MI SOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1930 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 213

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

4.8 MI SW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,382

KNOWLESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OAK ORCHARD

1.1 MI EAST OAK ORCHARD, Orleans, NY

Built 1988 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 847

THREE ROD ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB LIT BUFF CRK

1.5 MI NE OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 187

U.S. MILITARY HWY

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

INTER S TANK TRAIL & US, Jefferson, NY

Built 1997 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 100

RTE 63

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CR

5.2MI NE JCT RTS 63 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1939 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,364

RTE 149

Fair

Over: HADLOCK PD OUTLET

4.65 MI NE OF QUEENSBURY, Washington, NY

Built 1941 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 7,882

ELLISON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1079 RTE

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

Built 1998 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 5,125

RTE 94

Fair

Over: BLACK MEADOW CREEK

.3 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH94, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 7,224

U.S.4

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

1.2 MI N JCT SH378 & US4, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1875 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 6,680

SOUTHLAND DRIVE

Fair

Over: DOSORIS POND

SOUTH OF MATINICOCK PT, Nassau, NY

Built 1929 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,022

KELLY ROAD

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

2.5 MI W OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1979 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 4

CR 80

Fair

Over: BALLSTON CREEK

ROUND LAKE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 249

CORINTH-W-MT CR10

Fair

Over: DALY CREEK

6 MI SW WEST MT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 403

WOODARD ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSES KILL

3.2 MI S JCT RTS 197 + 4, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 43

RTE 35

Fair

Over: AMAWALK DAM SPILL

5 MI EA JCTS TSP & RT 35, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 11,355

RTE 299

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 299+9W, Ulster, NY

Built 1959 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 18,163

252 STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

1.8 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 3,308

OGDEN PARMA TL RD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

3 MI NW OF SPENCERPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 2002 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 660

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

1.7 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1945 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 163

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 24,417

FISH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MOUNT HOPE BROOK

AT HAMLET OF SOUTH BAY, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 94

RTE 19

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.2 MI N OF HAMLIN CENTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,544

RTE 79

Fair

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

800ft E of RT 38, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,971

Michigan Mill Road

Fair

Over: E.Br Fish Creek

MichiganMillExt/FishCR, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 20

MEADOWS ROAD

Fair

Over: DEWITTVILLE CREEK

2.3 MI E OF HARTFIELD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1981 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 137

WEST 42ND STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 14,612

WINSOR STREET

Fair

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2004 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 7,228

MYERS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

5.0 MI SE OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1946 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 221

HALSTEAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1910 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 7,311

CORPORATE DRIVE

Fair

Over: STANLEY HOLLOW CK

0.75 MI WEST OF CR 52, Broome, NY

Built 1980 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 784

Showing 9,451-9,500 of 17,642 bridges

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