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 15U

Fair

Over: BEARTOWN CREEK

3 MILES S OF GANG MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 24,520

RTE 415

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN & BIKE

IN PAINTED POST VILLAGE, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,694

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 43RD ST

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 77,140

RTE I86

Fair

Over: HESS ROAD CREEK

3.8 MI NE JCT RTS 17 +275, Allegany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,408

RTE I390

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,184

CR78 SAGETOWN RD

Fair

Over: ROBBIN RUN

2.0 MI ON SEELEY CATON RD, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 794

RTE 223

Fair

Over: NARROW CREEK

0.5 MI W OF BREESEPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,085

RTE I86

Fair

Over: TRIB COHOCTON RVR

1.7 MI NW OF BATH - I86, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 21,663

RTE 415

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK

RTE 415 1.5 MI NW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,681

RTE I88

Fair

Over: MACHINERY UNDRPSS

1.3 MI W ONEONTA TOWN LNE, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,731

RTE I88

Fair

Over: MACHINERY UN-PASS

0.5 MI SW ONEONTA CITY LI, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,731

RTE I88

Fair

Over: OSBORNE CREEK

6.3 MI W JCT I88 & SH 79, Broome, NY

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,905

RTE 53

Fair

Over: TRIB FIVE MILE CK

SW END OF WHEELER, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,427

BROOKSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 91

SHULER RD

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CRK

0.7 MI SW OF MECKLENBURG, Schuyler, NY

Built 1971 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 145

MATOON ROAD

Fair

Over: NEILS CREEK

0.8 MI E OF HASKINVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4

BUENA VISTA ROAD

Fair

Over: STEPHENS CREEK

3 MILES NE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20

65TH STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20,372

BAY PARKWAY

Fair

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 17,199

43RD AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT ELMHURST, Queens, NY

Built 1918 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 620

MILL ST

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

IN BREESPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1975 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 215

PEAKES BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PEAKES BROOK

1 MI N OF JCT RT 10 & PEA, Delaware, NY

Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 228

RTE 436

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

3.0 MI W OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,667

CAWARD CROSS RD

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF MIDDLESEX, Yates, NY

Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 77

OLD COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

5.2 MI.W OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 107

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CRK

5 MI SE OF PERTH AT C.L., Fulton, NY

Built 1954 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,246

DOLGEVILLE RD

Fair

Over: BACON BROOK

6 MILES NW OF OPPENHEIM, Fulton, NY

Built 1941 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 476

COUNTY ROAD 146

Fair

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK

1.0 MI W OF MAYFIEID, Fulton, NY

Built 1953 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 720

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: TRIB HELMER CREEK

1.1 MI E OF CAMERON MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 434

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: TRIB PURDY CREEK

2.4 MILES W OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 592

County Road 28

Fair

Over: WEBB HOLLOW CREEK

4.9 MI SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: PURDY CREEK

6.0 MI SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3 MILES WEST OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,179

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

7.0 MI.NE.CHERRY VALLEY, Otsego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 718

RTE 225

Fair

Over: HENDY CREEK

5.0 MI W OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 654

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: MINE CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,291

FREELAND STREET

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

AT MONROE, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,574

CR29 DRY RUN RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

0.9 MILES NW OF PINE CITY, Chemung, NY

Built 1975 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 556

RTE 957A

Fair

Over: ROCK CUT

.1 MI N JCT SH 61 & SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 91.6 t ADT: 2,162

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

2.8 MI N OF STILESVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1984 Load: 91.6 t ADT: 333

WEST STREET

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

AT VILLAGE ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2012 Load: 91.7 t ADT: 816

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.5MI N JCT RTS 20A + 64, Ontario, NY

Built 1965 Load: 92.5 t ADT: 4,104

ANTWERP RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

BTN TRN AREA 5B & 5C, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 92.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: HOOKER CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1940 Load: 93.4 t ADT: 609

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 93.4 t ADT: 8,444

RTE I90

Fair

Over: LIT CANADAWAY CRK

5.8 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 93.6 t ADT: 16,888

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS GULF

2.2MI N JCT RTS 15A + 15, Livingston, NY

Built 1932 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 1,754

COMMERCE PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE

1.5 MI NE JCT SH130 &SH78, Erie, NY

Built 1950 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 1,438

CASSETY STREET

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

AT ORISKANY FALLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 95.6 t ADT: 422

RTE 28

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.4 MI S OF SCHRADER HL RD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 96.2 t ADT: 3,221

Showing 9,551-9,600 of 17,642 bridges

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