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

IABVO RAMP

Fair

Over: JFK RELIEF

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 96.2 t

RTE 214

Fair

Over: MYRTLE BROOK

RT 214 1.1 MI SOFEDGEWOOD, Greene, NY

Built 1957 Load: 97.1 t ADT: 990

RTE 5

Fair

Over: BOURNES CREEK

2.6 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,561

RTE 17

Fair

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

3.4 MI NW JCT SH 17 & SH1, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 18,972

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

RT 23A IN HAINES FALLS, Greene, NY

Built 1961 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 4,793

RTE I590

Fair

Over: ALLENS CREEK

1.5MINE JCT ROL+S WINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 74,027

RTE 149

Fair

Over: HADLOCK PD OUTLET

3.6 MI NE OF QUEENSBURY, Washington, NY

Built 1941 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 7,882

RTE I84

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

5.8 MI E I84 INT 2, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 14,398

RTE I84

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

5.8 MI E I84 INT 2, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 13,766

RTE I86

Fair

Over: STANLEY HOLLOW CR

INT 2 RTS I-81 + 17, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 4,536

RTE I278

Fair

Over: ADAMS STREET

0.2 MI E JCT I278 & BK BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 106,102

ADAMSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF GRANVILLE, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 772

NORTON STREET

Fair

Over: DENSMORE CREEK

2.8 MI N OF BRIGHTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 7,182

RTE 44A

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WAPPINGER CR

0.8 MI.NW OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1953 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 3,575

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: DE FOREST LAKE

1.3 MI SE JCT NY304+US9W, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,035

EAST KENT ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.8MI N.N.E. KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1986 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 68

RTE I90

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKE CREEK

1.1 MI SE EXIT 55 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 41,691

PENNELLVILLE RD

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 98.0 t ADT: 857

FINEVIEW PLACE

Fair

Over: RENWICK AVENUE RENWICK

E END CASTLE ST SYRACUSE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 99.8 t ADT: 1,615

FORT LEAZIER ROAD

Fair

Over: SAGE CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 99.8 t ADT: 169

RTE 3

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT 3 + CL, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,847

RTE 5

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 5 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 33,436

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

JCT RTS 9A + 100 + 41, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,166

RTE 11

Fair

Over: MARBLE RIVER

4.0 MI E JCT RTS 11 + 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1936 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,909

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA CREEK

07 MI SW JCT RTS 80&13, Madison, NY

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,121

RTE 17

Fair

Over: KINNE BROOK

20 MI NW JCT RTS 17 + 17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,972

RTE 23

Fair

Over: PROSSER HOLLOW BK

1.9 MI E OF OTSEGO CITY L, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,434

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BEECH HILL BROOK

12.4 MI E JCT RTS 30+206, Delaware, NY

Built 1952 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 382

RTE 37

Fair

Over: TIBBITS CREEK

2.7 MI NE JCT 37 + 68, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,060

RTE 37

Fair

Over: PIKE CREEK

2.5 MI. SW of FT. COVINGT, Franklin, NY

Built 1955 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,727

RTE 39

Fair

Over: E BR SILVER CREEK

1.3 MI W OF NASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,721

RTE 44

Fair

Over: KERHONKSON RESERVOIR OUT

0.6 MI E JCT RTS 44+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,436

RTE 55

Fair

Over: WHALEY LAKE STREAM

.3 MI E JCT SH 55 & SH216, Dutchess, NY

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,297

RTE 63

Fair

Over: Mosquito Creek

0.8MI NE JCT RTS 63 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,364

RTE 67

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

RTE 67 & MORNING KILL, Saratoga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,982

RTE I81

Fair

Over: Stanley Hollow Cr

EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,451

RTE I81

Fair

Over: Stanley Hollow Cr

EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,798

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

1.8 MI S JCT I81NB & SH69, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,757

RTE I81

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT 193 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,336

RTE I81

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT 193 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,065

RTE I84

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT I84+RTE 300, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 64,329

RTE 86

Fair

Over: OUTLET BROOK

RT 86 4.4 MI E RAY BROOK, Essex, NY

Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,484

RTE 97

Fair

Over: SMITH BROOK

4 MI N JCT SH 97 & SH 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1934 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,203

RTE 97

Fair

Over: MITCHELL POND BRK

73 MI N JCT RTS 97 + 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1933 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,319

RAMP TO I287

Fair

Over: MANHATTEN BROOK

EXIT 5-I287 TO SH 100, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,150

RTE 104

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

JCT RTE 104 + SANDY CK, Orleans, NY

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,742

RTE 177

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3 MI W JCT S H 177 & CR69, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,346

RTE 180

Fair

Over: MUSKELLUNGE CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT 180 + 3, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,277

CR5 OLD NYS 190

Fair

Over: N BR GT CHAZY RIV

HAMLET OF ELLENBURG CTR, Clinton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 462

COUNTY ROAD 105

Fair

Over: TRIB RAMAPO RIVER

3 MI W JCT SH 208 & SH 32, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,814

Showing 9,601-9,650 of 17,642 bridges

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