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

WEST HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CRK

.5 MI SW OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1945 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,060

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: GEORGE CREEK

5.3 MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 492

PEARL ST TO FDR D

Good

Over: PARKING LOT

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1955 Load: 12.7 t

SCHAD ROAD

Good

Over: RED BROOK

1.0 MI NE FOLSOMOALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2018 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 108

HAIGHTS GULF ROAD

Good

Over: ALBRIGHT CREEK

2.1 MI NE EAST HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1982 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 177

COUNTY ROAD 81

Good

Over: N BR TUSCARORA CK

2.1 MI SW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 181

RTE I90

Good

Over: CLINTON ST

.1 MI W JCT SH240 & SH354, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 111,093

RTE I90

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

10.3 MI W I90 EX 39 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 34,192

NEW HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RTE 908G

4.4 MI E JCT SH 231 & NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 3,619

CARMICHAEL HILL RD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.5 MI NW STUEBEN CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 1941 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 97

EAST 170TH STREET

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 1,956

Camp Two Road

Good

Over: Finnegan Brook

0.4 mi. N of Osceola Rd, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 10

LAKE GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

1 MILE SE OF DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1976 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 7

DEC Access Rd

Good

Over: Russell Brook

0.5 mi from Morton Hill R, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 14.5 t

RTE 135

Good

Over: 105 105 03011026 RTE 10

JCT RTS 105+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 61,484

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: 88I 88I94061043 RTE I88

2.4 MI SW ONEONTA CITY LI, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 551

TEMPALONI ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

0.5 MI W OF SPRING GLEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 2018 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 46

CANTON STREET

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.5MI W INT 39 ON I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2023 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,368

RTE 8

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.8 MI N JCT RTS 8 & I-88, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 7,639

BEDFORD CENTER RD

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

2.9 MI NE OF MT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1998 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 4,375

CORONA AVE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.1 NI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1929 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 22,700

POWLEY ROAD

Good

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

2.3 MI SW S TIP FERRIS LK, Hamilton, NY

Built 2019 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2

CHISHOLM ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

1 MI W OF WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2004 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 34

Newcomb Lake Road

Good

Over: Upper Newcomb Lake

5m N of RT 28N-MP 1047, Essex, NY

Built 2009 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 13

NORFOLK WADD RD

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

AT CHAMBERLAIN CORNERS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1880 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 711

RTE 7

Good

Over: Newton Brook

.5 MI NE JCT SH 7 & SH 20, Chenango, NY

Built 2009 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 4,774

COUNTY ROAD 194

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

IN VILLAGE OF ANTWERP, Jefferson, NY

Built 1880 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 601

BEAMER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. ISCHUA CREEK

Machias Jct, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 139

RTE 971U

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.3 M E RT 11& 345 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1922 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 9,043

CORBIN DRIVE OVPS

Good

Over: M.CORBIN DRIVE

AT FORT TRYON PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 1,358

RTE 971U

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

POTSDAM .2 MI E RT 11&345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1923 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 9,043

MOUNTAIN VIEW RD

Good

Over: MTN.VIEW LK.OUTLT

.2M SE RT 27 Beach Rd INT, Franklin, NY

Built 1899 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 221

OAKFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

.6 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,489

BROKEN WHEEL ROAD

Good

Over: LITT HOOSIC RIVER

2.2 MILES NORTH OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 62

JENKINS-HENRY RD

Good

Over: WEBB HOLLOW CREEK

.2 MILE W OF HARTSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 116

DUBBENS CROSS RD

Good

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CRK

2.0 MI NE OF MIDDLEFIELD, Otsego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 238

OLEAN STREET

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

ON OLEAN ST. IN ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,173

HUFF ROAD

Good

Over: BRISCOE LAKE OUTL

1.4 MI W OF BRISCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1977 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 176

NPS ROUTE 13

Good

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.1 MILES FROM COACH HOUS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1910 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 11

ARCHER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: 86I 17 51121052 RTE I86

1.7 MI SE JCT 17 + INT 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 96

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

.7 MI SO OF INT SSP & MSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 6,396

ATLANTIC AVENUE

Good

Over: PARSONAGE CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF BALDWIN, Nassau, NY

Built 1975 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 30,710

RTE I86

Good

Over: OIL CREEK CHANNEL

0.2 MI W JCT I86 + SR 305, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,949

HOYETT ROAD

Good

Over: DODGE CREEK

0.1 M WEST OF INT. HOYETT, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 85

WEIDMAN STREET

Good

Over: MARTIN BROOK

VILLAGE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 150

ROCKWAY TURNPIKE

Good

Over: MOTT CREEK

0.7 MI NW CEDAR HURST, Nassau, NY

Built 1993 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 81,178

CR69 GRAY WILMURT

Good

Over: FOURMILE BROOK

0.2 MI SW OF WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 25

GLEN AVENUE

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

IN WILLIAMSVLLE-N OF SH 5, Erie, NY

Built 2006 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,796

RAMP EH

Good

Over: OPEN AREA

.5 MI NW JCT SH15 & CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 2014 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,602

DEC Access Rd

Good

Over: Mud Pond

0.5mi from Morton Hill Rd, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30

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