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

MILITARY ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 MI N OF SACKETS HARBO, Jefferson, NY

Built 1800 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 735

RTE 127

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE PARKING LO

1.3 MI N JCT SH 127 & US1, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 9,292

BUCK ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

3.0 MI SW OF WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1958 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 301

LITTLE BONE RUN RO

Good

Over: LITTLE BONE RUN

1 mi. No. of Co. Rd. 33, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2016 Load: 19.1 t

JOHNSON ROAD

Good

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

1 MI SW FREEVLE VIRGIL CK, Tompkins, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 605

GLENORA ROAD

Good

Over: BIG STREAM

IN GLENORA, Yates, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 75

BEACH 2ND STREET

Good

Over: BANNISTER CREEK

0.2 MI N ATLANT BCH BRDG, Nassau, NY

Built 1993 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 660

CR 22

Good

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

2.3 MI NORTH OF SMYRNA, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 251

RACE STREET

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

TOWN OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1997 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 153

COUNTY ROAD 63

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

.1 MILE W OF HYNDSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 106

RTE 62

Good

Over: LOCKPRT AVE-CR 67 ERIE

JCT US 62 & BARGE CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 28,316

HRP NBRAMP-MAM AV

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

HRP NB OFF RAMP TO MAMARO, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,946

GENESEE STREET

Good

Over: CRANE BROOK

0.7 MI W JCT RTS 326 & 20, Cayuga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,013

RTE 240

Good

Over: GRAFF BROOK

4.4 MI N JCT SH240 & SH39, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,913

CR83 ONEIDA ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

VERONA, Oneida, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 342

COUNTY ROAD 179

Good

Over: ELM HOLLOW BROOK

1.5 MI NW OF LIV MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 850

E OAK ORCHARD ST

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

AT MEDINA, Orleans, NY

Built 1920 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 791

RTE 224

Good

Over: PONY HOLLOW CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1992 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,316

RTE I88

Good

Over: WEST SERVICE ROAD CHENA

JCT I81&I88 -CHENANGO RVR, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,488

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: OLEAN CREEK

AT OLEAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10,428

BELLMORE AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

1.7 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 11,271

UPPER LENOX AVENUE

Good

Over: COWASELON CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 2004 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,007

COUNTY ROAD 146

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVERKILL

0.5 MI S OF MORSSTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 561

WELLWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

.7 MI E JCT SH 109 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1934 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 21,558

RTE 23

Good

Over: PARK ROAD MILL RACE NO

AT CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 10,243

COCHRANE PLACE

Good

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

1 MI S OF VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,219

NEW HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RTE 908G

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

Built 1964 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,619

MIDDLE SETTLEMENT

Good

Over: 840 84026011016 RTE 840

1.7 MI NW JCT SH 8 & SH12, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 10,655

Beach Avenue

Good

Over: Slater Creek

ONTARIO BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1992 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,775

CR 13

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.2 MI W I90 EXIT 35, Onondaga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 9,898

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

6.7M NE JCT RTS 20+80, Herkimer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 644

CR4

Good

Over: TIONADARA CR

1.75 MI N OF BRIDGEWATER, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 409

SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: BR ORISKANY CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF WESTMORELAND, Oneida, NY

Built 1945 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,885

MAPLE AVENUE

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

.75 MI. SE OF WOODLAWN, Erie, NY

Built 1923 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 95

ECKHARDT ROAD

Good

Over: BR EIGHTEEN MI CK

1 MILE NW OF BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,372

COUNTY ROAD 39A

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

.8 MILE SW OF N COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 379

RTE I90

Good

Over: LASHERS CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF YOSTS, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20,726

FRANKLIN AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.2 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1929 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 21,182

72ND ST CROSS DR

Good

Over: NR CONCERT GRNDS

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1862 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 15

RTE 908E

Good

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 114,135

HEGEMAN BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

1 MI. W. OF GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 1987 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 2,361

BUCKLEY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

5.4 MI SW OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 55

Haiti Rd

Good

Over: Seneca River

.1 Mi W Jct SH38 & Seneca, Cayuga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 64

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1872 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 5,837

HAZEL ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

2.5 MI E EXIT 94 OF STE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1986 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 98

DOMINICK STREET

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,938

WEST PLATNER BROOK

Good

Over: WEST PLATNER BROOK

0.2 MI NW OF JCT RT 16 &, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 148

RTE 10

Good

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

2.2 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 20, Schoharie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,256

RTE 168

Good

Over: FULMER CREEK

1.4M SE JCT RTS 28 & 168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,249

RTE 17

Good

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL Chil

0.5 MI E EXIT 92 RTE 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,835

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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