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

LYON BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: LYON BROOK

3.1 MI NE OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 545

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: TRIB HOUSE CREEK

6 MI S OF WARNERSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 271

SOUTH BAY RD

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33033062 RTE I81

.6 MI N JCT I81 & SH 481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 11,614

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

7 MI N OF CHERRY VALLEY, Otsego, NY

Built 1945 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 20

KINGSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

.4 MI SW SALISBURY CENTER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 97

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.4 MI SW OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 119

WILL SKILLMAN RD

Fair

Over: FIVE STREAMS

4.3 MI SO WEST OF MCDONOU, Chenango, NY

Built 1965 Load: 6.5 t

RTE 16

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK NOR S

.8 MI W JCT SH 16 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 5,467

WEST FULTON ROAD

Fair

Over: HOUSE CREEK

HAMLET OF VINTONTON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 247

RANGE 11 ACCESS R

Fair

Over: LONG POND BROOK

S OF RANGE 11, Orange, NY

Built 1970 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 20

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

2.5 MI E OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1981 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 8

WOODSIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

IN WOODSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 6,707

FOREST PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: LIRR MONTAUK BR

IN FOREST PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1896 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 42

COUNTY ROAD 68

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

3.0MI SW OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1945 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 883

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF ROSSBURG, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 271

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.5 MI W OF DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 7.6 t ADT: 4,465

BEATTY AVENUE

Fair

Over: SHERMAN BROOK

1.5 MI E HAMILTON COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1946 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 193

RTE 400

Fair

Over: RTE 16 NORFOLK SO/B&P R

1.7 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 3,762

SULLIVAN ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

3.7 MILES SE OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1951 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 8

FISHER SETTLEMENT

Fair

Over: MILLER CREEK

2.6 MI N OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1984 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 222

FORK SHOP ROAD

Fair

Over: OAKS CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF OAKSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 105

GARFIELD RD

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

1.3 MI NW POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1982 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 1,004

SKINNERSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: BIZER CREEK

3.1 MI W JCTOF RTS270<263, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 3,843

PERCH LAKE EXT

Fair

Over: GILLETTE CREEK

.5 MI W JCT Perch Lake Rd, Jefferson, NY

Built 1968 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 405

FILLMORE GLEN PARK

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MI S OF MORAVIA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1925 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 34

VERSAILLES PLANK

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF VERSAILLES, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 2,911

GEORGE STREET

Fair

Over: Spring Creek Branch 2

0.5 MI W OF MUMFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1912 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 1,464

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: FALL KILL

0.6 MI E OF JACKSON CORS, Columbia, NY

Built 1936 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 1,498

PAGE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

3.0 MI NE WHITNEY POINT, Broome, NY

Built 1943 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 302

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 17 +226, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 12,515

FISH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF GREIG, Lewis, NY

Built 1973 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 142

SWEENEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUCKER CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF BYRON CORS., Lewis, NY

Built 1978 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 55

MARINA DRIVE

Fair

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

IN MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 103

MEISS ROAD

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 1982 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 39

AHLERS ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

1.66 MI W VILLAGE ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

PLANK ROAD

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

3.75 MI E OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1982 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 921

TEACHOUT ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR SACANDAGA RIVER

.2 MILE NORTH OF GRIFFIN, Hamilton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 9.1 t

COMMONS ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

2.2 MI W OF FONDA, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 514

ROUTE 22

Fair

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

0.3 Miles South of Juncti, Clinton, NY

Built 1842 Load: 9.1 t

CRAWFORD STREET

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

2.2 MI NW THOMPSON RIDGE, Orange, NY

Built 1975 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 446

RTE 75

Fair

Over: S B 18 MILE CREEK

3 MI N JCT SH 75 & SH 249, Erie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 1,520

RTE I81

Fair

Over: ONEIDA LAKE

3.6mi S JTC RTE 81 & 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 16,277

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI E OF GRANT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 84

CASE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OULEOUT CRK

4.5 MI S OF ONEONTA, Delaware, NY

Built 1956 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 696

LOCK SIX ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

IN FORT MILLER, Washington, NY

Built 1907 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 110

FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

5.4 MI S GCP & CRS ISL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1954 Load: 9.6 t ADT: 15,023

BROWN HOAG ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

3 MI SW OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 134

RTE 7

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK RES

0.9 MI NE RAYMERTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10,487

RTE 62

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.3 MI E OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1980 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 822

RTE I86

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 17 +226, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 9,357

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