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

SHEVLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MINERVA STREAM

2 MILES NE OF MINERVA, Essex, NY

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3

CIRCLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BOG STREAM

9.4 MI NW OF LONG LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

GILMANTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELBOW CREEK

1.7 MI NW OF WELLS, Hamilton, NY

Built 1915 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 242

CROOKED BROOK RD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

3.0 MI.E.OF RTE.8 & 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

VER PLANK ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.5 M N SH 31 IN EUCLID, Onondaga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,085

HAMMOND HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CONNOISARAULEY CR

2.6 MILES N OF BROOKLYN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 139

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: S BR CATTARAUGUS

1.8 MILES NE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 845

JOHNSON CREEK RD

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

1.6 MILES EAST OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 154

S LHOMMEDIEU STR

Fair

Over: DECKERTOWN CREEK

0.4mi S of ST RT 224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1937 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 464

THATCHERVILLE RD

Fair

Over: N B SARANAC RIVER

1 MI S OF LOON LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 28

DAVIS BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.3 MI N OF PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 235

VERBANK VILLAGE RO

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.7 MI W OF VERBANK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 362

PALMER ROAD

Fair

Over: 100 X RTE 100

JCT PALMER RD&RTE 100, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t

HYDE STREET

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

2 MI NE OF UNION CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 261

BACK RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BAGLEY BROOK

AT DELANCEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 383

DEPOT STREET

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

AT FLEISHMANNS, Delaware, NY

Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,110

WALTON-SIDNEY RD

Fair

Over: CARRS CREEK

6 MI E OF SIDNEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,203

HORTONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR CALLICOON CK

IN HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 212

RTE 55

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

1.3 MI S OF ELDRED, Sullivan, NY

Built 1989 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 429

MERRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: WHALE NECK CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF FREEPORT, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 27,556

COUNTY ROAD 23C

Fair

Over: EAST KILL

0.2 MI N OF EAST JEWETT, Greene, NY

Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 370

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL CUT

3.4 MI W JCT 11 + BARGE C, Onondaga, NY

Built 1908 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 227

CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL SOUTH TRAIL

1.8 MI EAST OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 570

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

IN THE CITY OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 35,755

RTE 31

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

07MI W JCT RTS 365+31, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,369

RTE 96

Fair

Over: TRUMANSBURG CREEK

0.8 MI SE SENECA CL;RTE96, Tompkins, NY

Built 1865 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,994

RTE 27

Fair

Over: MASSAPEQUA CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 27+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: WILLOW GROVE ROAD MINIS

EXIT 14 - P I P, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t

RTE I88

Fair

Over: MELONDY HILL RD

42 MI SW JCT RTS I-88+206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,666

SANDS POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: MAINT FACILITY

NW OF PORT WASHINGTON, Nassau, NY

Built 1911 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,343

BOZENKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BOZEN KILL

1.9MI SE OF DUANESBURG, Schenectady, NY

Built 1889 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 23

WEST TENTH AVE

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1914 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 292

WELCH ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF RICHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1917 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 165

HOADLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.5 MI NW OF WEST POTSDAM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 17

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: Abandoned CSX TRANS/P MR

AT MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1904 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,075

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT HUNTS POINT, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,657

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: PED WALK OPP 73ST

CENTER OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1862 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 220

MARTLING AVENUE

Fair

Over: RICHMOND LAKE DAM

IN CLOVE LAKES PARK, Richmond, NY

Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11,255

ALBANY CITY STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER RELIEF SEWER

.8 MI NE JCT SH 32 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1900 Load: 22.0 t

OSBORN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER SWAMP BRK

1.5 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,190

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: HANS CREEK

6 MILES NE OF BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,383

TRANSIT ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.2 MI E OF E.BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 688

ALLENS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: ALLEN CREEK

3 MI NORTH OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1923 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,514

GASPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.6 MI SOUTH OF GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1916 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,212

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: DEHGAYASOH CREEK

AT LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 868

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.4 MI SE OF FREEDOM PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 18,211

EXIT 41 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

I90 EXIT 41 RAMP BRIDGE, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,158

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: PLAINVIEW ROAD

1.4 MI E JCT RTE 495+NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1947 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 61,596

LINDEN BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

3.8 MI S JCT GCP & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 25,522

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 1931 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,826

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