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

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: NEILS CREEK

2.5 MILE WEST OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 229

DAVERN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RIVER

2.1 MI NE HARKNESS, Clinton, NY

Built 2019 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 255

MCDONALD HILL RD

Good

Over: SKINNER CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 205

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: LISBON CREEK

.75 MILE E OF HEUVELTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,104

BENNETTS CORS RD

Good

Over: Erie Canal Tow Path Trai

1.1MI E JCT BARGE C+237, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 421

RTE 440

Good

Over: Newark Avenue INNIS STR

SOUTH OF BAYONNE BR, Richmond, NY

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30,008

RTE 7

Good

Over: PHELPS CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT RTES 81I & 7, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 12,528

WILLOW TREE ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW TREE BROOK

1 MI NE JCT US202 & Rt 88, Rockland, NY

Built 2010 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,122

HOUCK MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: BAXTER BROOK

1.1 MI. N. OF HARVARD, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 81

MOUNT HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.6 MILES SE OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,111

RTE I86

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

5.0MI.E.JCT.RTES 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,515

SSP WB TO BSP NB

Good

Over: MASSAPEQUA CREEK

EXIT 31 SSP EB TO BSP NB, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 25.4 t

STOP SEVEN ROAD

Good

Over: DEANS CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF STARKVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,925

MADISON STREET

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

CITY OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 2019 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,027

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

4.6 MI SW OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 1917 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 160

EAST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: COMMONS CREEK

WITHIN VILL. OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,013

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLE

2.0 MI NE OF CANANDIAGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1991 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,887

WEST RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEGANY RIVER

0.6 MI SE OF PORTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 369

AURORA STREET

Good

Over: N SLATE BOTTOM CK

1.3 MI NE JCT SH354 &SH78, Erie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,427

VANDERMARK ROAD

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

5.2 MI NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 634

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: N B TUSCARORA CRK

3.1 MI NW OF HEDGESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1988 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 210

CR21 CALDWELL HILL

Good

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF NANTICOKE, Broome, NY

Built 1979 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 497

COUNTY ROAD 14A

Good

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

.5 MI E JCT SH12B & CR14A, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 870

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: TELFORD HLLOW BRK

2 MI NW OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2015 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 838

GALLOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

2.0 MI E JCT RTE 21 & C, Wayne, NY

Built 1912 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 446

DENSMORE ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

2.3MI W JCT BARGE C+387, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 260

Western Avenue

Good

Over: Tidal Creek

Howland Hook Terminal, Richmond, NY

Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,425

RTE 23

Good

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

6.6 MI SE JCT SH 23 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 954

WEST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

.7 MILE W OF PORT JERVIS, Orange, NY

Built 2000 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,418

RTE 30

Good

Over: E BR DELAWARE RIVER

.9 MI E JCT SH 30 & SH206, Delaware, NY

Built 2017 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,541

LINDBERGH BLV-MSP

Good

Over: MSP Service Road

2.3 N OF HEMPSTEAD, Nassau, NY

Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t

HARRIS ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.9 MI SW OF KUCKVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 130

RTE 16

Good

Over: FARWELL HOLLOW

3.2 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 3,664

RTE I390

Good

Over: Erie Canal Pathway ERIE

IN EAST BRIGHTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 38,877

90IX EXIT 45 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

AT EXIT 45 OF I90, Ontario, NY

Built 1996 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 16,866

Ramp WB-NS

Good

Over: 84I X 84I X ACCESS ROA

600 E JCT 84I & 87I, Orange, NY

Built 2009 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 7,758

RTE 11

Good

Over: FACTORY BROOK

3.6 MI N JCT RTS 11 + 222, Cortland, NY

Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,005

RTE I86

Good

Over: WAIT CORNERS ROAD

1.6 MI E JCT I86 & SH 37, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,515

RTE I278

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER AVE

.2 MI E I278+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 143,338

SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

1 MI.SE DERUYTER RESERVOR, Madison, NY

Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 228

OWL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SO BR CATATONK CK

2.2 MI E OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 182

AMES ROAD

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

2.5 MI N OF CRARY MILLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 111

BEEDE ROAD

Good

Over: PHELPS BROOK

0.8 MI NE KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 2000 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 377

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: STERLING CREEK

1 MI NW STERLING, Cayuga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,035

NORTH LODGE DRIVE

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

3.9 MI SW OF WEST WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 26.3 t

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN RAILRO

.5 MILE SOUTH OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 73

WICKS ROAD

Good

Over: E B 18 MILE CREEK

.9 MI SE OF WRIGHTS CRNRS, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 609

CR35 CHAMBERS RD

Good

Over: MADISON CREEK

2.9 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1981 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,439

N LHOMMEDIEU STR

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

IN MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 2018 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,010

BLUE MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

6.5 MI NW OF PAUL SMITHS, Franklin, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 33

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