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

PLANK ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.6 MI NW JCT SH78 &CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1988 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 438

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 438 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,254

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,329

RTE 992A

Good

Over: 88I 88I94063189 RTE I88

0.6 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,751

RTE 340

Good

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT SH303 &SH340, Rockland, NY

Built 2003 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4,114

W KORTRIGHT CH RD

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

3.7 MI SE OF DAVENPORT CT, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 134

RTE 260

Good

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

3.2 MI W OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 969

COUNTY ROAD 105

Good

Over: TRIB NEVERSINK RIVER

JCT CR 105 & DWYER AVENUE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,502

RTE 41

Good

Over: FACTORY BROOK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 41 & 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,211

RTE 443

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

1 MI SE JCT NY443 &NY146, Schoharie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 864

RTE I84

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,349

RTE I84

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 26,265

RTE 11

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

1 MI SW U S 11 & C L, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1989 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,266

RTE 263

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK AMHERST

0.8 MI SW INT RT 263 +270, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,861

Gold Mine Road

Good

Over: Dead Creek

.3 MI NW JOE INDIAN RD., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 28.1 t

RTE I86

Good

Over: OIL CREEK CHANNEL

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 305, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,721

MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: 12 12 26043036 RTE 12

4.2 MI N JCT SH12 & SH49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 214

WILLOW ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 109

ELLISON AVENUE

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

.4 MILE WEST OF WESTBURY, Nassau, NY

Built 2016 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,990

PECK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: PECK HOLLOW STRM

.9 MI N JCT SH28&PK HL RD, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 53

DIMMICK RD

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

2.5 MI SW OF GANSEVOORT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1941 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 819

CR 73 RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BRADLEY BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1988 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,378

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: ELM VALLEY CRK

14 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 985

CR 29 STONE DAM R

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

2.7 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 639

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK

1.8 MI E OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 343

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TRIB PURDY CREEK

6.4 MILES SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 441

BEEKMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SYLVAN LAKE OUTLT

2.3 MI NE OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 2019 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,447

E FREETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MERRILL CREEK

4.4 MI SE OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 98

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: SW BR WRIGHTS BR

1.1 MILES N OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 658

ACCESS TO LOCK 2

Good

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT LOCK #2 & CHAMPLAIN C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30

CAMPSITE ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

0.5MI FROM N.GATE ON RT30, Franklin, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,413

WEST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1937 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 6,679

RTE 17

Good

Over: STANTON HILL RD

4.8 MI NE RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 8,142

CASLER ROAD

Good

Over: UNADILLA LAKE OUT

2.9 MI SE OF CEDARVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 108

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

0.3MI NE JCT CO RD 10 & C, Delaware, NY

Built 2009 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 407

KELLY BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN LAKE

ACROSS SWAN LAKE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 126

PORTER AVE

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190 CSX /AM

1.4 MI SSE PEACE BRIDGE, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 7,885

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: BR CASSADAGA CRK

2.3 MILES NW OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,441

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: TRB CALLICOON CRK

0.3 MI W FROM CALLICOON C, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 755

CROSS RIVER DRIVE

Good

Over: PARK ROAD

2 MI E OF RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 12,727

HARRISBURG ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

.25 M EAST OF KNOWELHURST, Warren, NY

Built 1961 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 190

RTE I495

Good

Over: RELIEF

College Point ramp, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,489

RTE 17

Good

Over: RTE 17C N-S RR

.9 MI W JCT SH17 & SH201, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,721

RTE 17

Good

Over: RTE 17C N-S RR

.9 MI W JCT SH17 & SH201, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 27,286

RTE 26

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 38B, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,075

RTE 991F

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1 MI E ONEONTA CITY LINE, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,423

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I87

3.4 MI S I87 & BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,424

GLASGOW ROAD

Good

Over: FREDONIA RES TRIB

1.5 MI N OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 483

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.2 MI SW OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

RUSHFORD ROAD

Good

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

0.6 MI S OF CENTERVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 449

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