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

N CANAL STREET

Good

Over: BIRDSALL BROOK

TOWN OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 476

ADIRONDACK LOJ RD

Good

Over: W BR AUSABLE RIVR

4 MI SE OF LAKE PLACID, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 866

POPPLETON ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

3 MI NW STATE BRIDGE, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,046

FREMONT ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.5 MI SE EXIT 34A OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,685

MILL STREET

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

IN DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,131

MILESTRIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

.7 MILE SW OF N COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,907

COUNTY ROAD 5

Good

Over: N B GLENDENING CK

.6 MILE WEST OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,344

CROMP RD

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RVR

3.1 MI W OF THE FORGE, Franklin, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19

LEDGES ROAD

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

5.0 MI.SW OF ALEXANDRIA B, Jefferson, NY

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 44

SALMON RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

7.0 MI SE OF RECTOR, Lewis, NY

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55

TRANSIT ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

1.2 MI W JCT BG CNL&SH387, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 246

RTE I90

Good

Over: CR 53

7.4 MI E RTE I-90 INT 31, Herkimer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,248

RTE 26

Good

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

3.7 MI N JCT SH 26 & SH 3, Broome, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,075

RTE I86

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 63

1.7 MI W EXIT 51 OF I86, Chemung, NY

Built 2003 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 15,552

RTE I390

Good

Over: Erie Canal Pathway ERIE

IN EAST BRIGHTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 42,407

RTE 11

Good

Over: BOARDMAN BROOK

0.3 MI E JCT US 11 + SH 3, Franklin, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,762

RTE 174

Good

Over: Nine Mile Creek NINE MI

1.3 MI N JCT RTS 174 +175, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,616

SEAMANS NECK ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

0.1 MI W JCT SH 135 & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,130

NORTH BROADWAY

Good

Over: RTE 908M

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

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20,125

CARMANS ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,656

RTE 908J

Good

Over: GREAT SOUTH BAY

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,443

CORONA AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.1 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 22,700

MILBURN AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

4.6 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,152

RTE 20A

Good

Over: Stony Creek

.5 mi E Jct 20A & 238, Wyoming, NY

Built 2007 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,838

RTE 922

Good

Over: Equalizer

1 mi South of NYS Rte 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,054

RTE 209

Good

Over: HOMOWACK KILL

209 209 96021121, Sullivan, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,304

RTE 942

Good

Over: 490I490I43022032 RTE I4

.3 MI W JCT GEN RVR& I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,503

FRANKLIN AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.2 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 21,182

BELLMORE AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

1.7 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,271

LOG WOODS ROAD

Good

Over: TOMHANNOCK CREEK

0.1 MI E OF RAYMERTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 495

OLD TURNPIKE ROAD

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

5.8 MI E OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,311

GARDNER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SUGAR CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF VESTAL CENTR, Broome, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 146

CLARK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: CLARK HOLLOW CRK

2.1 MI NW OF SEELEY CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 104

MACDONALD ROAD

Good

Over: STYLES BROOK

4 MI NE KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.4 t

RTE 31F

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

.2MI SO.OF RTE 31F+CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 22,137

COUNTY ROAD 52

Good

Over: TRB DEWITTVLE CRK

.4 MILE NE OF DEWITTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 166

GROTKE ROAD

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

6.5 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,467

COUNTY ROAD 139

Good

Over: PINE BROOK BLVD SHELDRA

2.4 MI E OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,350

BUSH STREET

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

.1 MI WEST OF JAMESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 80

ANAWANNA LAKE RD

Good

Over: OUT STACKHOUSE PD

.5 MILE N OF MONTICELLO, Sullivan, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,258

STRATMILL ROAD

Good

Over: STRATTON MILL CRK

1 MILE EAST OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,042

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: WEST KILL CREEK

3.2 MI NE OF JEFFERSON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 232

MASON ROAD

Good

Over: KENTS CREEK

5 MI. N.E. CAPE VINCENT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 93

MELONDY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: LANDERS CREEK RTE I88

1.5 MI E OF AFTON, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 236

COUNTY ROAD 380

Good

Over: TRIB BEAR CREEK

3 MI S OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,061

RTE I190

Good

Over: BURNT SHIP CREEK

1.1 MI S INT 21 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 24,265

RTE 987G

Good

Over: FDR PARK RAMP

0.6 MI S JCT RTS TSP+202, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,457

RTE I90

Good

Over: POENTIC KILL

2.86 MI SE INT26 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,539

TAYLOR DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

N. TONAWANDA SOUTH, Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,105

HERDMAN ROAD

Good

Over: FOX HOLLOW BROOK

1.0 MI S OF ALLABEN, Ulster, NY

Built 2005 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 43

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