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

MABEN HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

1.3 MI S OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 2013 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1

RTE 64

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

5.0M JCT RTS 64 + 21, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,344

RTE 354

Good

Over: RED BROOK

3.1MI W JCT RTS 354 + 77, Wyoming, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,506

RTE 17

Good

Over: STANTON HILL RD

4.8 MI NE RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 8,142

RTE 20

Good

Over: North Winfield Creek

3.4M E of Rt8 & Rt20 Jt., Herkimer, NY

Built 2022 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,612

N ARLINGTON AVE

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 369

PATTERSON HILL RD

Good

Over: W BRN BLACK CREEK

.5 MI NW WEST HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 80

REAGAN STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.0 MI NE OF SOUTHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 93

COUNTY ROAD 50

Good

Over: TRIB. PLEASANT BROOK

0.1 MI E OF NY 165, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 194

Holiday and Berry

Good

Over: Berry Brook

2.5 mi E Rt 206, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 57

RTE 5

Good

Over: BOWEN CREEK

6 MI W JCT RT 5 & 63 BATV, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,895

RTE 12

Good

Over: BIRDSALL CREEK

0.4 MI NE JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,654

RTE 26

Good

Over: 81I 81I91013157 RTE I81

JCT RTS 26 + I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,024

RTE 28

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

27.6MI NW JCT RTS 12 & 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 2001 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,385

RTE 474

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

3 MI SW JCT SH 394 &SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,498

RTE 915J

Good

Over: Vacant land RTE 915 MA

0.3 mi. W of Rte.9/Rte.67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,546

E HANDSOME BR RD

Good

Over: E. HANDSOME BROOK

3.2MI.W.FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 55

PARK ROAD

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

IN ELLISON PARK, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 703

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: TRIB TANNERY BROOK

1 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 29.9 t

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK CRK

0.5 MI NORTH OF BROCTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,286

CR 67EAST AVA ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MOHAWK RIVER

0.75 MILE EAST OF AVA, Oneida, NY

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 440

COWENS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO DREDGE

1.2 MI SE OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 299

COUNTY ROAD 65

Good

Over: TB BROKENSTRAW CK

1.5 MI NORTH OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 923

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Good

Over: GOFF CREEK

1.5 MI S OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,547

WEAVER ROAD

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

3.6 SW OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 41

SALT POINT ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2 MI E OF SACKETS HARBOR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,231

NORTH BYRON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OAK ORCHARD

1.5 MILES NORTH OF ELBA, Genesee, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 888

TROUT POND ROAD

Good

Over: HALE BROOK

5.8 MI SOUTH GREENE ST, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 254

ORCHARD ROAD

Good

Over: CENTERVILLE CREEK

1.5 MI N OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 54

PINNACLE ROAD

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

2.0 MI N OF CLAYVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2006 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 4,404

TURKEY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TURKEY HOLLOW BRK

3 MILES SOUTH OF STAMFORD, Delaware, NY

Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 73

EXCHANGE STREET

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

3/8 M NO JCT 31 & SPRING, Niagara, NY

Built 1915 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,612

RTE 90

Good

Over: BIG SALMON CREEK

.5 MI W JCT SH 90 & SH 38, Cayuga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 901

LAKE AVENUE

Good

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF BLASDELL, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 9,099

CR 6

Good

Over: TRIB LTTL DELAWRE

0.6 MI WEST OF BOVINA, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 336

RTE 9N

Good

Over: LAKE LUZERNE OUTLET

3mi S of JCT RT60 & 9N, Warren, NY

Built 1932 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,264

YOUNGSTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

3 MI EAST OF YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 2015 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 350

NORTH SANFORD RD

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

2 MI NE OF NORTH SANFORD, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 59

RTE 23

Good

Over: UNDERPASS ROAD CENTER B

7.1 MI W JCT RTS 23 & 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,108

RTE 52

Good

Over: TIN BROOK

2.7 MI E JCT RTS 52+208, Orange, NY

Built 2016 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,366

RTE 62

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 62 + 83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1925 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 822

RTE 947

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

2 mi e LOSP & SH 261, Monroe, NY

Built 2014 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,137

RTE 168

Good

Over: FULMER CREEK

3.2MI SE JCT RTS 28 & 168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,249

RTE I690

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.6 MI SE JCT I90 & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 42,037

RTE 17

Good

Over: CASTLE GARDENS RD

2.0 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,869

RTE 17

Good

Over: NORTH MAIN STREET

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,869

RTE 17

Good

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL Chil

0.5 MI E EXIT 92 - SH 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,835

RTE 51

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

3.5 MI S JCT RTE51&5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 451

RTE I88

Good

Over: RTE 28

1 MI E JCT I88 & SUSQ RVR, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,411

RTE I86

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.5MI.E.JCT.RTES 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,515

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