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

RTE 5

Good

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

2.8 MI NW JCT RTS 5 & 249, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,876

RTE I90

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER BANK

JCT I90 & HUDSON RIVER, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t

RTE I90

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER BANK

JCT I90 & HUDSON RIVER, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,924

RTE 28

Good

Over: HUCKLEBERRY BROOK

0.3 MI SW MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,804

KENT SWITCH ROAD

Good

Over: BLAISDELL CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 162

BARBER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

3.1 MI SE OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 13

WORTH ROAD

Good

Over: W BR DEER RIVER

14 MILES WEST OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4

CHESTNUT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SAW KILL

.9 MI SE OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 198

MCDANIEL ROAD

Good

Over: SAW KILL

North of Glasco Turnpike, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 185

FERRARA ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.5 MILES E OF BURNWOOD, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4

W. GIBSON STREET

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,312

TAG RD

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

3.75 MI NE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 770

HENDERSON ROAD

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF ELLISBURG, Oswego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40

NEWPORT-GRAY RD

Good

Over: BIG BILL BROOK

1.8 MI NE NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 460

DEWITT-MANLS RD

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.5 MI E I481 INTERCHANGE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,356

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

3 MI SW OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,665

KIMPTON ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

2.1MI S WHIPPLEVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

LAHEY RD

Good

Over: W.BR.DEER CREEK

3.5 MILES S OF FT COYING, Franklin, NY

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 18

LOWDALE ROAD

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

IN LYONSDALE, Lewis, NY

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23

ULSTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 52 & 302, Orange, NY

Built 1921 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 902

POWDERHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF VESTAL CENTR, Broome, NY

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 899

WOLF HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TREMPER KILL

3 MI SOUTH OF ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: WHARTON CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF LAURENS, Otsego, NY

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 667

RTE 90

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.5 MI S JCT I90/RIDGE RD, Erie, NY

Built 2019 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,846

CR 6

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

2 MI NE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1984 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,635

INTERLAKEN ROAD

Good

Over: BOARDMAN CREEK

3.1 MI S OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1946 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 373

DOVER FURNACE RD

Good

Over: SWAMP RIVER

2.7 MI NW OF WINGDALE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2001 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 851

RTE 49

Good

Over: Relief MA&N Railroad N

1.3 MI E JCT 69 & BARGE C, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 7,696

90IX EXIT 56 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.8 MI NORTH OF INT 57, Erie, NY

Built 2007 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,599

RTE 38A

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 38A+437, Cayuga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,430

RTE 121

Good

Over: STONE HILL RIVER

1 MI NE JCT SH 22 & SH121, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 4,437

MYERS RD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1998 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 236

CABIN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TREMPER KILL

IN ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 646

RTE 11

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

2.5 MI NE OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1932 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 2,960

EAST RIVER DRIVE

Good

Over: SCHAEFER BROOK

2 MI S OF LAKE LUZERNE, Warren, NY

Built 1940 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,568

SENECA STREET

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

IN CITY OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1980 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,063

RTE 5

Good

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

01MI E JCT RTS 234+5, Oneida, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,858

RTE 7

Good

Over: TRIB BELDEN BROOK

1.3 MI W JCT SH 7 & SH 79, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,108

RTE 13

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

0.6 MI S JCT RTS 13 + 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 31,683

RTE 17

Good

Over: TRACY CREEK

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

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 15,869

RTE 18

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

JCT RTE 18 & JOHNSON CRK, Orleans, NY

Built 1995 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 860

RTE 23A

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

1.8 MI E JCT RT 23A & 214, Greene, NY

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,812

RTE 36

Good

Over: MC MASTER CREEK

0.9MI SE JCT RTS 36 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,367

RTE 52

Good

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 52+I84, Orange, NY

Built 2016 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,188

RTE 62

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

JCT RT 62 + ELLICOTT CR., Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 33,850

RTE 80

Good

Over: WHARTON CREEK

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 80 & 8, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,923

CRESCENT AVENUE

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091191 RTE I87

2.75 MI N JCT US 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,758

RTE 168

Good

Over: TRIB OTSQUAGO CRK

.3 MI NW JCT SH80 & SH168, Herkimer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 167

RTE 251

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

2 MI S JCT SH 383 & I90, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,251

RTE 364

Good

Over: FALL BROOK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 364, Ontario, NY

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,473

Showing 10,201-10,250 of 17,642 bridges

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