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 907M

Good

Over: VAN WYCK S/B EXIT RAMP T

JCT GCP+ROUTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 68,643

RTE 7

Good

Over: Tributary to Sunkauissia

75 FT W INT HALL RD, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,763

RTE I86

Good

Over: OIL CREEK CHANNEL

.4 MI EAST JCT I86 & SH16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,801

RTE 384

Good

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 384 &198, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,039

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: FURNACE CREEK

TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,460

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BROOK

3 MI NE OF OWASCO, Cayuga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 62

CHAPIN STREET

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1986 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,017

LOWER BIRCH CREEK

Good

Over: BIRCH CREEK

2 MI North of Pine Hill R, Ulster, NY

Built 2017 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 18

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: TRIB TANNERY BROOK

1 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 31.8 t

SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: RED CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 1985 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,944

CR 30

Good

Over: MINERVA STREAM

.5 MI W OF OLMSTEDVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 637

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: JAN DE BAKKERS KILL

1.5 MI NE OF CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,049

ALGONQUIN ROAD

Good

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

AT WELLS, Hamilton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 398

EAST KEENEY ROAD

Good

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

1 MILE NORTH OF CUYLER, Cortland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 364

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

2 MI NW OF STANLEY, Ontario, NY

Built 2017 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 786

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

SW END OF MAYVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 445

STONY ROAD

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT SH78 & SH33, Erie, NY

Built 2018 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,057

LONG POND ROAD

Good

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

7.4 MILES NE OF BELFORT, Lewis, NY

Built 2006 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 116

BAY ROAD

Good

Over: ISL B OSWEGATCHIE

.8 MI N OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 297

BIG ISLAND ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER CREEK

1.5 MI E WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 590

PARKING LOT RAMP

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.3 MI SE OF ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,200

JENNINGS CREEK RD

Good

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

2.8 MILES NORTH OF LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1951 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 838

E HANDSOME BRK RD

Good

Over: E HANDSOME BROOK

0.7 MI SE OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 96

NORTH LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: Sluiceway NORTH LAKE

S END NORTH L ATWELL NY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 53

LONG POND ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

1.6 MI E JCT BARGE C &386, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 17,651

EXIT 37 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

RAMP BRIDGE EXIT 37 I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,926

190IX SB ON-RAMP “

Good

Over: 190IX SB OFF-RAMP “V” TO

EXIT N6 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,609

190IX NB OFF-RAMP

Good

Over: EXCHANGE ST CSXT RR / A

EXIT N6 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,513

WHETSTONE GULF RD

Good

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

3 MI SE OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 1992 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 80

RTE 23

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

IN CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 15,062

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SWAMP RIVER

0.9 MI SW OF HURD CORNERS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 606

Ridge Road

Good

Over: Coopertown Brook

3.3 MI SW OF DOVER PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 551

RTE 35

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.8 MI W JCT RTE 202+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,803

RTE 228

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

6.1 MI NE JCT RTS 224+228, Schuyler, NY

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,135

RTE 17

Good

Over: ELLIS CREEK

2.2 MI SE JCT SH17 & SH34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,166

UPPER GREEN STREET

Good

Over: E BR OTSDAWA CREEK

0.2 mi E CR7 @ Upper Gree, Otsego, NY

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43

BOVINA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE DELAWARE R

1.5 mi north of CR6 on Bo, Delaware, NY

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53

INTERBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNS BROOK

KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 563

GOODRICH ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

N END WOLCOTTSBURG, Erie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,178

COUNTY ROAD 55

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1 MILE SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 206

RTE I90

Good

Over: GREENWAY TRAIL

4.2 MI W OF EXIT 46 90IX, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,750

GYPSY ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER RUN

4.2 MI SE JCT 280 < ASP 3, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 244

RTE 3

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

4.3MI SW JCT RTS 3 & 86, Franklin, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,061

RTE 5

Good

Over: LAKE ERIE PK ROAD

.7 MI NE JCT SH 5 & SH380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,861

RTE 5

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.1 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,251

RTE 5

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

0.18 MI E OF INT 5 & 19, Genesee, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,476

RTE 5

Good

Over: Honeoye Creek

1.1 Mi W. JCT. RTS. 5 & 6, Livingston, NY

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,055

RTE 5

Good

Over: BUDLONG CREEK

IN SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,445

RTE 5

Good

Over: KNAPP BROOK

IN WEST SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,595

RTE 7

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.6 MI NE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,232

Showing 10,251-10,300 of 17,642 bridges

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