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 7

Good

Over: SMS Rail Road

.8 MI SW JCT US 20 & SH 7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,621

RTE 2

Good

Over: RTE 9

JCT S.H.2 & U.S.9, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,941

RTE 7

Good

Over: HOOSIC OVERFLOW

RT 7 0.5 MI SE HOOSICK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,973

RTE 9

Good

Over: SING SING CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 9 & 133, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,377

RTE 9

Good

Over: ANNSVILLE CREEK

1 MI S OF WEST- PUTNAM CL, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,565

RTE 9J

Good

Over: MUITZES KILL

0.8 m N RTE 912M, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,198

RTE 11

Good

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT RT$ 11& 193, Jefferson, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,917

RTE 12

Good

Over: NINE MILE FDR CANL

1.4 MI S JCT SH 12 & SH2, Oneida, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,294

RTE 12

Good

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO RR

5.8 MI N JCT SH12 & SH365, Oneida, NY

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,456

RTE 13

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3 MI N JCT US 20 & SH 13, Madison, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 729

RTE 394

Good

Over: INDIAN BROOK

2.5 MI NE JCT RTS 394 &17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,247

RTE 20

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.6 MI NE JCT RT 20 + I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,683

RTE 20A

Good

Over: STONY BOTTM CREEK

5.6 MI E JCT US20A &SH400, Erie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,370

RTE 26

Good

Over: MILLER BROOK

6.5 MI S JCT RTS 26 + 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,049

RTE 26

Good

Over: PLACE BROOK

1.3 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,231

RTE 69

Good

Over: RTE 365

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 233 & 69, Oneida, NY

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,316

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: RTE 29

17 MI E JCT RTS 30+29, Fulton, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 333

RTE 29

Good

Over: SLADE CREEK

2.2 MI W JCT RTS 9 & 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,581

RTE 30

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

6.4 MI SW JCT SH 30 & SH1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,528

RTE I190

Good

Over: RTE 31 31 31 54012011

JCT RT 31 + I-190, Niagara, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,138

RTE 31

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

6.3 MI W JCT RTS 4 & 13, Madison, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,976

RTE 32

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RT 23A & 32, Greene, NY

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,776

RTE 34

Good

Over: LOCKE CREEK

1.8 MI S JCT 34+CAYUGA CL, Tompkins, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,181

RTE 38

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

JCT OF RTS 38 + 366, Tompkins, NY

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,930

RTE 38

Good

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 38 + 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,609

RTE 46

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

3.6 MI N JCT RTS 26 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,697

RTE 46

Good

Over: LARKINS CREEK

4.2 MI N JCT RTS 26 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,697

RAMP NY 49EB

Good

Over: 49 49 26023010 RTE 49

JCT NY 365 & NY 49, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,722

RTE 62

Good

Over: FRANKLIN GULF

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 62 & 249, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,795

RTE I290

Good

Over: 62 62 53034035 RTE 62

JCT RT 62 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53,845

RTE 62

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 265, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,104

RTE 65

Good

Over: BR OF HONEOYE CK

2.0 MI N OF HONEYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,422

RTE 67

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

1.4 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 67, Montgomery, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,830

RTE 67

Good

Over: GORDON CR. TRIB.

JCT RTE 67 & GORDON CR, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,687

RTE 68

Good

Over: BOYDEN BROOK

4.3 MI SE JCT RTS 68 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,680

RTE 961F

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1 MI E VIL OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,248

RTE 80

Good

Over: SLATE CREEK

6 MI W JCT SH 5S & SH 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 845

RTE 81

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

4.3 MI SE JCT RTS 81 & 14, Greene, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,119

RTE I81

Good

Over: W BR TIOUGHNIOGA

0.5 MI N JCT I81 + SH 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,138

RTE I81

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

RTE I-81 1.9MI S JEFF. CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,088

RTE I81

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT I-81 + 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,133

RTE I87

Good

Over: BALLSTON CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT I87 & RT 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67,698

RTE I87

Good

Over: THURMAN POND OUTL

1.4 MI N EXIT 27 OF I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,260

RTE I87

Good

Over: THURMAN POND OUTL

1.3 MI N EXIT 27 OF I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,090

RTE I87

Good

Over: CORBEAU CREEK

2.1 MI N INT I87 & C R 23, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,745

RTE I87

Good

Over: CORBEAU CREEK

2.1 MI N INT I87 & C R 23, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,010

RTE 96

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

JCT RTE 96 & FLINT CREEK, Ontario, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,942

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIB.

3.2 MI N JCT RTS 98 + 243, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,711

RTE 104

Good

Over: EX-N.Y.CENTRAL RR

.9 MI N JCT SH61 & SH 104, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,614

RTE 104

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

3.7 MI N JCT SH 104 & SH, Oswego, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,615

Showing 10,301-10,350 of 17,642 bridges

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