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 104A

Good

Over: Nine Mile Creek NINE MI

.5 MI NE CAYUGA CL & SH10, Oswego, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,142

RTE 174

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.6 MI SE JCT RTS 174+321, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,616

SPRINGNLE-BOSTON

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

6.7 MI N JCT US219 & SH39, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,561

RTE 31

Good

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 5 & 31, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,774

RTE 242

Good

Over: FEED LIT VALLEY C

8.8 MI NE JCT SH242&SH394, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,953

RTE 242

Good

Over: TB LIT VALLEY CRK

1.2 MI W JCT SH242 &SH353, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,968

RTE 260

Good

Over: OTIS CREEK

1.7 MI S JCT RTS 260 + 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,127

RTE 281

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI NE JCT RT281+222, Cortland, NY

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,476

RTE 322

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 83 + 322, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,248

RTE I490

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CRK

1 MI S JCT I490WB & SH33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,709

RTE I495

Good

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.1MI E JCT RT106&LIE WB, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 84,452

RTE I495

Good

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.1 MI E JCT SH106 & LIE, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70,739

RTE 906A

Good

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.1 MI E JCT SH106 & LIE, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,860

RTE 906B

Good

Over: CROOKED HILL RD

.4 MI W JCT SAGTIKOS &LIE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,649

RTE 906B

Good

Over: WICKS ROAD

3.8 MI E JCT RTS 231&495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,537

RTE 940J

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5MI W HONEOYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,452

RTE 951E

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 20A + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,642

RTE 920H

Good

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

1 MI E JCT RTS 30 & 920 H, Fulton, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,801

RTE 921B

Good

Over: NS ARTERIAL NS ARTERIAL

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,730

STEWART AV-MSP SB

Good

Over: MSP Service Road

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 908T

Good

Over: DRAIN-FOREST C PK

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 69,567

RTE 908T

Good

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 908T

Good

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,784

RTE 105

Good

Over: RTE 908T

JCT RTS 105 & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,221

LITTLE EAST NECK R

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.2 MI W JCT SH 231 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,220

UDALL ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI E JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,696

WSP SB TO SSP EB

Good

Over: RTE 908T

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t

WSP NB TO SSP WB

Good

Over: RTE 908T

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t

BABYLON TURNPIKE

Good

Over: RTE 908E

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,889

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908E

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,396

JERUSALEM AVENUE

Good

Over: 908E908E03011072 RTE 90

SW OF E MEADOW N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,753

RTE 908M

Good

Over: HEMPSTEAD LAKE

4.6 MI E NY CITY LINE - S, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160,996

MEADOWBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.6 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,626

MERRICK AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

2.4 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,928

RTE 908T

Good

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 908M

Good

Over: BELMONT PK ENTR

.9 MI W JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 139,208

BRENTWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: 908M908M07021110 RTE 90

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 111+HSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,922

RTE 18

Good

Over: HOPKINS CREEK

1.7 MI W JCT RTS 18 + 78, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,199

RTE 26

Good

Over: GEE BROOK

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 41 + 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,231

RTE 374

Good

Over: MARBLE RIVER

1 MI N INT US11 & NY374, Franklin, NY

Built 1922 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 312

RTE 225

Good

Over: CATON CREEK

IN CATON, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 720

RTE I86

Good

Over: BRANCH CONEWANGO CREEK

.3 MILE W OF KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,305

RTE I86

Good

Over: BRANCH CONEWANGO CREEK

.3 MI WEST EXIT 14 OF I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,926

OLDRO HILL RD

Good

Over: 86I 17 51121091 RTE I86

1 MI NW JCT 17 + INT 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 114

RTE I86

Good

Over: BR COLD SPRING CR

0.5 MI NW JCT 17 + INT 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,299

RTE 219

Good

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

.1 MI N JCT US219 & US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 44,105

RTE 219

Good

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 219 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,496

RTE 36

Good

Over: RTE I490

JCT RTS I490 WB + 36, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,702

RAMP TO OCEAN PKY

Good

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

1.7 MI SE JCT I278 + SH27, Kings, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE 87I SEDGWI

JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t

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