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 I87

Good

Over: Pedestrian/Bike Path RT

3.9 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 119,904

RTE 481

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 481+11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,724

RTE 957A

Good

Over: DOCK ACCESS ROAD

0.7 MI W JCT RT 957A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,070

RTE 957A

Good

Over: STOP LOG STRUCT.

0.9 MI W JCT RT 957A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,070

RTE 957C

Good

Over: BIG SIXMILE CREEK

0.5 MI N WHITEHAVEN RD, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 686

RAMP TO I481 SB &

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

3.2 MI E OF JCT 81I < 481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,903

EXIT FROM I481 NB

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,923

RTE 12

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.5 MI W JCT RTE 12+26, Lewis, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,798

825 825 26011000

Good

Over: RTE 365

SE CORNER OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,722

RAMP FM NY 49WB TO

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

W OF JCT ROME ART&RTE 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,173

RTE 68

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER Pedes

IN OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,475

RTE 68

Good

Over: Pedestrian walkway OSWE

IN OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,475

RTE I88

Good

Over: BROOKER HOLLW CRK

VILLAGE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,359

RTE I787

Good

Over: 6TH AVE EXTENTION EARL

CITY OF TROY, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,027

RTE 20

Good

Over: FREELINGS CREEK

1.9 MI SW JCT RTS 17 & 20, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,485

FROM 81I TO CR137

Good

Over: RTE 370 BIKEWAY

.7 MI NW JCT I81 & HI BVD, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,251

RTE I86

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

0.2MI.W.JCT.RTES 394 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,073

RTE 67

Good

Over: EVAS KILL

2.9 MI W JCT RTS 147&67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,886

RTE 990

Good

Over: RTE I990 990I 990I53011

1.7 MI N JCT I290 & SH263, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52,179

RTE 3

Good

Over: PETTICREW BROOK

07 MI SW JCT RTE 3 &CR 75, Jefferson, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,876

RTE 168

Good

Over: FLATT CREEK

2.7MI SE JCT RTS 28 & 168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,249

CHENANGO STREET

Good

Over: 88I 88I91011252 RTE I88

.5MI SW JCT RTE 12A & 88I, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,226

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

4.8MI N INTERSEC RT8 & 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,918

RTE 474

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.36 m S Route 43, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,498

RTE I88

Good

Over: Unnamed pedestrian trail

JCT I81 & I88-CHENANGO RV, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 726

RAMP 490E to 590N

Good

Over: 590I590I43012005 RTE I5

JCT I490 EB & I590 NB&SB, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,851

RTE 590

Good

Over: 490I 490I43213E01 RTE 5

.3 MI NW OF 490I & CLOVER, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,892

RTE 90

Good

Over: TRIB FALL CREEK

1.8 MI W OF CORT CO LINE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,756

RAMP495WB-SGSPSB

Good

Over: 495I 495I 0703 1088 495

JCTS SAGTIKOS ST PKWY&LIE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,224

RTE I678

Good

Over: RTE I878 SOUTH CONDUIT

.3 MI SSE RTE 678+RTE 27, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 908

Good

Over: 678IX5RR 907MX5RD 678I

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110,322

RTE 326

Good

Over: YAWGER CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT NY 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,175

RTE 4

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

US 4 & SCHOOLHOUSE LANE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,081

RTE 3

Good

Over: Alder Brook

3 3 72071141, Franklin, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,664

RTE 21

Good

Over: Carrington Creek

.7 miles NE CR 57, Steuben, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,209

RTE 590

Good

Over: Buckland Creek

Town Of Brighton, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 87,187

RTE 278

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND RR 56TH RD

I278 OVER NEWTOWN CREEK, Kings, NY

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65,444

RTE 41A

Good

Over: FALL CREEK TRIBUT

Summer Hill, Cayuga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 903

Rifle Range Access

Good

Over: Normans Kill

0.4mi W INT GRANT HILL RD, Albany, NY

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RTE 219

Good

Over: STATE LINE BROOK

RTE 219 0.1 MI N PA LINE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,512

RTE 34

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,398

WHITESBORO EXIT

Good

Over: CSX/AMTRAK MA&N NYS&W

.2 MI N JCT SH 5S & 921C, Oneida, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,715

LORDVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

LORDVILLE RD & DELAWARE R, Delaware, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

RTE I86

Good

Over: MOON BROOK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,296

RTE 219

Good

Over: Branch of Eighteenmile C

4.3MI S JCT RTS 20A & 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,829

RTE 219

Good

Over: NEWMAN CREEK

2.7MI S JCT RTS 20A & 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,829

RTE I787

Good

Over: 23RD ST-HUDSON AVE

I787 & 23RD ST - HUDSON A, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,462

RTE I90

Good

Over: ERIE BLVD. DELAWARE & H

0.3 MI NW JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46,740

RAMP 9NB TO 90WB

Good

Over: VACANT LAND

RTE 9N & DRY GULLY-QUARRY, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,337

SH 85 NB TO I90WB

Good

Over: PATROON CREEK

.3 MI W JCT I90 & US 5, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,445

Showing 10,401-10,450 of 17,642 bridges

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