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

COCKRAM ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1967 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 454

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 19,360

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: RTE 133

JCT SH 9A & SH 133, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 31,221

RTE 120

Fair

Over: 987D 987D87012152 RTE 9

JCT. RTE. 120 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 5,542

HARNED ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G908G07021097 WB RTE

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 231+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 9,411

BE NB SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908A RTE 908A

JCT.I95 + I678 + I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.3 t

RTE 25

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.5MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 16,417

UNION PORT ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 4,623

LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

3.0 MI SW INDIAN FALLS, Genesee, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,022

RTE 357

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT RTE 357+SUSQUEHANNA R, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,790

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 15,377

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: QUAKER BRIDGE RD

2.6 MI N JCT SH9A & SH133, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 31,962

BIGELOW STREET

Fair

Over: 81I 81I91012013 RTE I81

0.4 MI E EXIT 3 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,330

RTE 17

Fair

Over: TWADELL BROOK

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,984

I.U. WILLETS RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP-5 MI E QNS CL, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 11,541

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE

.6 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 91,558

RTE 28

Fair

Over: BANNER CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 28 + 7, Otsego, NY

Built 1925 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,391

BE SB SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908A RTE 908A

JCT.I95 + I678 + I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 11,271

BOON STREET

Fair

Over: STEUBEN CREEK

AT BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1915 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 628

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: KINGSBRIDGE RD NYCTA IN

AT FORDHAM, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 23,314

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: FEEDER TO LAKE

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1860 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 231

LAWSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: POWELL CREEK

0.5 MI SE E ROCKAWAY, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 27,281

CROTON ROAD

Fair

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

3.4 S OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1988 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF GHENT, Columbia, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,362

CAMPBELL BROOK RD

Fair

Over: CAMPBELL BROOK

3.6 MI S OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1963 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 44

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: BROOKSIDE AVENUE

4.1 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 76,695

WEST CLARKSTOWN RO

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

2.5 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 5,742

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: WINCHESTER BLVD

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 19,847

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: KAPPOCK STREET

.2 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 77,015

WEST ALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.2 MI SE JCT I495 & C I P, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 16,551

RTE 14

Fair

Over: KASHONG CREEK

6.8MI S JCT RTS 14 + 5+20, Ontario, NY

Built 1925 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,950

EAST MANITOU ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A43021160 RTE 94

1.6MI E JCT LOSP+RTE261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 3,102

RTE 100

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR (PUTNAM)

1.7 MI S JCT SH100 &US202, Westchester, NY

Built 1951 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 7,608

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: JERUSALEM AVENUE

1.9 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 81,311

RTE 907E

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.5 MI E JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 7,790

NORTH MIDDLETOWN R

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011095 RTE 9

1.2 MI N JCT PIP & SH 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 5,694

BABYLON TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: RTE 908E

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 9,889

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: 86 STREET

2.0MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 101,689

BALLYHACK ROAD

Fair

Over: OSBORN CREEK

3 MI E OF CHENANGO BRIDG, Broome, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,103

RTE 7

Fair

Over: YALEVILLE BROOK

1 MI NE JCT SH 7 & SH 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1910 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,965

RTE 13

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041223 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 13 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,203

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTS 17K+I87, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 18,424

RTE 23

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

10.4 MI NW JCT SH23 &SH10, Delaware, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,108

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT RTE 81I+TIOUGHNIOGA R, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,431

FISKE RD

Fair

Over: RTE I87

INT I87 & COUNTY ROAD 24, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 603

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RBT MOSES PWRPLNT

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 104 & 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,614

RTE 119

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

.1 MI E JCT SH 119 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1938 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32,042

RTE 364

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

S END OF POTTER, Yates, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,607

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

3.1 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,992

AT 49TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M CORO

.6 MI N GCP+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t

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