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 41

Good

Over: FACTORY BROOK

1.4 MI NW JCT RTS 41 +281, Cortland, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,382

RTE 5S

Good

Over: MCGOWAN CREEK

10MI W JCT RTS 51+5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,033

RTE 12

Good

Over: HOUSE CREEK

5.8 MI N JCT 12 + 12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,976

RTE I81

Good

Over: GILLETTE CREEK

4.6 MI S JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,824

RTE I81

Good

Over: GILLETTE CREEK

4.6 MI S JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,435

RTE I81

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

7.3 MI N JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,374

RTE I81

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

7.3 MI N JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,106

RTE 79

Good

Over: TRIB SIX MILE CRK

.3 MI E JCT SH 79 & CR162, Tompkins, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,181

RTE 12

Good

Over: Trib.Duck Cove

6.2 MI NE JCT SH12 & CO L, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,289

RTE 345

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

3.4 MI SE JCT RTS 345+ 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,233

RTE 37

Good

Over: COLES CREEK

305 Ft East of Coles Cree, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,023

RTE I88

Good

Over: 23 23 94022109 RTE 23

IN CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,805

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH ISCHUA CRK

2.2 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,664

RTE 441

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

.1 MI W JCT SH441 &I490EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,833

RTE 29

Good

Over: HARTSHORN BROOK

0.5 MI SE JCT RTE 29 & 40, Washington, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,557

SH 5/92

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

ON RAMP JCT I481 & SH 5/9, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,635

RTE 907

Good

Over: 87I 87IX1M11022 RTE I87

OVER HARLEM RV NR HIGH BR, New York, NY

Built 1895 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82,471

N OCEAN AVE

Good

Over: 27 27 0705 1230 RTE 27

0.4MI.W.INTERS.RTS 112&27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,147

WOODFIELD AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

3.9 MI E NYC LINE ON SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,575

BALDWIN ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

5 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,100

NASSAU ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 908M

4 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,098

PARK AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

3.8 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,830

PARK AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908T

1.7 MI S JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,826

RTE 32

Good

Over: QUASSIAC CREEK

0.6 MI SW JCT NY17K+US9W, Orange, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,339

RTE 384

Good

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.6 KM S JCT RTS 384 $198, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,039

OAKWOOD CEMETERY

Good

Over: EX-BOS & MAINE RR

CITY OF TROY, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

OLD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

2 MI NE GALWAY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 212

USHERS ROAD

Good

Over: DWAAS KILL

2.8 MI N JCT US9&NY146, Saratoga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,176

FAIRGROUND AVE

Good

Over: GORDON CREEK

VILLAGE OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,687

BALLARD RD (CR33)

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.1 ML E WILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,577

MORROW ROAD

Good

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

2.1 MI NE OF HAGAMAN, Fulton, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 257

BULLOCK RD

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

4 MILES SW OF BRANDRETH, Herkimer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t

DOYLE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH WINFIELD CK

DOYLE ROAD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11

BABCOCK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3.5 MI SW OF CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 194

CRAINE ROAD

Good

Over: BLIND SODUS CREEK

2.5 MI NNE OF RED CREEK, Cayuga, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 165

HAMLIN STREET

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MI W RTE 11, Cortland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 857

FENNELL RD

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

0.05 MI S JCT RT 133, Onondaga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,062

THOMPSON RD

Good

Over: Rice Creek

2.8 M1 SW OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 304

YOUNGLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: RED CREEK

5.6 MI NW OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 139

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

1.9 MI.E.OF YORK, Livingston, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 770

HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH INT NYS 18, Monroe, NY

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 703

MILL STREET

Good

Over: BEAR LAKE OUTLET

0.4 MI N OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: PLUM BOTTOM CREEK

CENTER OF LANCASTER, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,161

INGRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM BOTTOM CRK

2.0 MI SE OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58

EAST AVENUE

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

IN CITY OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,254

COCHRANE ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET PEDES

IN PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1880 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,826

HAYES BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: RAY BROOK

0.8 MI SW BEEKMANTOWN, Clinton, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 523

BRYANT BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: MBR.OSWEGATCHIE R

8 MILES SE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

CENTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

4.9 MI W OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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