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

PERRY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: PERRY CREEK

1.1 MI SE WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 308

BURLINGHAM ROAD

Good

Over: PAKANASINK CREEK

1.2 MI NORTH OF BULLVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 826

RESERVOIR RD

Good

Over: ASHOKAN RAIL TRAIL

AT SHOKAN, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,007

PARK ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: BIRCH CREEK

.7 MILE SE OF PINE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CLINE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

4 MI W OF CORBETTSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

FREDERICKS ROAD

Good

Over: BRADLEY CREEK

5.0 MILES N OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 548

MELONDY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

HAMLET OF NORTH SANFORD, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 122

ARGONNE AVENUE

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

BTW 17 & 17C OVER PATTERS, Broome, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141

SALLY PIPER ROAD

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

3.0 MILES N OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,384

HOADLEY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: OCCANUM CREEK

1 MI SE OF OCCANUM, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 358

MORRIS STREET

Good

Over: PARK CREEK

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,097

MILL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH OTEGO CREEK

1 MI WEST OF WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 182

PONY FARM ROAD

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.2 MI E INT NYS RT 7, Otsego, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 227

CHURCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: W BR OTSDAWA CREEK

5.5 MI NORTH OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43

MORRIS TURK ROAD

Good

Over: E BR BASKET CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF MILESES, Sullivan, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: LITTL BEAVER KILL

IN PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 242

RTE 908F

Good

Over: EQUESTRIAN PATH

.7 MI N I87+MOSHOLU PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53,418

EAST 91ST STREET

Good

Over: Bobby Wagner Walk 907L

JCT OF FDR DRIVE + 91 ST, New York, NY

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t

GRAND CONCOURSE

Good

Over: EAST 204TH STREET

E OF HARRIS PK, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,870

DORCHESTER ROAD

Good

Over: NYC TRANSIT AUTH

KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,706

80TH ST

Good

Over: 77TH AVE. LONG ISLAND R

IN GLENDALE, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,528

LAMPHEAR ROAD

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

.5 mi W of Lamphear & 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 425

SAGAMORE LAKE RD

Good

Over: RAQUETTE LK S IN

3 MILES SOUTH OF SH 28, Hamilton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

CORBETTSVILLE RD

Good

Over: TRIB SUSQUEHANNA

HAMLET OF CORBETTSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 268

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: W BR CAYUGA INLET

IN NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,076

CRARY ROAD

Good

Over: VAN RENSSELAER CK

3 MI SW OF PIERREPONT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 98

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: CORNELIUS CREEK

1.3 MI N JCT I-190 198, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,562

BROOKLEA DRIVE

Good

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.1 m N US-20A, Erie, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 763

OLD BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.5 MI E OF E NORTHPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,590

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: EMORY BROOK

400 N route 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 777

CHARLIE WOOD ROAD

Good

Over: BAGLEY BROOK

4.8 MI E OF DELANCEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

SOUTH BARRY AVE

Good

Over: BEAVER SWAMP BROOK

AT MAMARONECK / RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,588

GLENWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: GLENWOOD CREEK

4.0 MI N OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58

BANTA ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.2 MI W OF CORBETTSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 246

FRANCIS STREET

Good

Over: JEDDO CREEK

AT MIDDLEPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 214

STOP SEVEN ROAD

Good

Over: CRYSTAL SPRING BROOK

IN CLARK MILLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 673

TOWN ROAD 70

Good

Over: DEL & HUDSN CANAL

1 MI N OF SUMMITVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43

OCONNOR DRIVE

Good

Over: OLD CHAMPLAIN CANAL

RT32 .5MI S OF WATERFORD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

BRYANT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BRYANT HILL CREEK

2.2 MI NE JCT US219&SH242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 371

MOON ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

1.8 MI WEST OF NY RT 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 294

PAGE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CASS RUN

.7 MI EAST OF US RT 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 281

GALLERIA DRIVE

Good

Over: U-CREST DITCH

2.0 MI NE OF WALDEN AVE, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,118

SWALLOW ROAD

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK OVERFLOW

2 MI SW STATE BRIDGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 84

EAST CIRCLE RD

Good

Over: Darlenes Brook Darlene

0.25 MI E JCT SH481 & US, Onondaga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,651

FRANKLIN STREET

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.6 MI NORTH OF NYS RT 20, Cayuga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,723

EMERSON ROAD

Good

Over: HONEST BROOK

1 MI N OF DELHI OFF SH 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41

CULVERTON STREET

Good

Over: REVERE FEEDER FLOW

0.5 MI N OF ROUTE 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,128

ATWOOD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.5 MI E OF WILMURT CRNR, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5

CLARK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: CLARK HOLLOW CRK

2.5 MI NW OF SEELEY CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 104

BUS STATION NORTH

Good

Over: STATEN ISLAND RR FERRY

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t

Showing 10,501-10,550 of 17,642 bridges

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