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

COUNTY ROAD 106

Good

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

1.7 MI W JCT CR 106 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 851

HAWLEYTON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB W FRK LITTLE SNAKE

5 MI SOUTH OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,414

OUAQUAGA RD

Good

Over: SAGE CREEK

3 MI NW OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 313

BIG HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BIG HOLLOW CREEK

2 MI N OF DEPOSIT, Broome, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 123

DORCHESTER PARK RO

Good

Over: PAGE BROOK

1.0 MI N OF WHITNEY POINT, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56

CR69

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT

1.7MI N OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,755

CR 9

Good

Over: TRIB PAGE BROOK

1.5 MI N OF PAGE BROOK, Chenango, NY

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 527

CLOVERDALE ROAD

Good

Over: OCKERMAN BROOK

6.6 MI WEST OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 196

RACE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

3.0 MI NE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

STONE QUARRY ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

6.2 MI WEST OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47

CR32A HALE ST

Good

Over: CHENANGO R OVERFL

0.1 MI EAST OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,709

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: ASHBELL BROOK

.3 MI N OF SOUTH OTSELIC, Chenango, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 387

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

CTR OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 857

TENNANAH LAKE RD

Good

Over: ABE WOOD BROOK

.7 MILE SW OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 693

COUNTY ROAD 174

Good

Over: EAST MONGAUP RVR

.6 MI SW OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,690

POLE ROAD

Good

Over: FIR BROOK

1.2 MILES E OF WILLOWEMOC, Sullivan, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 59

SUGARLOAF ROAD

Good

Over: SUGARLOAF BROOK

0.2 MI N OF LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109

ARMOR DUELLS CORS

Good

Over: BR SMOKE CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,152

COUNTY ROAD 104

Good

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.3 MI W OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,028

SAXON WOODS PARK E

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH MAMARONECK R

2.6 MI NW MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 368

RTE 907G

Good

Over: SPRAIN BROOK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,325

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

0.4 MI SE OF GUILFORD CTR, Chenango, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,079

SAWMILL RUN ROAD

Good

Over: SAWMILL RUN CREEK

6.9 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 185

BUTTS ROAD

Good

Over: W.BRA.SANDY CREEK

1.4 MI NE ALBION, Orleans, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 466

EAST KENT ROAD

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

.4 MILE SE OF KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

WARD DRIVE

Good

Over: BR 18 MILE CREEK

1.9 MI N OF NORTH BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

CR 69 HULLS FALLS

Good

Over: E BR AUSABLE RIVER

2 MI S VILLAGE OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 94

HUNTERSLAND ROAD

Good

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

HAMLET OF HUNTERSLAND, Schoharie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42

W.COUNTY HOUSE RD

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

7.4 MI S.EAGLE HABOR, Orleans, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 978

CR 42

Good

Over: WEST BR BLACK CR

3.0 MI NE OF CARTHAGE., Jefferson, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 592

NEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRIXIUS CREEK

0.2 MU NE VIL.OF ENDICOTT, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,455

COUNTY ROAD 95

Good

Over: S. SANDY CREEK TRIB.

3 MI NW OF WORTH, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 93

DEPAUVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1 HALF MI NW REYNOLDS COR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 656

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TRIB ONEIDA CREEK

.2 MI W JCT CR 25 & CR 28, Madison, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 641

SPRAGUE BRK PK RD

Good

Over: SPRAGUE BROOK

2.2 MI SE OF GLENWOOD, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

CREEKSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: DIVERSION CHANNEL

.4 MI W JCT US62 & SH356, Erie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,276

CREEKSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: DIVERSION CHANNEL

.4 MI W JCT US62 & SH356, Erie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,276

EAST MOLLOY ROAD

Good

Over: N BR LEY CREEK

2 MI WEST OF COLLAMER, Onondaga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,601

CLOVERDALE ROAD

Good

Over: OCKERMAN BROOK

2.5 MILES FROM RT12, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

GENESEE ROAD

Good

Over: DRESSER CREEK

3 MILES WEST OF SARDINA, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,851

BIG HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BIG HOLLOW CREEK

1.5 MILES N OF DEPOSIT, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 123

WINTON ROAD

Good

Over: ALLENS CREEK

1.3 MI SE I390-I590 INTCH, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,781

LONG POND ROAD

Good

Over: Round Pond Creek

1.2 MI NORTH OF GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,999

N. GREECE ROAD

Good

Over: LARKIN CREEK

0.17 MI NE RT104-386 JCTN, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,560

COUNTY ROAD 139

Good

Over: W BR ONONDAGA CRK

1.2 MI NW SOUTH ONONDAGA, Onondaga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 265

NORTH BURDICK ST

Good

Over: VERNONS CREEK

.5 MI NW SH5 & LIMESTONE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,556

POWDERHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF VESTAL CNTR, Broome, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 690

CR 197

Good

Over: CARLIN CK

1.28 mi. NW of intersecti, Broome, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,579

COOKS FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: Unnamed Creek

Cooks Falls, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: TRIB SALMON CREEK

0.2 m NE of Wagner Hill, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 301

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