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

Sam Cook Road

Good

Over: Tributary of Chateaugay

0.2 Mi West of Simms RD, Franklin, NY

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

RTE 14

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT OF RTE 14 + ERIE CANL, Wayne, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,249

RTE 390

Good

Over: Canal Trailway ERIE CAN

0.2 m N NY-390 Exit 22, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,669

RTE I390

Good

Over: HAWTHORNE DRIVE GENESEE

JCT RTE I390 & GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,863

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVR BARGE

VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,396

ARMSTRONG RD

Good

Over: CHENANGO FEEDER

S EATON W HAMILTON NY, Madison, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 736

OLD POLAND ROAD

Good

Over: NINE MILE FEEDER

0.6 MI SE RTE 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 391

RTE 790

Good

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

INT.N-S ART.& BARGE CANAL, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,131

ONEIDA STREET

Good

Over: FOSTER STREET OSWEGO RI

.6 MI N JCT SH3&OSWEGO RV, Oswego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,653

MAPLE AVENUE

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.6MI W JCT RTE 21 & CANL, Wayne, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,968

RTE 259

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGE C&RTE 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1914 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,247

RTE 96

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL BIKEWAY

RTE 253 OVER BARGE CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,895

RTE I87

Good

Over: 287IX 87IX RTE I87 RA

JCT I87 & S.H.59, Rockland, NY

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110,000

RTE 18

Good

Over: STATE PARK ROAD

3.8 MI N JCT RTS 18F +104, Niagara, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,904

RTE 987D

Good

Over: CR 117/ CR 106 SAW MILL

2.3MI N JCT RTS SMRP&TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,879

RTE 987G

Good

Over: UNDERHILL AVENUE

3.1 MI S JCT RTS TSP+202, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56,221

RTE 987G

Good

Over: FDR PARK RAMP

0.6 MI S JCT RTS TSP<202, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,111

N MANLIUS RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.1MI W JCT 90I&CHITTGO CR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,821

EXIT 35 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX 90IX

RAMP BRIDGE EXIT 35 I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,798

RTE I90

Good

Over: BROWNSVILLE RD

0.5 MI W OF EXIT 44, Ontario, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58,094

RTE I90

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

5.8 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,888

J.J.AUDUBON PKWY.

Good

Over: LAKE LASALLE PEDESTRIAN

2.7 MI SW JCT SH270&SH263, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,020

SERVICE CENTER RD

Good

Over: BIZER CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT I290<RTE 263, Erie, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 911

SERVICE CENTER RD

Good

Over: BIZER CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT I290<RTE 263, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 930

NORTH MAIN ST

Good

Over: 90IX 90IX

0.3 MI W JCT I90&INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,085

RTE I87

Good

Over: Old Plank Road

1 MI W VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,596

WEMPLE ROAD

Good

Over: 87IX RTE 87I

3.11MI NW INT22 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,069

FOURTH STREET

Good

Over: Ramp From 287IX NB RTE

.5 MI N. JCT I-87 & I-287, Rockland, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,846

RTE I90

Good

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

1.6 MI.SW OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,122

RTE I90

Good

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,080

RTE I90

Good

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

2.6 M SW OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,159

RTE I90

Good

Over: TERWILLEGER CREEK

1.3 MI W OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,565

RTE I90

Good

Over: CR 61

0.1 MI S OF CTY. HWY. 51, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,454

RTE I190

Good

Over: Exchange St. 190X RTE

EXIT N6 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,551

190IX NB ON-RAMP "

Good

Over: EXCHANGE ST CSXT RR / A

EXIT N7 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,147

36TH STREET

Good

Over: RTE I495

0.8MI SW JCT EAST R &495I, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,184

PARK ENTRANCE RD

Good

Over: GOLDEN HILL CRK

4.3 MI NE OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

102ND STREET

Good

Over: GCP G9W ROADWAY RTE 90

AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,304

RTE 440

Good

Over: KILL VAN KULL

BAYONNE BR OVR KIL VN KUL, Richmond, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,008

RTE I278

Good

Over: GULF AVENUE OLD PLACE C

I278 NY/NJ BORDER, Richmond, NY

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68,239

WOLF RUN ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF RUN CREEK

5.7 MI SW JCT RTS 17 &280, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28

RTE 287

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

JCT I287 & I87/SH17 INTER, Rockland, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,277

PARK ROAD

Good

Over: LANSING KILL

RT 46 5 MI NORTH RT 274, Oneida, NY

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

GAME FARM ROAD

Good

Over: VLOMAN KILL

0.8 MI NW JCT RT 443, Albany, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 261

PICNIC LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: GEYSER BROOK

SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK, Saratoga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

Carncross Road

Good

Over: Seneca River

CARNCROSS RD. over SENECA, Wayne, NY

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28

South Broadway

Good

Over: Shared Use Path (SUP)

750 S of I-87 NB Ex 10, Rockland, NY

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,225

RTE I86

Good

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT 17 + INT 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,440

RTE I86

Good

Over: BAY STATE BROOK

1.6 MI SW JCT 17 + INT 19, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,570

IRR RTE 951R

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CRK

0.8 MI N VERSAILLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370

Showing 10,701-10,750 of 17,642 bridges

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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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