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

ELLS ROAD

Good

Over: BOLAND CREEK

ELLS ROAD OFF BOLAND RD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

APULIA ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

4MI S JAMESVILLE BTTNT CR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 700

BENNETT ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,211

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF CASTORLAND, Lewis, NY

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 510

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF CLOVE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,951

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF CLOVE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,951

PEPACTON HOLLW RD

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF CURRY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 143

County Road 1

Good

Over: GOLDSMITH CREEK

2.8 MI E OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2014 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,482

RTE I88

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT I88 & SUSQUEHANNA RI, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 5,931

FRATERNAL LAND RD

Good

Over: PARADOX CREEK

AT PARADOX, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 140

WEHRLE DRIVE

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.5 MI N JCT I90 & CR 290, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 22,388

MERLAU ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF WALES CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 227

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: DOVER KILL

1.4 MI E OF CLERMONT, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,133

GROVE STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.1 MI SW JCT SH 38 & SH 3, Cayuga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 558

Little SpringBkRd

Good

Over: Little Spring Brk

0.08m E of Rt206, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11

WILLOW CROSSING RO

Good

Over: OWEGO CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.8 mi SELake Rd&Rt38, Cortland, NY

Built 2013 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 177

RTE 8

Good

Over: 5 5 2610440 RTE 5

JCT 5+8 NEW HARTFORD, Oneida, NY

Built 2022 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 29,605

RTE 5

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

17MI N JCT RTS 80+5, Montgomery, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,641

RTE 352

Good

Over: CUTLER CREEK

0.6 MI SE JCT RTS 15 + 17, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,006

RTE 26

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.7 MI SW JCT RTS 26 +12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,470

RTE 29A

Good

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

8 MI W JCT RTS 10 & 29A, Fulton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 484

RTE 30

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

4.6 MI N JCT RTS 3 & 30, Franklin, NY

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,109

RTE 345

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2 MI SE JCT RTS 345 & 310, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,115

RTE I81

Good

Over: 11 11 33033021 RTE 11

JCT I81 & US 11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43,836

GROOMS ROAD

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091034 RTE I87

JCT I87 & COUNTY ROAD 91, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,490

DIAMOND POINT RD

Good

Over: 87I 87I17101167 RTE I87

JCT I87 & OLD ST RD 35, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,574

RTE 214

Good

Over: STONY CLOVE CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT RTS 214 & 28, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,219

LINDEN AVENUE

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.6 MI S JT RT 253 & 441, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,928

RTE 930B

Good

Over: WEST GENESEE ST

JCT W GENESEE & W ST ART, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,324

RTE 268

Good

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

2.6 MI N RTE 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 455

RTE 17

Good

Over: NORTH MAIN STREET

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,109

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 76,120

RTE 908G

Good

Over: MSP N/B TO NSP W/B

.3MI E RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 82,668

RTE 51

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

3.7 MI S JCT RTS 51 & 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 451

ASTORIA BOULEVARD

Good

Over: RTE I278

JCT OF GCP & BQE EAST LEG, Queens, NY

Built 1942 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 36,241

RAPP ROAD

Good

Over: 90IX RAMP 90IX/T WB On

RAPP RD. OVER TWY., Albany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,544

RTE 951A

Good

Over: RMSP RAMP W W.BND

0.2 MI E JCT 951A & 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,335

RTE 951A

Good

Over: RMSP RAMP W W BND

0.2 MI E JCT 951A & 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,335

CORNELL ROAD

Good

Over: BROOK TO W. BRANCH GOODN

BROOK TO BR OF GOODFLOW, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 33.6 t

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: SOFTWATER CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF PLEASANT, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 308

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

AT MARMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 2013 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,103

MELROSE AVENUE

Good

Over: Parking Lot CSX TRANS/P

IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1897 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,162

KIRBY AVENUE

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

CENTER OF LACKAWANNA, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 920

RONKONKOMA AVENUE

Good

Over: EASTON STREET LIRR - MA

IN RONKONKOMA, Suffolk, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,845

MEADOWBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: LIME KILN CREEK

VILLAGE OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 2017 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 365

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SHADOW BROOK

4m S INT OF CR31 & SR20, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 263

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

.04 MI S WATER ST, Washington, NY

Built 2021 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,169

DEPOT ST

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

0.4 MI. S of HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2021 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,492

CHISHOLM RD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

1.0 MI FROM WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 34

DOCKEY ROAD

Good

Over: CRUM CREEK

3.5 MI E OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 713

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