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

CR 38

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,143

CANASERAGA ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1000 FT S JCT CR49 & CR17, Livingston, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 505

MARBLETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

1 MI N OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,174

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 163

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

.1 MI SOUTH OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 590

ARMENIAN ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.7 MI NE JCT RTS 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 171

LANGFORD ROAD

Good

Over: S B 18 MILE CREEK

EAST OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 891

COUNTY ROAD 7B

Good

Over: CANEADEA CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,347

CHAMBERS ROAD

Good

Over: MADISON CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 2019 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,439

CR#15-RIDGE RD

Good

Over: BEARDSLEY HOLLOW CREEK

1.0MI S OF ODESSA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,099

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

3.2 MI E OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 838

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: BIG GULLY

1.9mi North of Branchport, Yates, NY

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 422

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: LITT CHAZY RIVER

1.2 MI N CHAZY LANDING, Clinton, NY

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 457

SMITHVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.01 MI JCT MASSEY ST RD, Jefferson, NY

Built 1927 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 380

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: STEBBINS CREEK

1 MI W JCT RT49, Jefferson, NY

Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 185

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

BEAVER FALLS-RT 26A& CO.8, Lewis, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,065

RTE 11

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

.5 MI NE OF STOCKHOLM CTR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,535

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.1 MI E OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 2017 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 309

LITTLE TOR ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY HACKENSACK RIV

1.7 MI SE OF MOUNT IVY, Rockland, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,688

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,317

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

.3 MI E OF SH 26/N.PITCHR, Chenango, NY

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32

COLD SPRING ROAD

Good

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

2.7 MI N OF HALCOTTSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 479

COUNTY ROAD 11D

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

HAMLET OF SOUTH HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 119

WASHINGTON STREET

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

.4 MI N JCT SH 31 & SH 36, Monroe, NY

Built 1912 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,276

RTE 93

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTE 93 & CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,868

RTE I190

Good

Over: CLINTON ST

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 354 & 62, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 67,078

RTE I90

Good

Over: ONONDAGA PARK RD

.6 MI W JCT370<90I ON 90I, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 33,179

RTE 230

Good

Over: FINNEGAN CREEK

1.0 MI SW JCT RTS 14A+230, Yates, NY

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,005

RTE 298

Good

Over: S BR LEY CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH 298 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,580

NORTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

VILLAGE EVANS MILLS, Jefferson, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,688

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: Parking Access Road MNR

1.1 MI NW JCT CRs 28 & 91, Dutchess, NY

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 874

SIBLEY ROAD

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

1.5 MI NW HONEOYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,067

NO. NINE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

3 MILES NE OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 328

Middle Road

Good

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

2.2 MI N OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,252

EXIT 43 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 43 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,870

RTE 72

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RIV

IN VILLAGE OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1934 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,237

W KINGS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: MNRR Yard Tracks

AT KINGS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1912 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 11,343

OAKLAWN AVENUE

Good

Over: JOCKEY CREEK

0.5 MI S OF SOUTHOLD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1986 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,387

FLORENCE ROAD

Good

Over: E BR SALMON RIVER

0.1 MI S OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 493

CR 17

Good

Over: MUD BROOK

1.5 Mi. N.E. Rte. 9 Keesv, Essex, NY

Built 2008 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 397

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: UN-NAMED STREAM

Town of TIOGA, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 828

RTE 36

Good

Over: Oatka Creek

1.2MI S INTERS.RTS 36&383, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,548

MULLIGAN ROAD

Good

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

1.1 MI W OF PHILLIPS CK., Allegany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 40

Bishops Corners Ro

Good

Over: Breakneck Creek

0.10 mi North of CR 1, Schuyler, NY

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 98

WILLOW STREET

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 2010 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,768

LEMAY ROAD

Good

Over: RAYSTONE CREEK

3.0 N OF MANNSVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 114

GOLF LINKS ROAD

Good

Over: MASONIC CREEK

WALLKILL, Orange, NY

Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,352

RTE 90

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.5 MI S JCT I90/RIDGE RD, Erie, NY

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 20,846

KAISER ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER RUN

5.0 MI SE JCT 280 < ASP 3, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t

UNNAMED TRAIL

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

190 FT S OF REEDVILLE RD, Jefferson, NY

Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5

Showing 10,801-10,850 of 17,642 bridges

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