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

RTE 5

Good

Over: FRENCH ROAD

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 38,608

RTE 9N

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

RTE 9N 2.3 MI N GRNFLD C, Saratoga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,076

RTE 11B

Good

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

.2 MI E JCT SH 11B & CR10, Franklin, NY

Built 1935 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,084

RTE 12

Good

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,302

RTE 26

Good

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & WESTERN

.4 MI N JCT SH 26 & I81, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,261

RTE 28

Good

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

5.3 MI S JCT RTS 28 + 20, Otsego, NY

Built 2016 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,587

RTE 96

Good

Over: VAN BUSKIRK GULF

.9 MI SW JCT SH 34 & SH13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,358

COUNTY ROAD 38A

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.03 m W RTE 56 W Main INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,091

RTE 941V

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1.4MI E JCT BLOSSOM & 590, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,246

RTE 334

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

1 MI NW JCT RTS 5 & 334, Montgomery, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,726

RTE 353

Good

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

.2 MI N ALGNY RVR & SH353, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1948 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,651

RTE 400

Good

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,674

RTE 104

Good

Over: RTE 18

JCT RTES 104 + 18, Niagara, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,606

RTE I278

Good

Over: 478IX Ramp from BQE WB

BQE WB to Gowanus WB, Kings, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 113,332

RTE I495

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

2 MILES E JCT I495 & I278, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 53,544

RTE 957A

Good

Over: PARK-ENTRANCE RD.

3.1 MI NE YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 486

RTE 957A

Good

Over: PARK-ENTRANCE RD

3.1 MI NE YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 486

RTE I490

Good

Over: 590 590 43011001 RTE 96

INT. 490I&590I IN ROCHEST, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 45,853

RTE 5

Good

Over: BIKE PATH

3.3 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,428

RTE 531

Good

Over: LYELL ROAD-CR 117

2.6 MI E JCT SH259 &SH531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,702

RTE 531

Good

Over: LYELL ROAD-CR 117

2.6 MI E JCT SH259 &SH531, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,702

RAMP TO 907A NB

Good

Over: RTE 907A ALLEY PARK ROA

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,040

RTE I390

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI SW JCT SR21 + I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,667

RTE I390

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI SW JCT SR21 + I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,751

RTE 913T

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON RR

.1 MI SE JCT SH32 & SH913, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,500

RTE 104

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 104& 350, Wayne, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,096

HORTON ROAD

Good

Over: BIG WOODHULL CRK

3 MI NE OF FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 2020 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 141

CR 33

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

0.9M E RTS 46 & 5 OM CR33, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,422

TUSCARORA ROAD

Good

Over: CSXT/AMTRAK

1.8 MI NE OFNIAGARA FALLS, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,551

WOOD ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

2.8 MILES SE OF DALTON, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 65

MEEKER ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CRK

1.5 MILES SE OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 741

RTE 907

Good

Over: 127 ST TO NB HRD SB HRD

3.6 MI NE JCT FDR & SH 25, New York, NY

Built 2018 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 49,142

LINCOLN PLACE

Good

Over: NYCTA-FRANKLIN LN

IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,588

149TH PLACE

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1914 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,807

SLATER ROAD

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

4 MI SE HMLT OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2014 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 93

TALCVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

2.0 MI NE OF TALCVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

IN HAMLET OF OAK HILL, Greene, NY

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 519

CRANE STREET

Good

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

0.5 MILES W OF CHARLTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 375

NORTH POINT RD

Good

Over: RAQUETTE LAKE OUTLET

8.7 MI SW DEERLAND & SH30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 70

CRANSTON ROAD

Good

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

0.5 MI NE POOLEVILLE POND, Madison, NY

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 265

COLD BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

4.8 MI N OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 743

Whitbeck Road

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

.2 MI N OF EAST PALMYRA, Wayne, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 951

COUNTY ROAD 65

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.4 mi. SE of Route 394, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 618

COUNTY ROAD 314

Good

Over: DEWITTVILLE CREEK

AT DEWITTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 166

KNOWLTON ROAD

Good

Over: BROKENSTRAW CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 78

STOCKTON ROAD

Good

Over: FLAG CREEK

0.5 MI W OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,458

WOLCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

.9 MILE W OF WOLCOTTSBURG, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 907

ROHR STREET

Good

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF ST JOHNSBURG, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 299

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Good

Over: GOFF CREEK

2.3 MI E OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,058

CR23

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

2.4 MI NE OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,021

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