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 25

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.9 MI SE WHIPPLEVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,167

SANDY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1910 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 144

COWAN ROAD

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

2 MI NE OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 675

RTE 420

Good

Over: E BR ST REGIS RVR

1.25 MILES SW OF WINTHROP, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,580

THOMPSON CROSS RD

Good

Over: LITT DELAWARE RV

1 MI S OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 69

JEFFERSON STREET

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

INT WITH WATER ST, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 207

CR 416 / ADAMS RD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

CO RD 391 & ADAMS ROAD, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 81

JOHNSON HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRIB ISCHUA CREEK

3 MILES SE OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 68

RTE 146

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

1 MI S JCT RT146 & 914V, Schenectady, NY

Built 2017 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 21,331

RTE 922

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

0.5MI N RTE69 IN ORISKANY, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,610

RTE 46

Good

Over: Old Erie Canal

HAMLET OF DURHAMVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2023 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,427

MANITOU ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

2.5MI E JCT BARGE C + 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,616

CR 77

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.5MI W EXIT 34A I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,728

S NEWSTEAD RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.5 MI W JCT I90<ERIE CL, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,216

RENSCH ROAD

Good

Over: BIZER CREEK

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

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,348

RTE I95

Good

Over: Mamaroneck River

I-95 & MAMARONECK RIVER, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 92,162

RTE 287

Good

Over: 95IX 95IX

JCT I287 & I95, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50,578

CROSSGATES FLYOVER

Good

Over: Northway I-87 NYSTA THR

0.5M N.JCT RT 20 & 87I, Albany, NY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t

RTE 31

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.1 MI E JCT SH 31 & SH 89, Wayne, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,038

RTE I787

Good

Over: FORMER D&H RR

VILLAGE OF GREEN ISLAND, Albany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 48,714

RTE 20A

Good

Over: TANNERY BROOK

EAST AURORA VILLAGE, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 11,581

RTE I88

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT RTE I88+SUSQUEHANNA R, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,294

FRANKLIN DEPOT RD

Good

Over: CARRS CREEK

0.5 MI NE SIDNEY CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 441

SOUTH ANN STREET

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

CITY OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 1933 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 171

MOUNTAIN HOUSE RD

Good

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

5.5 MI NW JCT SH23A & SH3, Greene, NY

Built 2013 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 860

HAVENS ROAD

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

5.2 MI.E.OF BURDETT, Schuyler, NY

Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 336

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: WILKINS BROOK

2000 N route 41, Chenango, NY

Built 2013 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 323

COUNTY ROAD 73

Good

Over: TIOGA RIVER

IN LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 674

HAMILTON VALLEY RO

Good

Over: S BR CATATONK CREEK

3.7 MI SW STRAITS CORNERS, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 121

CR 166A

Good

Over: 17 17 96091388 RTE 17

23 MI NW JCT RTS 17 + 209, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,638

SOUTH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

4.3 MI SE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 56

SOUTH COUNTRY RD

Good

Over: SPEONK RIVER

S COUNTRY RD & SPEONK RV, Suffolk, NY

Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,092

BUCKS LANE

Good

Over: GULF BROOK

VILLAGE OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t

PENORA STREET

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.5 MI E JCT SH78 & CAY CK, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,008

VAN ZANDT HOLLOW R

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

3.5 MI W OF WATKINS GLEN, Schuyler, NY

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 177

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: W BR DEER CREEK

2.6 MI. SOUTH OF FORT COV, Franklin, NY

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,568

COUNTY ROAD 11C

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.2 MI SE OF INDEX, Otsego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,289

RTE 5

Good

Over: LITTLE CANADAWAY

1.8 MI NE JCT RTS 5 & 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,861

RTE 7

Good

Over: KELSEY BROOK

.2 MI NE JCT SH 7 & SH 41, Chenango, NY

Built 2018 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,659

RTE 12

Good

Over: HANDSOME BROOK

.4 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH12B, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 845

RTE 415

Good

Over: NEIL CREEK

0.5 MI S OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,150

RTE 20

Good

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CREEK

.5 MI N JCT US 20 & SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25,749

RTE 26

Good

Over: OTSELIC CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 80 & 26, Madison, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,135

RTE 28

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

1.8 MI NW JCT RTS 28+30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1992 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,116

RTE 34

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK PUTNAM

.3 MI S JCT SH 34 & I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,797

RTE 52

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

7.5 MI S JCT RTS 52 & 209, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,691

RTE 62

Good

Over: Branch of Big Sister Cre

.2 MI S JCT US 62 & SH249, Erie, NY

Built 2021 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,510

RTE 474

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1 MI SW JCT SH394 7 SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,498

RTE 17

Good

Over: RTE I81 CHENANGO RIVER

JCT I81 & CHENANGO RIVER, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 69,178

TAFT ROAD

Good

Over: 81I 81I33033041 RTE I81

1.6 MI NE JCT RTS I-81+11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 14,213

Showing 10,901-10,950 of 17,642 bridges

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