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 908G

Fair

Over: COMMACK ROAD

2.6 MI E JCT RTS 231+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 73,221

RTE 983W

Fair

Over: RTE 44

JCT RTS 55&44 E OF POUGHK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,619

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 415

JCT I390 & SR 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,092

RTE 980W

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND BROOK

1.2 MI E JCT RTE 218+9W, Orange, NY

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,656

BINGHAM MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRAMMEL CREEK

.9 MI NW OF STRATFORD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 148

POWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2 MI SW STITTVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 140

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON CREEK

2 MILES SW OF GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 75

WYERS POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: NIVEK CREEK

6.7 MI E OF OVID, Seneca, NY

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 105

CRAWFORD CREEK ROA

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

3.9 MI W OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 115

Proctor Road

Fair

Over: TRAPPING BROOK

1.5 MI NE OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 124

SMITH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

1.9 MI E OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 137

CIMARRON ROAD

Fair

Over: CANOPUS CREEK

6.1 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Putnam, NY

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,000

RED MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

0.7 MI SE OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,458

BARTELL ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT

AT INT BARTEL/AIRPORT RD, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 148

CYPRESS HILLS ST

Fair

Over: 908B 908BX5M23010 RTE 9

3.4 MI SW JT SH25 & IB PK, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,569

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: RTE 907L RTE 907L RTE

.9 MI NE FDR DR+BATTERY, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t

FOREST PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: MYRTLE AVENUE

IN FOREST PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1920 Load: 22.7 t

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MNRR HUDSON LINE

0.2MI N JCT US9+US44+NY52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,254

PARK SETTLEMNT RD

Fair

Over: OWEGO CREEK

2.4 MILES E OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 410

HARLEMVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GNAT CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF GHENT, Columbia, NY

Built 1938 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 936

BROOKFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

1.5 MI S VALLEY STR, Nassau, NY

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,413

TOWD POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

NORTHEAST OF NORTH SEA, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 381

TROLLEY LINE RD

Fair

Over: ARGYLE CREEK

AT BABYLON, Suffolk, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,820

LOBDELL MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14

DUNHAM HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TAKAWASICK CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF STEVETWN CTR, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 402

SABATTIS ROAD

Fair

Over: OUTLET LITTLE TUPPER LAK

NE END LITTLE TUPPER LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 60

WEST AMES ROAD

Fair

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

.4 MI NW OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 457

NORWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.0 MI NE MURRAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 270

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

1.1 MI SOUTH OF ASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,600

POTTER ROAD

Fair

Over: WING CREEK

3.9 MI SW OF RTE 394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 111

HARRIS HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CLEAR CREEK

2 MILES NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 54

DANN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.3 MILES N OF SWORMVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 631

FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CRK

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

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,785

COUNTY RD 6

Fair

Over: CAYUTA LAKE OUTLT

2.6 MI WE OF ODESSA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

WILSON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

1.7 MI NE NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 951

SCANLON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

1.9 MILES SOUTH OF BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 82

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: DOVER KILL

1.2 MI NW OF SNYDERVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 704

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.0 MI N OF RED HOOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 915

KOHLER ROAD

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

3.6 MILES SW OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 365

PASCACK ROAD

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

3.4 MI S OF SPRING VALLEY, Rockland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,779

CAPE AVENUE

Fair

Over: BEER KILL

AT ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t

WESTERLEIGH ROAD

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.7 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 160

POWDERHOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

.9 MI NE OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 899

ROBINSON ROAD

Fair

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF GUILFORD CTR, Chenango, NY

Built 1978 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 31

FURMAN MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.2 MI E OF SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 257

WILLIAMS ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

1.2 MI SO OF EARLVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 1933 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 465

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL

0.4 MI E OF KELLY CORNERS, Delaware, NY

Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 582

PULASKI ROAD

Fair

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.5 MI E OF E NORTHPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,168

CR 9

Fair

Over: RTE 987G 987G987G820310

4.1MI N JCT T.S.PWY & 84I, Dutchess, NY

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,447

RTE 425

Fair

Over: EAST NIAGARA ST NYS BAR

0.8 MI E JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,511

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