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 31

Good

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

1.5 MI W JCT SH19&BRG CNL, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,371

RTE 250

Good

Over: Erie Canal Trailway ERI

JCT BARGE C&RTE 31F, Monroe, NY

Built 1914 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,027

RTE I90

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

3.9 MI W OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,750

RTE I90

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

3.9 MI W OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 14,188

ROCKLAND LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BROOK

4.2 MI SE OF HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 165

RTE 219

Good

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

.1 MI JCT US 219 & SH 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,425

RTE I390

Good

Over: Buell Road

.2 M SW JCT 33A & 390I SB, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 41,407

RTE 177

Good

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

4 MI S JCT I81 & SH 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,469

RTE I290

Good

Over: Ramp D RTE I190 190I X

INT N16 ON I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 17,620

RTE 291

Good

Over: 49 49 2602 3584 RTE 49

SH 291 / RELOCATED SH 49, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,386

PINE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: 88I 88I93031032 RTE I88

26 MI E JCT RTS I-88 + 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 154

SAND BANK ROAD

Good

Over: LITT HOOSIC RIVER

2.7 MILES SOUTH OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 92

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Good

Over: VLY CREEK

3 MI N OF HALCOTT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 47

FENWICK STREET

Good

Over: GORDON CREEK

VILLAGE OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 379

GILMORE ROAD

Good

Over: BROCKPORT CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF BROCKPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,360

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: FITTING CREEK

1.3 MILES NE OF STOCKPORT, Columbia, NY

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 591

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: COXING KILL

1.4 MI E OF ALLIGERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,276

RTE 86I

Good

Over: Roberts Hollow Ck

End I86 Exit 58 WB on Rmp, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,517

RTE 86I

Good

Over: Roberts Hollow Ck

End I86 Exit 58 EB offRam, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 11,010

BAUCHER ROAD

Good

Over: GARDENER SCHL CRK

2.4 MILES EAST OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2018 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 26

LONG CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 301

MOHAWK DRIVE

Good

Over: DANASCARA CREEK

3.0 MI E OF FONDA, Montgomery, NY

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 384

GRISWOLD ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI S OF SOUTH BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 2013 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 327

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

1 MILE SO OF SHORTSVILLE, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,696

EXIT 40 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

I90 EXIT 40 RAMP BRIDGE, Cayuga, NY

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,124

RTE 7

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

IN COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,292

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

5.8 MI N JCT RTS 8 & 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,034

RTE 10

Good

Over: PINES BROOK

2 MI S JCT SH 10 & SH 206, Delaware, NY

Built 2021 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,324

RTE 11

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.2 mi S of RTE. 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,332

RTE 11

Good

Over: CHATEAUGAY RIVER

JCT RTE 11 &CHATEAUGAY R, Franklin, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,802

RTE 12

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

1.2 M N JCT RTE 12 + 6, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,289

RTE 12B

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 26&12B, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,671

RTE 36

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

.1 MILE NW OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,461

RTE 17C

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 17C + 26, Broome, NY

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21,549

RTE 30

Good

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK

5.5 MI NE JCT RTS 30 &30A, Fulton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,098

RTE 62

Good

Over: MILL ROAD EIGHTEEN MILE

1.3 MI SW INT RTS 62 + 75, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,572

OLD WEST ROAD

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091313 RTE I87

1.2 M S JCT I87 & RTE 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 387

BUTLER ROAD

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091342 RTE I8

.4 MI S JCT I87 & HUD RVR, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,045

RTE 93

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 93 + 267, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,024

RTE 178

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

IN HENDERSON - SH 178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 730

RTE 219

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CREEK

JCT OF RTS 219 AND 98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,296

RTE 220

Good

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

2.5 MI NE JCT SH 220 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 340

RTE 364

Good

Over: DEEP RUN CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 364 & 1, Ontario, NY

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,473

RTE 446

Good

Over: OIL CREEK

.9 MI E JCT SR466 & CO LN, Allegany, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,566

RTE 8

Good

Over: ELM STREET

4.2 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,329

RTE 291

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

04MI S JCT RTS 291+365, Oneida, NY

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,256

133RD AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 RTE

2.9 MI SE JCT I678 & SH25, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,528

DITMARS BLVD

Good

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M

.9 MI E I278 + GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,703

BELMONT AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI W JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,776

RTE 33

Good

Over: RTE 62

4.7 MI NE JCT SH 33 & SH5, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 41,145

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