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

CASCADE ROAD / MIL

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

JCT RTE 219 + CATTA CR, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,444

BOSTON STATE ROAD

Good

Over: IRISH GULF

1.6 MI SE JCT SH391&SH277, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,305

RTE 274

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 46 & 274, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 389

WALT WHITMAN RD

Good

Over: 495I495I07031011 495I49

.3 MI W I-495+RTE 110, Suffolk, NY

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,206

RTE I495

Good

Over: WICKS ROAD

3.8 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50,893

RTE I495

Good

Over: WICKS ROAD

3.8 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 117,074

RTE 25

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

JCT I678 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25,322

RTE 28

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

.1 MI E JCT SH 28 & CR 44, Otsego, NY

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,391

RTE 987C

Good

Over: UPPER SPARKILL CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,464

RTE 987C

Good

Over: UPPER SPARKILL CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,464

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BUTLER BROOK

1 MI NE JCT SH 17 & SH 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,151

RAMP TO US 1

Good

Over: RTE I95 95I X RAMP FRO

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,993

RTE 987

Good

Over: BRANCH BROOK

3.5 MI N JCT SMRP AND 117, Westchester, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 26,715

RTE 219

Good

Over: NICHOLS RUN

Hamlet of Limestone, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2023 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9,512

RTE I86

Good

Over: 16 16 51013057 RTE 16

IN HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,801

RTE I90

Good

Over: 787I787I11011038 90I 90

JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,872

WAVERLY AVE

Good

Over: 27 27 0705 1222 RTE 27

1.2MI W.INTERS RTS 112&27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 23,314

GLEN PARK ROAD

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

1.5 MI E TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 65

PALMER ROAD

Good

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 350

HOTCHKISS HOLLOW

Good

Over: HOTCHKISS RUN

2.6 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 26

NARROWS ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH VALLEY CRK

1.5 MI. S. OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 38

HIGGINS ROAD

Good

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

3.2 MILES WEST OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 246

PURDY ROAD

Good

Over: COLD CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 72

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: SOFTWATER CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF PLEASANT VAL, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 308

RYAN ROAD

Good

Over: MARBLE RIVER

4.3MI SW CHURUBUSCO, Clinton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 201

WASHINGTON DRIVE

Good

Over: FULLER HOLLOW CK

1.0 MI S OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 2021 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,621

BEEKMAN STREET

Good

Over: Parking Access Road MNR

IN THE CITY OF BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,499

CROTON DAM ROAD

Good

Over: CROTON RESERVOIR OUTLET

1.5 MI NE CROTON ON HUD., Westchester, NY

Built 1904 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9

EININK ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNELL BRANCH

1.4 MI SE CLYMER CENTER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 32

NO GALLERIA DRIVE

Good

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

IN MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,764

MCGRAW ROAD

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

2 MI NW OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 492

ROARING KILL ROAD

Good

Over: ROARING KILL

4 MI S TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4

COFFIN MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

2 MI SW OF OSWEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18

DUGWAY ROAD

Good

Over: CRANSE CREEK

1MI NW JCT Rts.71 & 22, Columbia, NY

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 39

HOLLYWOOD DR

Good

Over: GRAND CANAL

SOUTHWEST OF OAKDALE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 553

BRADT HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

HAMLET OF WEST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 558

WAGNERS HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CAROGA CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF STONE ARABIA, Montgomery, NY

Built 1931 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 114

COUNTY ROAD 41A

Good

Over: GRINDSTONE CREEK

4.8 MI SW OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 346

MARSHALL ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF LYNDONVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 271

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

1.8 MILES NW OF EDDYVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 340

BREWER CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

2.6M N.GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 422

MARSH ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.9 MI SOUTH OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9

TOAD HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

.7 MILE N OF EDDYVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 872

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

.1 MILE NW OF NEW ALBION, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 386

MATTESON STREET

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

AT FREDONIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,384

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 227

RABIDEAU ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

1.1 MI NE OF ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 106

KEESE MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: ST.REGIS RIVER

4 MI. WEST OF STATE RTE30, Franklin, NY

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 106

PERRY ROAD

Good

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

2.2MI S SOUTH BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19

COOLIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2 MILES S OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 449

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