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

EAST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

MAIN STREET-PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,838

POND ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.0 MI S OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1960 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 216

STOWELL ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

1.6 MI WEST OS SMYRNA, Chenango, NY

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 115

COUNTY ROAD 11A

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

.1 MILE EAST OF LAURENS, Otsego, NY

Built 2010 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,170

CR35 POWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

IN HOLLAND PATENT, Oneida, NY

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,249

MATT MURPHY WAY

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL NORTH TOW PA

IN LOCKPORT ON ERIE CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,500

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 207

JCT OF I87 & S H 207, Orange, NY

Built 2022 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 43,981

JAMISON ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.1 MILE WEST OF EAST ELMA, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 4,752

RTE 219

Good

Over: LEONARD BROOK

RTE 219 2.6 MI N PA LINE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2019 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 9,512

SOUTH GENESEE RD

Good

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

1.3 MI S OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 2011 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 533

LONG BEACH ROAD

Good

Over: BARNUM ISLD CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 22,890

UPPER SAHLER MILL

Good

Over: ROCHESTER CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF KRUMVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2008 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 78

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: CHALKER CREEK

5.0 MI SO OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2012 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 797

Morrison Brook Rd

Good

Over: Morrison Brook

.5 mi W Rt 30, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 7

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: Pedestrian Trail 434 43

0.4 MI SW JCT RTS 434+363, Broome, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,818

RTE 31

Good

Over: FALLS ROAD RR

4.2 MI E JCT SH 31 & SH63, Orleans, NY

Built 1984 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,848

RTE 166

Good

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CRK

AT CHERRY VALLEY, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,900

RTE 209

Good

Over: ROCHESTER CREEK

4.9 MI N JCT RTS 209+44, Ulster, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,986

NORTHWOOD CLUB RD

Good

Over: BOREAS RIVER

5 MILES NW OF MINERVA, Essex, NY

Built 2006 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 90

FRANCE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: FRANCE BROOK

7.4 MI SE R H&E INTERCHG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 47

LAVALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

3 MILES SE OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 580

CR 6

Good

Over: Tinker Hollow Brook

0.6 mi North of Swamp Roa, Oneida, NY

Built 2018 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 262

TEMPLE STREET

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

0.7MI S OF STATE ARMORY, Onondaga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 335

RTE 5

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.2 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH 67, Montgomery, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,853

RTE 9N

Good

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

JCT RTE 9N < BOUQUET R, Essex, NY

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,129

RTE 9

Good

Over: OTHER

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25,090

RTE 12

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

3.9 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 220, Chenango, NY

Built 2019 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,061

RTE 17

Good

Over: WANAKSINK ROAD

6.2 MI SE JCT RTS 17 & 42, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,912

RTE 23

Good

Over: HUNTERSFIELD CREEK

0.5 M SE OF JUNC W RT 7, Greene, NY

Built 2017 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,253

RTE 31

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

0.9 MI W JCT RTS 31 & 21, Wayne, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,782

RTE 271

Good

Over: JEDDO CRK FEEDER

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 31 & 31E, Niagara, NY

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,893

RTE 41

Good

Over: WILKINS BROOK

4.7 MI NW JCT SH 41 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 2020 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 687

RTE 44

Good

Over: STONY KILL

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 44 & 209, Ulster, NY

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,436

RTE 73

Good

Over: E BR AUSABLE RVR

1.9 MI S OF KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,457

RTE I87

Good

Over: CR 10 SCHROON RIVER E

.1 MILE S EXIT 24 OF I87, Warren, NY

Built 2010 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,440

RTE I87

Good

Over: CR10 SCHROON RIVER E S

.1 MILE S EXIT 24 OF I87, Warren, NY

Built 2011 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,255

RTE 161

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

3.3 MI E JCT RTS 30A& 161, Montgomery, NY

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,851

RTE 171

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

3.5 MI SW JCT RT 5S & 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 166

BOSTON STATE ROAD

Good

Over: LANDON BROOK

8.5 MI N JCT US219 & SH39, Erie, NY

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,699

RTE 226

Good

Over: HOWELL CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF TYRONE, Schuyler, NY

Built 2020 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,486

RTE 286

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT RTS 286 & 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,763

RTE 305

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF BLACK CREEK, Allegany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,156

RTE 334

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

2.7 MI NW JCT RT 5 & 334, Montgomery, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,726

RTE 930B

Good

Over: WEST GENESEE ST

JCT W GENESEE & W ST ART, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,324

RTE 171

Good

Over: 5S 5S23021071 RTE 5S

JCT RTS 5S + 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 166

RTE I678

Good

Over: 25AX FLUSHING BAY PROME

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 127,491

RTE 454

Good

Over: 908K 908K 0701 1066 RTE

.5 MI SE JCT SH454 & SH25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,122

RTE 219

Good

Over: TAYLOR RD BUFFALO & PIT

.7 MI N JCT US219 & US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 22,053

RTE I790

Good

Over: 49 790I26011016 90IX R

.1 MI W JCT SH 5/8 & SH12, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t

Ramp NS

Good

Over: Ramp L-NS ACCESS RD. B

1400 E JCT 84I & 87I, Orange, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,789

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