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

Joes Road

Good

Over: Roaring Brook

Joes Road, Lewis, NY

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5

RTE I88

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 48

1.4 MI E DELAWARE CL, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,866

GL COVE RD-NSP E/B

Good

Over: MSP N/B TO NSP W/B

0.3MI E RTE 25 & NSPWY, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t

DATER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: QUACKEN KILL

1.8MI.SE.EAGLE MILLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2012 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 195

FRANCES STREET

Good

Over: ANTHONY KILL

CITY OF MECHANICVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 369

GILES STREET

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,139

SOUTH SHORE BLVD.

Good

Over: N BR SMOKES CREEK

NE QUAD OF LACKAWANNA, Erie, NY

Built 2006 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,167

Bartlett Road

Good

Over: Cripple Creek

1.5 mi west of Springfiel, Otsego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 38.1 t

WRIGHT ROAD

Good

Over: STONEY CLOVE CRK

1 MI NE LANESVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3

COUNTY ROAD 111

Good

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

IN JOHNSONVILLE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 397

SULPHUR SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CK

2 MI SE OF MINAVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2002 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 332

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: EVAS KILL

.6 MI N OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2019 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 269

BELCHER ROAD

Good

Over: W BR MOHAWK RIVER

AT WEST BRANCH, Oneida, NY

Built 2003 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 155

POLE BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: CONESUS OUTLET

1.9 MI NW OF LAKEVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 672

SANDERSON ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

0.3 MILES EAST OF SHELBY, Orleans, NY

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 997

ALDERBOTTOM ROAD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.2 MI S OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 51

THORNTON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CLEAR CREEK

.9 MILE NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1995 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 619

CR 16

Good

Over: SMITH RUN CREEK

3.6 MI E OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 632

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: BORDEN CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,327

COUNTY ROAD 75

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

.4 MI EAST OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 679

BRAYTON HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CHATEAUGAY RIVER

1.7 MI NE OF THAYER CORNE, Franklin, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t

RTE 11

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.0 MI NE OF STOCKHOLMN C, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1952 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,342

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

1.9 MI OF HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,153

QUAKER HILL RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.03 MI SO OF UPPERVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 2017 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 64

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: TRIB CHARLOTTE CREEK

3.5 MI EAST OF ONEONTA, Delaware, NY

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,409

CR 81

Good

Over: SPRAGUE BROOK

2.2 MI E OF EXIT 96 -SH17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 846

TRUE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: TRUE BROOK

2.2MI W MOFFITSVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 170

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER

.25 MI W OF HUDSON FALLS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,657

West Church St.

Good

Over: LITTL CHAZY RIVER

.8 MI W JCT SH 22 & CR 24, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,098

SCHAFFER ROAD

Good

Over: NORTON BROOK

.1 MI SCHAFFER RD / CR 9N, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 273

Bryants Siding Roa

Good

Over: Ragged Lake Outlet

07MiEast of Wolf Pond RD, Franklin, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.1 t

HOFFMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

1.5 Mi NW Pine Plains, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 529

FROM THRUWAY EB

Good

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

INT.N-S ART.& BARGE CANAL, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t

RTE I95

Good

Over: STATION PARKING 120 PUR

0.8 MI W JCT RTS I95+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 101,329

RTE I86

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

1.1 MI W JCT US 219 & I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,200

RTE 14A

Good

Over: 14 14 63021105 RTE 14

3.3 m N of Watkins Glen, Schuyler, NY

Built 2013 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,923

RTE 352

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CHEMUN

.4 MILE WEST OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 14,292

RTE 21

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 3,449

RTE 83

Good

Over: W BR CONEWANGO CK

2.4 MI W JCT SH83 & SH322, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,130

RTE 427

Good

Over: Chemung River

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 427, Chemung, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,638

LEROY ISLAND ROAD

Good

Over: SODUS BAY

6.3 MI N OF NORTH ROSE, Wayne, NY

Built 2008 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 235

PULP MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CHATEAUGAY RIVER

1 MI SW OF CHATEAUGAY, Franklin, NY

Built 2011 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 315

COLLINS HILL RD

Good

Over: MAD BROOK

2.9 MI EAST OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 2019 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 158

McGraw-Marathon R

Good

Over: Smith Brook Tributary

2.8 mi SE Cortlandville, Cortland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 550

RTE 223

Good

Over: N BRANCH NEWTOWN

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 13 + 223, Chemung, NY

Built 1947 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,326

RTE 52

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

.1 MI E JCT SH 52 & CR149, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,934

RTE I190

Good

Over: GIRARD AVENUE

0.4 MI S JCT RT 190I& 384, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 22,074

RTE 790

Good

Over: 5S 5S 26011000 Ramp to

Jct Rts 5A 5S 5 Utica, Oneida, NY

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 21,693

LOBDELL ROAD

Good

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

2 MI SW ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30

TR32

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2 MI N GARNET LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 2014 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 48

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