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

CREAMERY ROAD

Good

Over: CALLICOON CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF CALLICOON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 72

MILESTRIP RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.1 MI. NE OF I-90 INT 58, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,088

RTE 36

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 36 + GENESEE R, Livingston, NY

Built 1955 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,315

5 5 26104031

Good

Over: COURT STREET

NY 5/8/12 OVER COURT ST, Oneida, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 34,000

RTE I86

Good

Over: TRIB COHOCTON RVR

.6 MI NW JCT I86 & SR 226, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 25,118

EAST PINE STREET

Good

Over: SARAZEN CANAL

AT LONG BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,636

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

3 MILES NORTH OF UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 67

TANNERY ROAD

Good

Over: CANADA CREEK

2.5 MI W OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 844

ELK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: VLY CREEK

.9 MILE NW HALCOTT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 53

STOTTLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI EAST OF WEST CHILI, Monroe, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 655

NIAGARA ROAD

Good

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

1.2 MI N OF ST JOHNSBURG, Niagara, NY

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,919

GASKILL ROAD

Good

Over: LITT NANTICOKE CK

5.1 MI NE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 799

HOTCHKISS ROAD

Good

Over: PAGE BROOK

4.9 MI SO OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 364

COUNTY ROAD 32C

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

5.2 MI NE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1971 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 535

PARKSTON ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

2.8 MI E OF LIV MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 2009 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 52

Good

Over: DUELL CREEK

2 MI NE OF FIVE MILE PNT, Broome, NY

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,206

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.5 MI SW OF BLOOMINGDALE, Essex, NY

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 322

WEST SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: VROOMAN GULF

1.5MI NW 41 & W. Scott Rd, Cortland, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

RTE 5

Good

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

7.0 MI NW JCT RTS 5 & 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,866

RTE 7

Good

Over: SAND HILL CREEK

4.4 MI NE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,232

RTE 7

Good

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

RT 7 0.7 MI SE HOOSICK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,973

RTE 100

Good

Over: 9A87032076

jct rts 9A + 100C, Westchester, NY

Built 2021 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,717

RTE 10

Good

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 20, Schoharie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,256

RTE 13

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

.1 MI S JCT SH 13 & SH 79, Tompkins, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,382

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH OLEAN CRK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1937 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,408

RTE 23

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

JCT RT 23 & SCHOHARIE RES, Greene, NY

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,253

RTE 25A

Good

Over: COLD SPRING STREAM

RTE 25A-COLD SPRING HARBO, Suffolk, NY

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,682

RTE 26

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 26 & 37, Jefferson, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,496

RTE 28

Good

Over: MULTANNER CREEK

0.1MI N JCT RTS 29+28, Herkimer, NY

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,612

RTE 28

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

7 MI SW OF THENDARA, Herkimer, NY

Built 1947 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,784

RTE 33

Good

Over: SUFFOLK STREET

4.1 MI NE JCT SH5 & SH33, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 84,645

RTE 62

Good

Over: CSXT

.6 MI W JCT US 62 & I190, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,168

RTE 68

Good

Over: TIBITTS CREEK

2.6 MI SE JCT RTS 68 + 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,303

RTE 73

Good

Over: JOHNS BROOK

N END KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 80

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.3 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,220

RTE 82

Good

Over: E B WAPPINGER CRK

2.25 KM N JCT US44 & SH82, Dutchess, NY

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,747

RTE 114

Good

Over: CHASE CREEK

SH 114 AT SHELTER ISLAND, Suffolk, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,974

FISKE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVR

100 FT SO US9 HMLET CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 929

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M RTE

JCT GCP+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150,211

RTE I495

Good

Over: RIVER RD

.4 MI N I495 + SH 24, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,907

RTE 263

Good

Over: CR 192

0.6MI NE JCT.290I & 263, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 17,319

RAMP FM I790 SB TO

Good

Over: 5A 5A 26012014 RTE 5S

JCT SH 5A & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,693

RTE 781

Good

Over: 81I 81I 73051282 - NB 8

I781 over I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t

5 5 26104033

Good

Over: LAFAYETTE STREET

City of Utica, Oneida, NY

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,000

RAMP TO N-S ARTERI

Good

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

1.6 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,386

I787 SB to I90 EB

Good

Over: 787I787I11011038 RAMP 9

0.3 MI N JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,993

RTE 931B

Good

Over: RELIEF

2.3 MI SE EXIT 39 OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,601

RTE 991H

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT UNADILLA CONN + SUS R, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,662

NORTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: ANTHONY KILL

0.1M NE RT32 & PRK. AVE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,029

SOUTH PEARL ST

Good

Over: FREW RUN

0.1 MI. SW OF FREWSBURG, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 312

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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