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

BARTON ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2 MILES SW OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 178

RTE 3

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER POWER CANAL

0.7 MI NE INT RTS 12 & 3, Jefferson, NY

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,027

SANDFORDVILLE RD

Good

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

1.6 MI W OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,019

STERLING PLACE

Good

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

AT CROWN HEIGHTS, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,104

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1925 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,081

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO PITTSBURGH CSX

2.4 MI W EXIT 55 OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,390

HARRISON STREET

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,678

RAILROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: SOUTH GRAND ST

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 138

LOCKPORT STREET

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

NIAGARA FALLS NW., Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,152

Elston Hollow Road

Good

Over: Trib. Baldwin Creek

Elston Hollow Road, Chemung, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 146

RTE 436

Good

Over: NEWVILLE CREEK

0.5MI EAST OF 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,255

BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

.6 MI NE OF PERRY CITY, Tompkins, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 61

Alcoa Road

Good

Over: Grasse River

0.1 MI N Jct Rte 37 +37B, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,101

NICHOLS RD

Good

Over: DENJIM BROOK

5.25 MI NE OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 52

LONG BEACH ROAD

Good

Over: BARNUM ISLD CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,890

PINE STREET

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

SARANAC LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,302

COUNTY ROAD 68

Good

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

4 MILES SW OF WILLSBORO, Essex, NY

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 120

CR26

Good

Over: BRANT LAKE OUTLET

1 MI NE BRANT LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1936 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 479

CR 80

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF GORTON LAKE, Madison, NY

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,037

STEUBEN VALLEY RD

Good

Over: BR OF STEUBEN CRK

3.6 MI SE OF STEUBEN, Oneida, NY

Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 216

BAILEY ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 203

BOYCE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BOYCE RUN

.5 MI W OF FRANKLINVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 812

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.4 MI N OF SANDUSKY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 37

XURA SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

2.5 MI S OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 265

KENT SWITCH ROAD

Good

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

2.1 MI S OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 141

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: RAWSON CREEK

2.2 MILES EAST OF ELGIN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 907

ALLEGANY ROAD

Good

Over: BR COLD SPRING CR

2.4 MILES NORTH OF NAPOLI, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1951 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 422

RTE 952P

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

2.3 MI N PENN STATE LINE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,176

SCOTLAND ROAD

Good

Over: LEDGE CREEK

1.3 MI N OF N QUAD AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 757

SAVAGE ROAD

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.9 MILE SOUTH OF SARDINIA, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,530

Wilson-Burt Road

Good

Over: Hopkins Creek

2.2 MILES SW OF OLCOTT, Niagara, NY

Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,270

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

5 MILES NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 183

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TRIB PURDY CREEK

4.1 MI W OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: ACKER CREEK

5.3 MI SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 441

STRAITS CORNERS R

Good

Over: CHAMBERS CREEK

IN STRAITS CORNERS, Tioga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 272

CTY RT 6

Good

Over: KENTS CREEK

3 MI SOUTH CAPE VINCENT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 350

LACOMB ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

.2 m NE MILL + LACOMB RD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 140

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

0.2 MI W OF STANFORDVILE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,062

RTE 907G

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

4.0 MI N JCT RTS BRP&SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 26,325

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

5.6 MI N OF ROSCOE, Delaware, NY

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,775

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: LOOMIS BROOK

4.5 MILES WEST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 202

SUGAR LOAF ROAD

Good

Over: SUGARLOAF BROOK

2 MI N OF LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 109

ELM STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

W VILLAGE LINE MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 704

Peaceable Street

Good

Over: Tributary of the Mournin

.1 mile north of route 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t

RTE 196

Good

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

JCT RTE 196 & FEEDER C, Washington, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,778

FORD STREET

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1898 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 18,748

RTE I790

Good

Over: RAMP TO RTE 921C

W INT 31 UTICA NY I790, Oneida, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,007

CEDAR RIVER RD

Good

Over: BRADLEY BROOK

MILE MARKER 15 MOOSE RIVE, Hamilton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7

RTE 417

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,704

RTE I290

Good

Over: NFTA - OUT OF SVC

.8 MI E JCT SH 384 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 2019 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 45,081

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