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

CARBOY ROAD

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.5 MILES WEST OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 2020 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 281

BROLA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SHAWANGUNK KILL

3.4 MI SW BLOOMINGBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 217

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: WRIGHTS BROOK

0.3 MI N OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 658

RTE 5S

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

01MI E JCT RTS 10+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,149

RTE 8

Good

Over: ONEIDA STREET

2.6 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,329

109TH AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 NYNJ

1.7 MI SE JCT I678 & SH25, Queens, NY

Built 1948 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,886

HOPKINS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4 MI SW CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 45

GREENBUSH ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.5 MI N ELK CREEK, Otsego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 102

CANAL STREET

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER CHANNEL

VILLAGE OF DEXTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1937 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 230

FARM TO MRKT ROAD

Good

Over: MURDERERS CREEK

2 MI S OF COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 469

PATCHIN ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

.4 MILE WEST OF PATCHIN, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 524

FOY-ELDRED ROAD

Good

Over: PIKE CREEK

1.7MI NE BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 2012 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 143

FLEURY ROAD

Good

Over: DWAAR KILL

1.7 MI NW OF ALLARD CORN., Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 508

ORANGEBURG ROAD

Good

Over: CSX Transportation

1.5 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 9,605

WEST BERGEN RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.8 MI W JCT RTE 19&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,086

UNION ST

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

7.4 MI W OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,055

RTE 3

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

5.7 MI E JCT RTS 3 & 30, Franklin, NY

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,061

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9

I87 EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,019

RTE 10

Good

Over: W BR SACANDAGA RI

2 MI N HAMILTON CO LINE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 302

EAST AVENUE

Good

Over: 86I 14 62013004 RTE 86

.4 mi NW JCT I86/Rte 352, Chemung, NY

Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,254

RTE 15U

Good

Over: RTE 417

.5 MI SW OF GANG MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,260

RTE 15U

Good

Over: RTE 417

.5 MILE SW OF GANG MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,260

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH CAZENOVIA CREEK

3.0 mi S NY 400, Erie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,992

RTE 28

Good

Over: Houghtaling Creek

11.2 Mi NW JCT SH28 & 10, Delaware, NY

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,631

RTE 52

Good

Over: DWAAR KILL

2.2 MI E JCT RTS 52+302, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,095

RTE 58

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

.2 MI SE JCT US 11 & SH58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,007

RTE 17

Good

Over: RTE 11 CHENANGO RIVER

JCT I81 & CHENANGO RIVER, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,929

RTE 110

Good

Over: LIRR-CENTRAL BRCH

.1 MI S JCT RTS 109+110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40,493

RTE 159

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.3 MI S JCT SH 159 & I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,181

RTE 168

Good

Over: FULMER CREEK

1.9 MI SE JCT SH28 &SH168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,249

ELMWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: 198 198 53011014 RTE 19

1.4 MI E JCT RT 198 +I-90, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24,840

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

Main St & Chenango Rvr, Chenango, NY

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,336

RTE 240

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.8 MI SE OF JUNCTION OF, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,383

RAMP R

Good

Over: ACCESS TO PARKING

.6 MI NW JCT I690 & SH297, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

County Road 8

Good

Over: 87I 87I12111382 RTE I87

1.5 MI N OF EXIT 31 - I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 472

RTE 242

Good

Over: IRISH HILL BROOK

2.1 MI SW JCT RTS 242+240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,988

RTE 62

Good

Over: KIANTONE CREEK

3.3 MI S JCT RTS 62 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,480

RTE 219

Good

Over: RTE 20A

JCT RTS 219 + 20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,517

RTE 635

Good

Over: CSX TRANS

0.03 m N 690W On Ramp, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,187

79TH STREET

Good

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 RTE

1.3MI NE JCT I278+BELT PY, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,114

RTE 957A

Good

Over: 957A OFF RAMP EB

957A AT JCT RT 190I & 384, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,604

150TH STREET

Good

Over: RTE I878 RTE I878 TO N

INTER NASSAU EX.+ 150THST, Queens, NY

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,971

RTE 454

Good

Over: 27 27 07051206 27 27

AT INTERS.RTS 27 & 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,326

RTE 531

Good

Over: RTE 259

RT.531 W.B.OVER RTE 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,482

RTE 531

Good

Over: RTE 259

RT.531 E.B. OVER RTE 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,702

RTE 49

Good

Over: RIVER ROAD

IN MAYNARD, Oneida, NY

Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,176

RTE 17

Good

Over: Unnamed stream

0.2 mi west of EXIT 98, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,503

DEER POND ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH GOODNOW RIVE

NEAR STANLEY BROOK, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t

COCHECTON DAM ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

AT COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,317

GREENMAN ROAD

Good

Over: 86I 17 52111003 RTE I8

.8 MI W JCT SH 426 & I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 118

Showing 11,401-11,450 of 17,642 bridges

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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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