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

MARTHA STREET

Fair

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

0.2MI W JCT BARGE C + 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1908 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 721

KNOWLESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

4.3 MI E JCT BG CNL &SH63, Orleans, NY

Built 1910 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,618

CONNER ST

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

3.6 MI NW I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,156

WILMOT ROAD

Fair

Over: 907W907W87022013 RTE 90

1.3 MI N JCT RTS HRP+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,471

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.3 MI S HRP SB INT 14, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 22.7 t

CR 28

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

3.3 MI S OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,392

RTE I90

Fair

Over: DEPOT RD Nowadaga Creek

3.5 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,879

RTE 900

Fair

Over: FROM HARLEM RV DR QNS T

ON RANDALLS ISLAND, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 86,409

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: Henry Hudson Parkway Sou

SH 9A & SPUYTEN DUYVIL CK, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 77,015

DYER AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,680

HR2 & 4

Fair

Over: HR8 HR9 HR11 HR7

800 FT S OF GEO WASHTN BR, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,106

RTE 23

Fair

Over: RANSFORD CREEK

1.4 MI NE JCT RTS 23 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1938 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 4,100

RTE 390

Fair

Over: 947A947A43021197 RTE 94

INTERSEC RTS 390 & LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1958 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 19,574

RTE 981G

Fair

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

IN SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 4,320

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: 25 25 07041095 RTE 25

.4 MI NE JCT RTS 454+25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1954 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 48,593

PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

3.8 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 6,830

DIX HILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD COUNTRY RD

2.2 MI NE JCT SH 231 + I4, Suffolk, NY

Built 1949 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 2,994

225TH ST

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

2.6 MI E JCT I678 & BL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 4,813

WEST 33RD STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 4,977

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

.5 NNW JCT RTS 22 & 67, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 58

SALT SPRINGVILLE R

Fair

Over: BOWMANS CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF STARKVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 196

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 21

1.4 MI NW OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 18,211

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: RTE 231

JCT NSP + RTE 231, Suffolk, NY

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 73,221

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: RTE 27A

IN WEST ISLIP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1952 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 32,793

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: LONG BEACH ROAD

5.3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 93,023

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: 27A 27A07051149 RTE 27A

JCT RTS 27A + SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 15,892

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

IN HUDSON, Columbia, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 7,673

CENTRAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: PED OPP 63RD ST

IN S END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1860 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 498

FOREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,438

ODELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: 987D987D87011041 RTE 98

2.5 MI N JCT RTS SMRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 8,892

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: CROTON DAM ROAD

TSP(NB)S OF NEW CROT RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 56,221

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

0.2 MI S Exit 41 TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 33,045

WEST MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: FULMER CREEK

04MI E JCT RTS 28+5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5,304

RTE 365

Fair

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

04MI N JCT RTS 365+365A, Oneida, NY

Built 1947 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 8,044

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: UNION BLVD LONG ISLAND-

.9 MILE S JCT SH 27 & RMC, Suffolk, NY

Built 1952 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 32,793

OLD NORTHPORT RD

Fair

Over: 908K908K07011091 RTE 90

1.7 MI S SMSP+RTE 25A, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5,049

PENINSULA BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

5.1 MI E NYC L-SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1945 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 47,451

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: RTE 107

JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 75,358

SGSP SB TO SSP EB

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

2.7 MI NE JCT SH 231 & SS, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 14,493

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: JEFFERSON STREET

.4 MI SE JCT RTS 27+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 15,892

VAN WYCK ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

2.1 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,318

VAN WYCK ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

IN ORANGEBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,318

ORCHARD BEACH RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908A RTE 908A

1 MI NE I95 &HTCHSN R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,717

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908E

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 6,396

RAILROAD STREET

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

IN ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 599

FRONTIER ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR ELLICOTT CRK

1.5 MI SW OF GETZVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,624

WEST 54TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,299

TSATSAWASSA LAKE R

Fair

Over: TACKAWASICK CREEK

0.3 MI W JCT NY RT 66, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1953 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 304

ELIZ-WADHAMS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

4 MI NE OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 412

SCIPIO ROAD

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

5 MI NE OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 1962 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 241

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