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

County Road 109

Good

Over: Fall Creek

IN ETNA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 479

WESTERN HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

2.2 MI SW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,239

POND EDDY NY

Good

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

AT POND EDDY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 19

RTE 3

Good

Over: SAGE CREEK

6.2 MI S JCT RTS 3 + 13, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,622

RTE 357

Good

Over: TREADWELL CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,349

RTE 38

Good

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF RICHFORD, Tioga, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,029

RAMP TO 2871X

Good

Over: WESTCHESTER AVE WESTCHE

.5 MI E JCT SH 22 & SH119, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 8,156

RTE 25

Good

Over: COUNTY RD 58

.3 MI NW RTE 495+RTE 25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,475

MOORE ROAD

Good

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

1.2 MI NW OF CHAUTAUQUA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 183

STONE FORT ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

3.5 MI E OF DAVENPORT, Delaware, NY

Built 1979 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 59

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

.5 MI SE OF HOWES CAVE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 776

ROBISCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: N BR CALLICOON CK

2.0 MI N OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 62

ALPINA ROAD

Good

Over: BONAPARTE CREEK

MAIN IMPACT AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5

RTE 328

Good

Over: Seeley Creek

0.1 m S of int. NYS Rte 3, Chemung, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 4,486

RTE 3

Good

Over: BLIND CREEK

2.3MI SE JEFFERSON CL + 3, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,404

RTE 4

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.1 MI E JCT US 4 & SH 22, Washington, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,413

RTE 5

Good

Over: OPIE CREEK

4.6 MI NE JCT NY 5 + 394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,561

WEST AVENUE

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

.4 MI W JCT US 20 & SH332, Ontario, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,044

RTE 5

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

0.5 M E JCT RTS 233 & 5, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,032

RTE 5

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NY SUS

JCT.RTES 5 & 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,175

RTE 5

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NY SUS

JCT.RTES 5 & 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,847

RTE 5

Good

Over: CRUM CREEK

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

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,866

RTE 6

Good

Over: BIKE PATH

1.4 MI E JCT US 6 & SH 52, Putnam, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,679

RTE 8

Good

Over: SPUYTENDUIVEL BRO

9 MI. E. I-87 & RTE.8, Warren, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,148

RTE 9G

Good

Over: Hudson Valley Rail Trail

1 MI N JCT SH 55 & SH 9G, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,516

RTE 10

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

.1 MI E JCT SH 10 & CR 18, Delaware, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,455

RTE 11

Good

Over: 81I 81I91013004 RTE 81

.6 MI N INT5 I-81 ON RT11, Broome, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,399

RTE 11

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

JCT RTS 11 +I-87, Clinton, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,157

RTE 12

Good

Over: GENEGAN CK RELIEF

2.4 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,588

RTE 13

Good

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA TRIB

3.6 MI NE JCT SH 13 & I81, Cortland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,958

RTE 13

Good

Over: HAIGHTS CREEK

6.6 MI NE JCT RTS 13+I-81, Cortland, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,299

RTE 13

Good

Over: MAXON CREEK

3.7 MI NE JCT RTS 13 + 91, Cortland, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,869

RTE 13

Good

Over: I-90 RTE 90

North Petersboro St Rt 13, Madison, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,399

RTE 15

Good

Over: LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIL

0.6MI S JCT RTS 15 & 251, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,959

RTE 430

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

1.0 MI EAST OF FLUVANNA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,721

RTE 394

Good

Over: MOON BROOK

2.8 MI NE JCT RTS 394 &60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,382

RTE 81I

Good

Over: Chenango St

.3 mi E Jct Rt 7, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 52,001

RTE 17B

Good

Over: KINNE BROOK

25 MI W JCT RTS 17B + 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,379

RTE 19

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

4.1MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,884

RTE 20

Good

Over: BUFFALO SOUTHERN RAILROA

0.3 MI NE OF JUNCTION BET, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,085

RTE 20

Good

Over: Fowler Creek

0.2MI W JCT RTS 20 + 36, Livingston, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,399

RTE 21

Good

Over: PADELFORD BROOK

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 21 & 96, Ontario, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,573

RTE 22

Good

Over: CROTON RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 22+164, Putnam, NY

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,879

RTE 26

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

4.4 MI S JCT RTS 26 & 434, Broome, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,440

RTE 26

Good

Over: MEAD BROOK

1.8 MI NE JCT SH26/SH221, Cortland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,149

RTE 26

Good

Over: W BR MOHAWK RIVER

4.7 MI N JCT RTS 26 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,566

HOSPITAL ROAD

Good

Over: 27 27 0705 1250 27 27 0

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 27+112, Suffolk, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,733

RTE 28N

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER

RT 28N 1 MI E OF NEWCOMB, Essex, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,842

RTE 29

Good

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

3 MI E JCT RTS 10 & 331, Fulton, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,939

RTE 30

Good

Over: MINE KILL

4.8 MI N OF DELAWARE CO L, Schoharie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,036

Showing 11,501-11,550 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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