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

RTE 31

Good

Over: GILL CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 31 & 265, Niagara, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,303

RTE 33

Good

Over: W L GAITER AVENUE

3.5 MI NE JCT RTS 33 & 5, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44,613

RTE 33

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT RT 33 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,089

RTE 33A

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CRK

1.3 MI SW JCT I390 & 33A, Monroe, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,950

RTE 34

Good

Over: Salmon Creek

1.9 W JCT RTS 34B + 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,286

RTE 36

Good

Over: BUCK RUN CREEK

.8 MI SE JCT RTS 36 + 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,768

RTE 40

Good

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

AT JCT RTE 40 & HOOSIC R, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,449

RTE 48

Good

Over: OX CREEK

2.5 MI S OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,139

RTE 48

Good

Over: TANNERY CREEK

2.3 MI N JCT SH 48 & SH 3, Oswego, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,974

RTE 50

Good

Over: INDIAN KILL

4.6 MI SW JCT 50 & 146A, Schenectady, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,555

RTE 52

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

IN WALDEN, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,451

RTE 58

Good

Over: BLACK LAKE S CHANNEL

2.2MI NW JCT RTS 58 +184, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 834

RTE 62

Good

Over: TWENTY-EIGHTH CRK

6.3 MI N JCT RTS 62 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 822

RTE 63

Good

Over: RSRR (GENESEE&WYOMING)

.2 MI W JCT SH 63 & SH 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,431

RTE 64

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4.1MI N JCT RTS 64 + 21, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,344

RTE 64

Good

Over: CENTER GULLY CRK

BRISTOL CTR 0.1M S CR 32, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,344

RTE 64

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.1MI S JCT RTS 64 + 251, Monroe, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,087

RTE 65

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

2.7 MI S JCT RTS 65 & 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,422

RTE 73

Good

Over: BEEDE BROOK

RT 73 2.5 MI S KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 73

Good

Over: JOHNS BR OVERFLOW

RT 73 0.1 MI N KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 73

Good

Over: CASCADE LK OUTLET

0.7 MI NW JCT RTS 73 & 9N, Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,592

RTE 73

Good

Over: CHUBB RIVER

.2 MI S JCT CR 73 & CR 86, Essex, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,268

RTE 78

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT SH98 & SH78, Wyoming, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,335

RTE 78

Good

Over: SHELDON CREEK

7.2 MI SE JCT RTS 78 400, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,627

RTE 79

Good

Over: SANFORD CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 79 & SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 764

RTE 80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

AT EDMESTON, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,393

RTE 83

Good

Over: MILL RUN BROOK

1.2 MI NW JCT RTS 83 + 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,561

RTE 83

Good

Over: BLAISDELL CREEK

2.6 MI S JCT RTS 83 & 322, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,700

RTE 812

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

151ft NW of 184 812 Int., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,099

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

0.2 MI S I87 & USHERS RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40,418

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

0.2 MI S I87 & USHERS RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39,073

RTE I87

Good

Over: LIT AUSABLE RIVER

1.3 MI N JCT I87 & SH 442, Clinton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,782

RTE I87

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

JCT I87 & SALMON RIVER, Clinton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,782

RTE 88

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

0.5 MI N JCT 88 & I90, Ontario, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,701

RTE 96

Good

Over: JENNY CREEK

2.8 MI SE SENECA CL RTE89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,586

RTE 98

Good

Over: STORRS CREEK

2.0 MI SW JCT RTS 98 & 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,493

RTE 104

Good

Over: JEDDO CREEK

0.3MI E JCT RTS 104 + 269, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,472

RTE 104A

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

1.3 MI NE CAYUGA CL &104A, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,142

RTE 145

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 81 & 145, Albany, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,445

RTE 155

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.6 m W I-90 Exit 24, Albany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,924

RTE 171

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

2.9 MI SW JCT RT 5S & 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 166

RTE I190

Good

Over: GIRARD AVENUE

0.4 MI S JCT RT 190I& 384, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,310

RTE 203

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTE203+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,693

RTE 219

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

3.2 MI N JCT US219 & SH17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,318

RTE 391

Good

Over: EIGHTEENMILE CK

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 391 +219, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,659

RTE 221

Good

Over: TRB E B OWEGO CRK

.2 MI NE JCT SH38 & SH221, Cortland, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,299

RTE 223

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

IN ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,405

RTE 237

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 237 & 5, Genesee, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,646

RTE 240

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 240 +354, Erie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,518

RTE 240

Good

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 240 &130, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,276

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