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 245

Good

Over: NAPLES CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 245 & 21, Ontario, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,292

RTE 245

Good

Over: PARISH CREEK

1.7mi NE JCT RTS 245 & 21, Ontario, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,292

RTE 386

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

.7 MI S JCT SH 251 & SH33, Monroe, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,556

RTE 260

Good

Over: BROCKPORT CREEK

.5 MI S JCT RTS 260 & 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,127

RTE 261

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT RT 261 & 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,503

RTE 261

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI N JCT RTS 261 & 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,460

RTE 261

Good

Over: BUTTONWOOD CREEK

1.9 MI N JCT RT 261 & 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,460

RTE 269

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.6 MI N JCT RTS 269 &104, Niagara, NY

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 837

RTE I287

Good

Over: 907G 907G Old Kensico R

JCT RTE I287 & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 116,918

GRANT AVENUE

Good

Over: 287I287I87011040 RTE I2

.6 MI E JCT I287 & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,033

COUNTY ROAD 10A

Good

Over: GILMORE CREEK

2.5 M W JCT SR 23 & 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,068

TWO ROD ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

IN ALDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,422

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: TRIB BEAR CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 580

RTE 400

Good

Over: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RAI

1.5 MI E JCT SH400 &CR242, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,922

COUNTY ROAD 78

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.4 MI NW JCT RT 9 CR78, Dutchess, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,076

RTE 414

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.2 MI NE SR 414 & CO LINE, Chemung, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,858

RTE 414

Good

Over: EATON HOLLOW CK

0.9MI NE SR414 & CO LINE, Chemung, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,858

RTE 425

Good

Over: SAWYER CREEK

AT JCT RTS 62 & 425, Niagara, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,494

RTE I495

Good

Over: TERRY ROAD

2 MI E JCT RTS 454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 71,649

RTE I495

Good

Over: OCEAN AVENUE

3.1 MI E JCT RTS 454&I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 78,866

RTE I495

Good

Over: OCEAN AVENUE

3.1 MI E JCT RTS 454&I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 85,828

RTE I495

Good

Over: POND ROAD

6.5 MI W JCT RTS I495&112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 78,866

RTE I495

Good

Over: POND ROAD

6.5 MI W JCT RTS I495&112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 85,828

RTE I490

Good

Over: Ramp Z South Ave

I 490 EB over South Avenu, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42,468

RAMPS LE AND LS

Good

Over: Genesee Riverway Trail

INNER LOOP RAMP TO I490EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,094

RTE 980D

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90 Flat Broo

.8 MI E I90 INT B3, Columbia, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,475

COUNTY ROAD 306

Good

Over: CANOPUS (SPRT) BRK.

.2 MI E US209/ANNSVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,410

RTE 168

Good

Over: OHISA CREEK

3 MI W JCT SH 80 & SH 168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 290

RTE 8

Good

Over: ONEIDA STREET

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

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,329

Ramp to Linden Pl

Good

Over: Whitestone Expressway Se

Flushing River, Queens, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,000

RTE 95

Good

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

3 MI N JCT SH 95 & US 11, Franklin, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,730

RTE 259

Good

Over: 490I490I 43021094 RTE I

JCT RTS 259 & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,555

RTE 25

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND- MAIN

0.2 MI N INT SAGE BLVD, Suffolk, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,635

RTE 25A

Good

Over: BEDELLS LANDING RD HEM

RTE 25A-4.9MI NE QNS CL, Nassau, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31,335

RTE 249

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

0.7 MI W JCT RTS 249 & 62, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,291

RTE 56

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.3 MI S JCT RTS 56 & 310, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,118

RTE 390

Good

Over: TROLLEY BOULEVARD

2.5MI S JCT ROL SB + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 73,338

RTE 219

Good

Over: LAKE AVENUE

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,676

RTE 219

Good

Over: LAKE AVENUE

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,676

RTE 75

Good

Over: FOSTER BROOK

0.3M NE JCT RTS 5 & 75, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17,989

RTE 17

Good

Over: CR 179

.5 MI NW OF SH17- EXIT 96, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,452

RTE I495

Good

Over: HOLBROOK ROAD

4.3 MI W JT RTS 495I &112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 76,575

RTE I495

Good

Over: HOLBROOK ROAD

4.3 MI W JT RTS 495I &112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 74,344

RTE I495

Good

Over: OLD MEDFORD AVE

.9 MI W JCT I495 & SH112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 38,189

RTE I495

Good

Over: OLD MEDFORD AVE

.9 MI W JCT I495 & SH 112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 54,808

RTE 15U

Good

Over: R Dann EB Ramp

.3 MILE NE OF GANG MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,800

UNION TURNPIKE WB

Good

Over: 907M 907MX5M13079 678I

JCT GCP+ROUTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25,232

RTE I495

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

2 MILES E JCT I495 & I278, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 158,270

RTE 947A

Good

Over: Ramp J RAMP I

JCT EB LOSP HAMLIM BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,389

RTE 104

Good

Over: SALT ROAD

JCT S H 104 & COUNTY RD 6, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,514

Showing 11,601-11,650 of 17,642 bridges

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