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 98

Good

Over: BRANCH FORKS CRK

4 MI NE JCT RTS 219 & 98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,493

SUTTON ROAD

Good

Over: 390I390142021320 RTE I3

1.7 MI NE JCT.RTS 390I&15, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 447

906B WB TO SGSP SB

Good

Over: 908K 908K07011042 RTE 9

JCT SAGTIKOS PKWY & I-495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,224

RTE I86

Good

Over: 86I 17 64041449 RAMP TO

0.2MI S RT415 & RT 17-STE, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,433

RTE 908

Good

Over: 907MX5M13081

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 110,322

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M RTE

JCT G C PKWY & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 51,663

RTE 6

Good

Over: 17 17 83011252 RTE 17

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 6 & 87, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,815

RTE 915

Good

Over: DAILEY ACCESS RD

SH 7 - BENNINGTON BYPASS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,955

RTE 180

Good

Over: STONE MILLS CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 180, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,161

RTE 18

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

0.9 MI W JCT RTS 390 & 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 27,145

I690 EB RAMP

Good

Over: I690 WB I690 EB

0 3 MI SE JCT RT 690I+695, Onondaga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 107

RTE 201

Good

Over: Ramp A

1 000 ft E of Susq Rvr, Broome, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 34,011

RTE I490

Good

Over: Exchange Blvd

EB 490 over Exchange St, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42,468

RTE 12

Good

Over: Trib Mill Creek

3 MI NW Jct Rte 117 & 12, Lewis, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,290

RTE 17

Good

Over: Ravine

Parksville, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,503

RTE 17

Good

Over: Little Coddington

0.5 mi west of Short AVE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,226

RTE 110

Good

Over: MILL DAM CREEK

0.6 MI N OF ROUTE 25A, Suffolk, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,334

RTE 264

Good

Over: Bell Creek

1.4 mi NE jct Rt 481, Oswego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,259

Ramp NFE

Good

Over: Ramp DH

Ramp NB 390 to Rte 15, Monroe, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,764

RTE 143

Good

Over: Unnamed Creek

3.7 mi W Rt 9W, Albany, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 829

PUTNAM POND CAMPGR

Good

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

3.5 m SW of Route 74, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 11

Good

Over: Mill Creek

0.3 MI SOUTH RTE 232 Int., Jefferson, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,236

RTE 80

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH OF ONONDAGA

1.5 MI NE JCT US20 & RT80, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,146

WOODYS ROAD

Good

Over: GOODNOW FLOW

N. SIDE OF GOODFLOW, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP I6785RVQ

Good

Over: 907M 907M 907MX5RGS 9

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,969

907MX5MR06D1

Good

Over: 678IX5MR09G1 678IX5MR09

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 908

Good

Over: UNION TURNPIKE WB 907M9

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 110,322

907MX5MR07D1

Good

Over: 907M 908B 908B 907MX5

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 8

Good

Over: Trib to W Br Unadilla Ri

0.7M N of NY8/US20, Oneida, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,372

RTE 13

Good

Over: Trib. W. B. Fish Creek

13 13 26061216, Oneida, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,475

Park Road

Good

Over: Enfield Creek

IN TREMAN PARK, Tompkins, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 390

Good

Over: 490490I43021178 390I SB

0.7 MI S JCT 390I & 31, Monroe, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 104,009

NORTH CHODIKEE LAK

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 mi no of rt 299, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 947

Good

Over: GRAND CENTRAL PKWY GRAN

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 829

Bruckner Expresswa

Good

Over: SHARED USE PATH

HUNTS POINT, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP ES OVER I278

Good

Over: I-278 SRD EB I-278 SRD

N Edgewater Rd and Bruckn, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP ES

Good

Over: CSX RR / AMTRAK RR RAMP

N EDGEWATER RD AT BRKNER, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP SS ESS ESN SN

Good

Over: NYCDEP WATER MAIN

SHERIDAN BLVD, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP SE TO EDGEWAT

Good

Over: CSX / AMTRAK RR

N EDGEWATER ROAD, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 74

Good

Over: Eagle Lake Causeway

9mi east JCT Rte9 & Rte74, Essex, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,844

895I895IX1MR03B1

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

JCT I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t

I-81 NB to I-481 N

Good

Over: Mud Creek

0.0 MI N JCT RTS I81NB+48, Onondaga, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,356

RTE 49

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 69 & 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,795

RTE 49

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 69 & 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,795

RTE 38B

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

4.5 MI SE JCT RTS 38 +38B, Tioga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,891

RTE 981

Good

Over: 95IX 95IX MNRR NH LINE

.1MI N US1&.2 MI S NOR ST, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,748

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 426

JCT SH 426 & S.T.E. - I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,845

RTE I88

Good

Over: CARRS CREEK

3.2 MI SW JCT I88 & SH 35, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,979

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH ISCHUA CRK

5.5 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,664

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH ISCHUA CREEK

5.7 MI N JCT SH 16 & I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,664

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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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