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 16

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

2 MI E JCT SH 5 & SH 16, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,828

RTE 417

Good

Over: OLEAN TRAIL

.3 MI E JCT SH417 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,595

RTE I495

Good

Over: 74TH STREET

2.1 E&E JCT 278I + 495I, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65,000

WHITE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.3 MI N OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 465

BROOKSIDE AVENUE

Good

Over: WYNANTS KILL

3.8 MI NE OF DEFREESTVLLE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,947

POWERS ROAD

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

3 MILES ESE OF POESTENKIL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 116

Fifty Six Road

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

4 MI EAST OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 190

CROPSEY ROAD

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

4.5 MI.E.OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 77

RTE 4

Good

Over: ANTHONY KILL

CITY OF MECHANICVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,216

GOLDFOOT ROAD

Good

Over: BALLSTON CREEK

VILLAGE OF ROUND LAKE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 144

BORNT ROAD

Good

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 433

HAGEDORN MILLS RD

Good

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

1.0 MI W HAGEDORNS MILL, Fulton, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 243

PISECO ROAD

Good

Over: AYERS CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF STRATFORD, Fulton, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 148

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,993

N PERRY STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

AT CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,968

N MARKET STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,065

N CHASE STREET

Good

Over: HALE CREEK

CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 138

WEEKS ROAD

Good

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

2.7 MI SW LOCKE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42

N Y CENTRAL ROAD

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

1 MILE N OF PORT BYRON, Cayuga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 220

WASHINGTON ST

Good

Over: OWASCO RIVER RACE

.5 MI W JCT US 20 & SH 34, Cayuga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,668

NORTH DIVISION STR

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

.5 MI SW OF STATE PRISON, Cayuga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,557

TIMMERMAN HILL ROA

Good

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

0.5 MI S OF VIRGIL, Cortland, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22

SHELDON ROAD

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

2.0 MI.NW.OF SKANEATELES, Onondaga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 316

IRISH RD

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

.7 MI SW OF HART LOT, Onondaga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 435

SPENCER STREET

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONONDAGA CK .8MI NE ARMRY, Onondaga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,431

HOLLEY HOLE ROAD

Good

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

5 MI NE OF CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28

RATHBURN ROAD

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

1.2 MI W OF MINETTO, Oswego, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 578

LINN STREET

Good

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 326

LAKE STREET

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,644

CECIL A MALONE DR

Good

Over: FLOOD RELIEF CHAN

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,579

WOODSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BRADNER CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 75

MAIDEN LANE

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,686

STRAUB ROAD

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,940

OLD BROWNCROFT

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF WEST WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 54

WOODARD ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

3.6 MI NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 299

COMMERCIAL STREET

Good

Over: BROWNS RACEWAY

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 204

BROWNS RACE ST

Good

Over: BROWNS RACEWAY

CITY OF ROCH ADJ 2211330, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 204

BLODGETT ROAD

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

1 MI NE OF RUSHVILLE, Ontario, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,124

PARK SIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: IRISH BROOK

1.7 MI N OF LIMESTONE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 276

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: NICHOLS RUN

AT LIMESTONE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,056

VAN ETTEN ROAD

Good

Over: THATCHER BROOK

1.8 MI NE OF DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 318

CHAUTAUQUA AVENUE

Good

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

IN MAPLE SPRINGS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 105

RAMSEY ROAD

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF STEDMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 79

MILES ROAD

Good

Over: RANSOM CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF CLARNCE CENT, Erie, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,209

FOREST DRIVE

Good

Over: BRANCH SMOKES CRK

ORCHARD PARK EAST, Erie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 896

BISHOPVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CANISTEO RIV

0.1 MI S OF BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 305

GOOSE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

5.1 MI NW OF SWAIN, Allegany, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49

JOHN RIAL ROAD

Good

Over: GOODHUE CREEK

1.6 MI N OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 190

HEMLOCK ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

3/4MI.NE INTER.RTES 17+53, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 110

MCCASLIN ROAD

Good

Over: HOLDEN CREEK

5.1 MILES S OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39

Showing 11,701-11,750 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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