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

CATHERINE STREET

Good

Over: CHAUNCY RUN

1.0 Mi. E of Hornell, Steuben, NY

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 186

THACHER STREET

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 869

BARTON ROAD

Good

Over: BUTSON CREEK

0.1 M E of Oak Hill Rd S, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 86

CATATONK HILL RD

Good

Over: HOYT CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 529

FOSTER VALLEY RD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

3.6 MI NORTH OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 573

DIAMOND VALLEY RD

Good

Over: DIAMOND VALLEY CK

1.8 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 261

CHERRY STREET

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

IN PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,100

LAWRENCE ROAD

Good

Over: MIKEN BROOK

1 MI E OF ADAMS VILLAGE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 183

BOLTON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE STONY CRK

1.2 MI S OF ALEXANDER COR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 108

SWEENEY ROAD

Good

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

3.7 MI W OF BYRON CORNERS, Lewis, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18

NORTH OSCEOLA RD.

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

2.4 MI W OF N. OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39

GIFFIN ROAD

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

3 MI E OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49

MILLBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: LOOMIS CREEK

2.2 MI S OF CLAVERACK, Columbia, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 203

TAYLOR ROAD

Good

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

4.2 MI SW OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,077

BRUYN AVENUE

Good

Over: PAKANASINK CREEK

1.3 MI NE THOMPSON RIDGE, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 222

GUYMARD TURNPIKE

Good

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

1.9 MILES NE OF HUGOENOT, Orange, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 491

RYERSON ROAD

Good

Over: DOUBLE KILL

3.3 MI SW OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 170

MILL BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BELLE AYR BROOK

4 MILES E OF GRANT MILLS, Ulster, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 51

MAXIAN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB W FRK LITTLE SNAKE

2.2 MILES S OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 243

BLATCHLEY ROAD

Good

Over: TROWBRIDGE CREEK

3.0 MILES WEST OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 298

TRACY ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

2.6 MI SOUTH OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 111

HOLIDAY & BERRY BR

Good

Over: BERRY BROOK

5.5 MILES NE OF ROSCOE, Delaware, NY

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57

CARMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BAGLEY BROOK

1.6 MI E OF DALENCEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9

GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

3 MILES SE OF ARKVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2

S MONTGMY HLLW RD

Good

Over: MONTGOMERY HOLLOW

1.3 MI N OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 272

GOOSE STREET

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

0.5 N OF FLY CREEK, Otsego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 390

STONE HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF OAKSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 115

SHADY TREE LANE

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

3 MI EAST OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t

PANGMAN ROAD

Good

Over: MANOR KILL CREEK

2 MI W OF CONESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49

WALKER VALLEY RD

Good

Over: TRIB PLATTE KILL

1.9 MI N OF BURLINGHAM, Sullivan, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 793

STEINWAY ST

Good

Over: RTE I278

.4 MI W I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 907

Good

Over: Mill Basin

7.7 MI SW I678+BELT PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 72,343

RTE 907

Good

Over: Mill Basin

7.7 MI SW I678+BELT PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 72,343

E. HOUSTON STREET

Good

Over: RTE 907L RTE 907L

1.6MI NE FDR DR&BKLYN BR, New York, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40,267

RTE 907P

Good

Over: HRD N/B off Ramp to E125

OVER HARLEM RVR IN HARLEM, New York, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 41,664

TO BRUCKNER BLVD

Good

Over: RELIEF

OVER HARLEM RVR IN HARLEM, Bronx, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t

FM BRUCKNER BLVD

Good

Over: PARKING AREA

OVER HARLEM RVR IN HARLEM, Bronx, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,892

NINTH STREET

Good

Over: NYCTA F LINE GOWANUS CA

OVER GOWANUS CANAL, Kings, NY

Built 1903 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,906

CLAREMONT PARKWAY

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT CLAREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,820

ST JOHNS PLACE

Good

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

AT CROWN HEIGHTS, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,396

CARLTON AVENUE

Good

Over: LIRR ATLANTIC BR

AT PARK SLOPE, Kings, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,380

RIDGE BOULEVARD

Good

Over: SHORE ROAD DRIVE

AT FORT HAMILTON, Kings, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,152

3RD AVENUE

Good

Over: SHORE ROAD DRIVE

AT FORT HAMILTON, Kings, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,520

UNION STREET

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1912 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,543

57TH AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,140

CALDWELL AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CP&P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,401

PARK LANE S.

Good

Over: LIRR MONTAUK BR

IN RICHMOND HILL, Queens, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,904

DRY BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

0.5 MI NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 124

ODELL AVENUE

Good

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

1.7 MI SE HASTINGS ON HU., Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,892

MILLER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CHRISTIAN HOLLOW

2.5 MI S JCT RTS 14 + 328, Chemung, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8

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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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