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

HICKORIES PARK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE NANTICOKE

.1mi N Owego Intchg, Tioga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 272

BARDEN ROAD

Good

Over: WEST HILL CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT SR 79 & B, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 88

FARLEY ROAD

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

0.2mi S of Lawrence Ln, Washington, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150

SCOTT CRESENT

Good

Over: OLD MILL RACE

VILLAGE OF SCOTTSVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 109

RICE ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.3 M NE OF HOLCOMB, Ontario, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 512

RIVIERA DR EAST

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CNL

SOUTH OF LINDENHURST, Suffolk, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,842

RIVIERA DR WEST

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CNL

SOUTH OF LINDENHURST, Suffolk, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,438

UNION STREET

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 566

ONEIDA STREET

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

IN CLAYVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 204

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SWARTE KILL

4 MI NE JCT I87 & SH 299, Ulster, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 379

TURKEY HILL RD

Good

Over: TITICUS CREEK

E OF SALEM CTR OFF RT 116, Westchester, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 494

MT ORANGE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB INDIGOT CREEK

4.5 MILES SE OF OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,625

RTE 907L

Good

Over: RTE 907L Ent to UN Plaz

EAST 48TH ST & FDR DRIVE, New York, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t

ELLICOTT ROAD

Good

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK CRK

1 MILE SE OF BROCTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 542

HARVEY ROAD

Good

Over: SPICER CREEK

HALF MI. SOUTH WHITEHAVEN, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 558

EAST HANDSOME RD

Good

Over: EAST HANDSOME BRK

1 MI EAST OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 96

ATWOOD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.5 M EAST WILMURT CORNER, Herkimer, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5

RTE 9

Good

Over: AMTRAK RR W CONN RELIEF

RIVERSIDE DR BET 69&72 ST, New York, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 95,281

ROCKWELL ROAD

Good

Over: OCCANUM CREEK

HAMLET OF OCCANUM, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7

RELIHAN BOULEVARD

Good

Over: DENISON LAKE

.3 MI SE JCT SH352 &SH225, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 540

TODD LANE

Good

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

.3 Mi NW TSP & Plsntvlle, Westchester, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 598

Charles St

Good

Over: Glen Cove Crk

City of Glen Cove, Nassau, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,164

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: E. BRANCH SMOKES CREEK

1.2 Mi N of Rt 20A & Bake, Erie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,904

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: E. BRANCH SMOKES CREEK

0.5 Mi. N of Rt 20A & Bak, Erie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,904

Underpass Road

Good

Over: Minisceongo Creek

1.75 MI NE 987C & Rt.202, Rockland, NY

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 654

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS

Good

Over: SPRING RUN TRAIL

1 MILE SW I-87 EXIT 15, Saratoga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,766

Duerr Road

Good

Over: Smokes Creek

0.1 mile south of Thorn A, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,454

NEW ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

New Rd E of Ransomville, Niagara, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,013

CARRIE ANNE DRIVE

Good

Over: BRADLEY CREEK

.3 mi NE Nanticoke Dr & B, Broome, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42

BRADKIN ROAD

Good

Over: Traver Hollow Creek

3.5 MI NW JCT Rts. 28 & 2, Ulster, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8

YORK ROAD

Good

Over: Trib.Shawangunk K

1.5 MI JCT Rts. 17 & 17M-, Orange, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t

Gordon Road

Good

Over: Dwaar Kill

1 Mi SE JCT 17K &302, Orange, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 187

Hall Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Sunkauissia

Appr. 110 from Rt. 7, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 118

TAYLOR ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.6 mi SW Jct Old Ridge R, Orange, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 132

LOWER GREEN STREET

Good

Over: E BR OTSDAWA CREEK

0.3 mi NE CR7 @ Lower Gre, Otsego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 101

KURTZ HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: KURTZ HOLLOW CREEK

5.8 mi SE Vil.of Dansvill, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17

BLACK BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE NANCY INLET

0.15 m E Wileytown Rd., Saratoga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31

Peerless Street

Good

Over: Slippery Rock Creek

Portland, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 252

Pleasant Valley Ro

Good

Over: Pleasant Valley Creek

1.3 MI W JCT SR 30 & Plea, Schoharie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9

ACKERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SMITH BROOK

3 mile N. of Narrowsburg, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

0.24 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t

RESORTS WORLD DRIV

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

0.24 mi N Jct Joyland Rd, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t

GRANT ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

TOWN OF KIRKLAND, Oneida, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 343

Mcintyre Road

Good

Over: Sterling Valley Creek

2.5mi north of Sterling, Cayuga, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t

BEECH RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BELDEN BROOK

.05 M S of JCT with NY 7, Broome, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t

CHESTNUT STREET

Good

Over: HOTCHKISS CREEK

0.5 M SE of NY79 and CR28, Broome, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t

Glen Creek Road

Good

Over: Tributary of Glen Creek

.16 mi E of JCT of Rt. 57, Warren, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 45

OLMSTEAD ROAD

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3.0 MILE S.OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65

PINE STREET

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

0.55 MI SE OF RTE 244, Allegany, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,155

COUNTY ROAD 23B

Good

Over: RTE 9W HANS VOSEN KILL

JCT OF RTE 9W @ RTE 23A, Greene, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,168

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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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