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

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: LITTLE MABEN HOLLOW

1.3 MI S OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 164

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.4 MI E OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,838

TOWN LINE ROAD

Good

Over: TOWERVILLE CREEK

2.7 MI NW OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,144

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

.8 MILE WEST OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 938

SHADOW MT. ROAD

Good

Over: EAST KILL

2.5 MI SE MADLECREST, Greene, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12

WEST ROAD

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

1.5 MI NW FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 264

ORAN DELPHI ROAD

Good

Over: CHEESE FACTRY GLF

1 MILE SOUTH OF U S 20, Onondaga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,580

TOWN GARAGE ROAD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36

CR 38

Good

Over: North Branch Little Salm

AT PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 519

South George Road

Good

Over: Virgil Creek

1.6 MILES NW OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,486

SENECA ROAD

Good

Over: BOARDMAN CREEK

1.3 MI WNW OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 527

Cemetary Road

Good

Over: Trumansburg Creek

AT TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 616

WRIGHT ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.0 MI S OF SLAB CITY, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 201

SWITZKILL ROAD

Good

Over: SWITZ KILL

1 MI NW OF SOUTH BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 501

C.R. 203

Good

Over: NORMANSKILL CRK

1.3MI NE OF VOORHEESVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,662

MEIGSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

3 MI SE OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 61

TITUS ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

MORIAH CENTER, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 105

PLANK ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

IN MORIAH CENTER, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,297

TROUT BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: MINERVA STREAM

4.5 MI SW OF SCHROON LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 75

HULBERT ROAD

Good

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

2.5MI NE VILLAGE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 79

MASON ROAD

Good

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

3.0 MI NE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15

CR 13

Good

Over: GULF BROOK

1 MILE EAST OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80

BARTLETT ROAD

Good

Over: CLIFFORD BROOK

2 MI NW KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57

LACY ROAD

Good

Over: CLIFFORD BROOK

2.5 M N OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 112

OCONNELL ROAD

Good

Over: STYLES BROOK

4 MI NE OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2

ST HUBERTS ROAD

Good

Over: BEEDE BROOK

7 MI S OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60

LOWER BULL ROCK RD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4 MILES SW OF TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42

TOWER AVE.

Good

Over: LACHUTE RIVER

VIL. OF TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,439

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: WEST KILL

2.7 MI SE HMLT OF W KILL, Greene, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 214

OLD RAVENA ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

0.4 m SE of Jnc. Rt 9W, Albany, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 140

HEARTS CONTENT RD

Good

Over: KISKATOM BROOK

CR31 NORTH OF SH 32, Greene, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 742

HEARTS CONTENT ROA

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.5 MI SW HMLT CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 485

FISH HOUSE RD CR14

Good

Over: KENYETTO CREEK

2 MI NW JCT NY147&NY29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,898

BATH STREET

Good

Over: GORDON CREEK

VILLAGE OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,174

YOUNGS ROAD

Good

Over: TRB SCHOHARIE CRK

.9 MILE SE OF ESPERANCE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 569

County Road 84

Good

Over: NORMANS KILL

VILLAGE OF DELANSON, Schenectady, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 249

DROMS ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN KILL

1.4MISW OF EAST GLENVILLE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,946

VAN VORST ROAD

Good

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

1.3MI SW OF BURNT HILLS, Schenectady, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,057

LAKE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: LA RUE BROOK

1.2 MI N OF E GLENVILLE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,660

VALENTINE ROAD

Good

Over: CHESTER CREEK

IN STARBUCKVILLE, Warren, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,217

HARRINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2MI E NY8 & NY28, Warren, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 69

CR 3

Good

Over: ROARING BRANCH

.1mi N of Warrensburg Rd, Warren, NY

Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 794

HILL LANE

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.4 MI E CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 29

TRUTHVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1.5 MI E JCT SH 22 & SH40, Washington, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,397

COUNTY ROAD 113

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

IN CLARKS MILLS, Washington, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 872

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5 MI S OF PUTNAM CENTER, Washington, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 86

SOUTH SHORE RD

Good

Over: TWIN POND OUTLET

2.5 MI E OLD FORGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,435

CR 105

Good

Over: ELECTRIC LIGHT STREAM

1.3 MI S of US20 & CR105, Madison, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,079

CR 32 PETERBORO RO

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

3.5 MI NW MORRISVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,525

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COWASELON CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF CLOCKVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,284

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