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

CANNON CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: N B GREAT CHAZY R

2.8 MI S OF CANNON CORNER, Clinton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 247

BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

3.8 MILES N OF DUNRAVEN, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 28

RAMP TO 287I

Fair

Over: Main Street

In East White Plains, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 18,909

MIDDLE NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-PT WS

1.6 MI SW OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 19,090

WHITEFACE SKI AREA

Fair

Over: W BR AUSABLE RIVER

9 MI NE JCT SH 86 & SH 73, Essex, NY

Built 1957 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,000

RTE 301

Fair

Over: 987G 987G84021108 RTE 9

JCT RTE 301+TSP, Putnam, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 3,086

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: BRUSH HOLLOW ROAD

.1 MI SE JCT NSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 67,260

SCHOLAR LANE

Fair

Over: 908K 908K 0701 1081 RTE

1.4 MI NE JCT RTS 454+25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 5,885

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RAMP TO HHP SB

1 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 57,541

CR51 KENWOOD AVENU

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

0.5 MI W.SHERRILL RES., Madison, NY

Built 1967 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 1,024

RTE 303

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011025 RTE 9

JCT RTE 303+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1958 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 15,006

RTE 340

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011010

JCT RTS 340+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,488

CANTIAGUE ROCK RD

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011107 RTE 90

.9 MI E NSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1947 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 7,320

BALDWIN ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

5 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 29,100

RTE 340

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

JCT PIP+RTE 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,488

5 TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

.3 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 9,940

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

2.4 MILES EAST OF FINE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 520

MAMARONECK ROAD

Fair

Over: 907W907W87023012 RTE 90

3.8 MI NE JCT RTS HRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10,096

RTE 115

Fair

Over: 987G 987G82031244 RTE 9

1.5 MI.NE OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1946 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 2,187

CITY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 93081169 RTE 17

2.2 MI W EXIT 89 OF SH 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 6

RTE 111

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021128 RTE 90

JCT RTS 111+HSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 15,679

RTE 275

Fair

Over: S B VAN CAMPEN CK

.5 MILE SE OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,043

PATCHOGUE-HOLBROOK

Fair

Over: 495I 495I07031192 RTE I

AT EXIT 61 0F I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1967 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 23,894

WANTAGH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.7 MILE E JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1931 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 38,017

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051081 RTE 27

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1952 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 49,577

UDALL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI E JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1949 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 8,696

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: WESTERN HIGHWAY

.3 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 45,187

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: LINK CREEK

3.5 MI N OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1933 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 88

BAILEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

4.5 MI NE GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 44

SPRINGFIELD BLVD

Fair

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

2.2 MI E I678+BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 16,146

KEELER LANE

Fair

Over: TITICUS RIVER

4.8 MI E OF CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 363

GIBSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: DOXEY BROOK

1 MI S OF VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 3,890

HARRIS HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TRIB CLEAR CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 54

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: SAWYER CREEK

3.7 MILES WEST OF FOWLER, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1941 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 555

RTE 33

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE 33 + BLACK CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1934 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 6,058

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: NEW HEMPSTEAD ROAD

3.3 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 51,722

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: AT BURKE AVENUE

2.5MI N I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1949 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 103,916

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RTE 907V

.7 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 61,298

RIVERDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

1.9 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 7,984

EAST 161ST STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

EAST 161ST STREET, Bronx, NY

Built 1928 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 19,871

VAN HOAGLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: MINK HOLLOW CREEK

1.6 MI N OF LAKE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 2012 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 14

COTTON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

3.2 MILES SW OF ATTICA, Wyoming, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 12

RTE 12E

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.3 MI SW RTS 12E + 12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,737

RTE 417

Fair

Over: TRB TUSCARORA CRK

2 MILES NW OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,704

RTE 22

Fair

Over: TITICUS RIVER

JCT OF RTS 22 + 116, Westchester, NY

Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,459

RTE 34

Fair

Over: Ithaca Central Railroad

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 34 + 224, Chemung, NY

Built 1983 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,796

RTE 69A

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIVER

0.2 MI NE JCT RTS 69A +11, Oswego, NY

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 893

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT RTE 81I+TIOUGHNIOGA R, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,197

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CHURCH STREET

2.4 MI NE JCT RTS I-81+11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 29,659

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CHURCH STREET

2.4 MI NE JCT RTS I-81+11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,463

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