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

BURRITT ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,146

RUSH - WEST RUSH

Good

Over: TRIB HONEOYE CRK

1 MI SW OF RUSH, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 849

SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.25 MI E SWEDEN CENTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 185

SCHLEGEL ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

3.4 MILES NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,091

EDGEWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

TOWN OF BRIGHTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,522

NORTH GREECE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

1 MI N OF N GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,946

NORTH GREECE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

1.25 MI N OF N GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,946

NORTH GREECE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

1.8 MI.N OF N.GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,395

CR 262

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

3 MI E OF N GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,306

EDGEMERE DRIVE

Good

Over: LONG POND OUTLET

.5 MI SE GRAND VIEW BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,826

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

2 MI N OF N GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,455

PECK ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,151

Park Road

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

4.5 MI S OF E. ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,956

EAST LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BRIGGS GULLY

S END HONEOYE LAKE, Ontario, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 270

EAGLE STREET

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

VILLAGE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD 37

Good

Over: BEBEE CREEK

3.2 MI S OF W BLOOMFIELD, Ontario, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,038

MAIN STREET FISHER

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

4.2 MI NW OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,854

RAILROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

VILLAGE OF RUSHVILLE, Ontario, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 231

WILLIAMS STREET

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

VILLAGE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 486

KING ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY RUN

1 MI W OF CLIFTON SPRINGS, Ontario, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 309

BOUGHTON HILL RD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,974

PORTAGE ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.2 MI SW OAK ORCHARD, Orleans, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 177

EAST SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1.8 MI SE RIDGEWAY, Orleans, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 126

KNOWLESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.9 MI S ASHWOOD, Orleans, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 703

WATERPORT CARLTON

Good

Over: BEARDSLEY CREEK

1.5 MI EAST OF WATERPORT, Orleans, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 348

HULBERTON ROAD

Good

Over: W BR SANDY CREEK

0.6 MI WEST OF MURRAY, Orleans, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 462

EAGLE HBR-W BARRE

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.3 MI S EAGLE HARBOR, Orleans, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 897

DENSMORE ROAD

Good

Over: W BR SANDY CREEK

2.2 MI WEST OF BROCKVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 260

EAGLE HARBOR WATER

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.8 MI N EAGLE HARBOR, Orleans, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,194

EGL HBR-WATERPORT

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.3 MI S WATERPORT, Orleans, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 944

SCHOELLKOPF ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.6 MI SE OF FOLSOMDALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 54

HILLSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: WISCOY CREEK

1.3 MI NE BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 107

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

0.9 MI SE GAINESVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 534

SIMMONS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEARDS CREEK

2.9 MI NE PERRY CENTER, Wyoming, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 303

GRIFFITH ROAD

Good

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

3.2 MI WEST OF PIKE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 731

DUTCH HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: GLADE CREEK

1.0 MI N STRYKERSVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 952

SILVER SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: WARNER CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF ROCK GLEN, Wyoming, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 509

MUNGERS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

1.4 MILES N OF ROCK GLEN, Wyoming, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 170

COLVIN ROAD

Good

Over: S BR CATTARGUS CK

1.9 MI SW OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 93

CRUMB HILL ROAD

Good

Over: EAST OTTO CREEK

1.6 MILES SE OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 247

CONNOISARAULEY RD

Good

Over: CONNOISARAULEY CR

1.9 MI NE OF BROOKLYN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,183

ELM STREET

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

AT FRANKLINVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,059

GILE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: GULL BROOK

.8 MILE WEST OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 525

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

1.7 MILES W OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,627

SCOTT HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: LAWRENCE HLLW CRK

1.3 MI SE OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 71

TANNERY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB S BR CATT CR

JUST EAST OF CATTARAUGUS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

NORTH OTTO ROAD

Good

Over: WATERMAN BROOK

4.1 MI NW OF BROOKLYN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 211

JOHNSON STREET

Good

Over: THATCHER BROOK

AT GOWANDA ON JOHNSON ST, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 337

RTE 952M

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

AT RANDOLF, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,148

COUNTY ROAD 72

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

.4 MILE WEST OF GRISWOLD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 576

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