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

CASSADAGA ROAD

Good

Over: PICKETT BROOK

1.1 MI E OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 234

HANSON ROAD

Good

Over: FOLSOM CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 170

PECK SETTLEMNT RD

Good

Over: TRIB STILLWATR CK

1.2 MI S OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,063

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: TB TWENTYMILE CRK

.7 MI SW OF SHELDON CRNRS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 85

RAMSEY ROAD

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF STOW, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 79

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: TRB OF BALL CREEK

3 MILES SW OF STOWE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 596

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: BR TWENTYMILE CRK

0.6 MI SW OF SHELDON CNRS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 85

RAILROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

AT CHERRY CK RAILROAD AVE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 127

RAPIDS ROAD

Good

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 270

PARKVIEW DRIVE

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK PEDESTRIAN

IN AKRON FALLS PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,221

BASELINE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB WOODS CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT SH324&B L RD, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,838

BURDICK ROAD

Good

Over: BR TONAWANDA CRK

2.9 MI SW JCT SH93&TOW CK, Erie, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 116

CEDAR STREET

Good

Over: LEDGE CREEK

2.8 MILES NORTH OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,173

HEISE ROAD

Good

Over: RANSOM CREEK

1 MILE NW OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,181

SALT ROAD

Good

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

2.6 MI E OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,841

SALT ROAD

Good

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

1.5 MI E OF WOLCOTTSBURG, Erie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 990

HALL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

2.3 MI NW JCT SH354&SH358, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 534

NEWTON RD

Good

Over: BIG GULF CREEK

3.5 MI. E OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,773

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

1.75 MILES WEST OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,553

FISHER ROAD

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

.8 MI SE JCT I90&RIDGE RD, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,941

FISHER ROAD

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

1 MI SE JCT I90&RIDGE RD, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,941

SAVAGE ROAD

Good

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

1.1 MILES SE OF HOLLAND, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 649

FREEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

20A & Freeman Road, Erie, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,783

MILE STRIP ROAD

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

1.5 MI N OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,197

MILL STREET

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF SPRINGVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 270

CARMEN RD.

Good

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

3.2 MI EAST OF SOMERSET, Niagara, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 192

GRISWOLD STREET

Good

Over: TRIB MUD CREEK

1.4 MI E OF WALCOTTSVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 921

HOSMER ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.8 MILES WEST OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 214

PORTER CENTER RD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2.5 MI W OF RANSOMVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 347

QUAKER ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

.8 MILE NORTH OF SOMERSET, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 249

SLAYTON SETTMT RD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1 MILE NE OF GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,556

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: MCHENRY VALLEY CR

1.0 MI SW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 811

KARR VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB KARR VALLEY CREEK

3.0 MI W OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 254

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.4 MI NE OF BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 243

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

3.2 M N INT SH 17 & SH275, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 547

COUNTY ROAD 13C

Good

Over: SLADER CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 204

COUNTY RD 29

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 639

CR03 WYNCOOP CRK

Good

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

5.7 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 503

BIG FLATS ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

2.7 MI E OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,368

MARY ROAD

Good

Over: SING SING CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184

HALL ROAD

Good

Over: HOOKER CREEK

6.0 MI N OF SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: PURDY CREEK

6.8 MI SW OF CONISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 84

Good

Over: SQUAB HOLLOW CRK

2 MILES SW OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 146

COUNTY ROAD 120

Good

Over: TANNERY CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 533

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2.9 MI EAST OF N HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,179

ELLIS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELLIS CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 424

VINE VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: VINEVALLEY CREEK

IN VINE VALLEY, Yates, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 248

CALKINS RD

Good

Over: Little Ausable River

.2 MI W HARKNESS, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 529

CLINTONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RV

0.2 MI N FERRONA, Clinton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,775

RTE 190

Good

Over: MALARK BROOK

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 190& 11, Clinton, NY

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,780

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