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

NARROWS ROAD

Good

Over: CHATEAUGAY NARROWS

1.6MI NW MERRILL, Clinton, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 349

HAZEN RD

Good

Over: ALBURG BROOK

.2 MI E OF ALBURG RD., Franklin, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 169

FLAT ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

2.6 MI SW CONSTABLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 799

COVEYTOWN RD

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RVR

1.2 MI NE OF CONSTABLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 459

COLD SPRING ROAD

Good

Over: E BR DEER CREEK

1.2 MI S OF COAL HILL, Franklin, NY

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 81

COUNTY ROAD 78

Good

Over: LITTLE STONY CREEK

3 MI SE OF HENDERSONS HBR, Jefferson, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 263

COUNTY ROAD 75

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI E OF SACKETS HARBOR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1927 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,415

IVES STREET ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

5.7 MI N OF ADAMS CENTRE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 391

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.9 MI E OF GLENFIELD, Lewis, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 786

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: SUGAR RIVER

AT CONSTABLEVILLE FIRE HL, Lewis, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 572

ISLAND BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: ISLAND BRANCH OSWEGATCHI

2.0 MI NE OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 171

PLAINS ROAD

Good

Over: VAN RENSSELAER CK

.6 MI NW OF W PIERREPONT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 136

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

.1 m NE of DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 502

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK TRIBUTAR

1.0 MI SE OF TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 477

COUNTY ROAD 61

Good

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK TRIBUTAR

2 MI N JCT US44 & CO RD 1, Dutchess, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 181

COUNTY ROAD 80

Good

Over: WHITE CLAY KILL

1.1 MI W OF NEVIS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 577

TUTHILL ROAD

Good

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

2.2 MI W WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,566

COUNTY ROAD 45

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.2 MI SW OF MONROE, Orange, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,069

PEENPACK ROAD

Good

Over: SHINGLE KILL

3.2 MI NE OF SPARROW BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 588

QUARRY ROAD

Good

Over: MC KNIGHT DITCH

3.4 MI SW OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 914

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: LITTLE DAM LAKE OUTLET

2.0 MI SE OF MOMBASHA LK, Orange, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,934

HARNEY ROAD

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

1.7 MI NE OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,242

PLEASANTVILLE RD

Good

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

2.2 MI E OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,496

UPPER SHAD ROAD

Good

Over: MILL RIVER

8.7 MI E OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 908

OLD NEWARK VALLEY

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

0.7 MI SO OF NYS 38B, Broome, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 77

CR 28

Good

Over: HOTCHKISS CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,587

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: TRIB.KELSEY CREEK

1/4 mi. north of NY 206, Chenango, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 323

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 856

GRIFFIN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.2m N ST RTE 220, Chenango, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 5

Good

Over: STRONGS BROOK

1 MI E OF GERMAN 4 CORNER, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 258

BEAVER KILL ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

4.5 MI NORTH OF ROCKLAND, Delaware, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 208

JOHNSON ROAD

Good

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

0.8 MI NW FERGUSONVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: E MASONVILLE CREE

2 MI E JCT SH 206 & SH 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 242

CR 8

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

1 MILE NE OF DENVER, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: WHARTON CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF WEST LAURENS, Otsego, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 639

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: TRIB WB OTEGO CRK

2.1 MI NW OF MT. VISION, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 192

COUNTY ROAD 23

Good

Over: TRB WHARTON CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF WEST EXETER, Otsego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 325

COUNTY ROAD 23

Good

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

0.4 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 397

HOWES CAVE ROAD

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

4.6 MI E OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 71

SHANDELEE ROAD

Good

Over: PANTHER ROCK BRK

0.9 MI N OF YOUNGSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 846

SOUTH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: RED BROOK

0.6 MI S OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 179A

Good

Over: BEAVERKILL RIVER

.3 MI WEST OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 455

GALE ROAD

Good

Over: W BR MONGAUP RVR

1 MILE N OF MONGAUP VALLY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 176

BUCK BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK BROOK

2.0 MI N OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 154

BACK ROAD

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

0.3 MI SW JEFFERSONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

DENMAN ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

2.2 MI SE OF FERNDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184

HARRIS ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

.5 MILE SE OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 575

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

AT LIVINGSTON MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 84

COUNTY ROAD 7D

Good

Over: MUNGER HOLLOW CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,069

RTE 417

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.4 m S I-99 Exit 11, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,814

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