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

WHEATON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB NEWTOWN CRK

.4 MI S JCT SH223 &CRSS R, Chemung, NY

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 117

WEST SOMERSET RD

Good

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

1.2 MI. W OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 312

BAY STATE ROAD

Good

Over: BAY STATE BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 64

LOWR THIRD BRK RD

Good

Over: THIRD BROOK

2 MI NW OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

4 MI N OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,273

SENECA STREET

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.9 MI NE JCT US219 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,168

AKRON PK SERV RD

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

IN AKRON FALLS COUNTY PRK, Erie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 137

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

.2 MI E JCT I90 & CR 137, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,787

FAIRMOUNT AVENUE

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

0.6mi W JCT SR60 & SR394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,227

HANSON BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

8 MI NE OF REDWOOD, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t

BIDDLECUM ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2 MI NW OF PENNELLVILLE, Oswego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 852

BLUE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

1.0 MI W OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 391

SOUTH ROAD

Good

Over: GLEN BROOK

0.4 Mi East of CR39 Inter, Greene, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 192

EAST ROBINSON RD

Good

Over: TRIB ELLICOTT CRK

1 MI NE JCT SH356 & US62, Erie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,546

COUNTY ROAD 208

Good

Over: DARLENES BROOK

0.25 MI W OF SH 481 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,185

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: EATON BROOK

0.1 MILE SOUTH OF EATON, Madison, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,378

Sycamore Drive

Good

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

SYCAMORE DR AT CRUM ELBOW, Dutchess, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,238

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALL CK

2 MI N OF LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 872

MOLLY NYE ROAD

Good

Over: WALTON BROOK

1.3 MI SW OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 32

County Road 402

Good

Over: Eightmile Creek

3.5 Mi E of Smiths Cors, Albany, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 117

BEERS BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BEERS BROOK

3.0 MI SOUTH OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 211

PENNSYLVANIA AVENU

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

IN PINE CITY, Chemung, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,178

BASKET ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 756

BASKET ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 756

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: BIG BLACK BROOK

4.2 MI NW JCT RTE 9N, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 886

HEARTS CONTENT ROA

Good

Over: SHINGLE KILL

0.4 MI S ROUNDTOP HAMLET, Greene, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 742

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.9 MI SE OF CLARKS CORNR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 474

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF CLARKS CORNR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 474

SALTVALE ROAD

Good

Over: HANDYSIDE GULF

0.3 MI SO OF LAMBS CORNER, Wyoming, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,876

PEAS EDDY ROAD

Good

Over: PEAS EDDY BROOK

5 MI E OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 52

PORT DOUGLAS ROAD

Good

Over: Mud Creek

1.5 MI SE KEESEVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 518

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

2 MILES SW OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 271

ENGLISH ROAD

Good

Over: LARKIN CREEK

.8 MI E OF N.GREECE ROAD, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,258

LEE CTR-TABERG RD

Good

Over: BRANCH CANADA CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF LEE CENTER, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,228

BIG HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: ENGLISH BROOK

.6MI N I-87 EXIT22 +RTE.9, Warren, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 93

CR221

Good

Over: TRIB OSBORNE CK

1.6mi NE Sanitaria Sprs, Broome, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 510

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

IN NEW ALBION, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 667

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.4 MILE WEST OF SH 332, Ontario, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,439

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: Trib. Wrights Crk

2.7 MI W OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,627

CR17

Good

Over: Thomas Creek

.5 mi W. Howell Rd, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,922

CROWFOOT POND LAN

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

AT INTERSECTION WITH CR 4, Essex, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

LAKE RD

Good

Over: MAXWELL CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,130

CR122

Good

Over: GRIDLEY CREEK

.1 mi N SH 392, Cortland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 912

CR 93

Good

Over: Fox Creek

Town of Lorraine, Jefferson, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 111

SANITARIA SPRINGS

Good

Over: TRIB OSBORNE CREEK

.3 mi South I88 Exit 4, Broome, NY

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,708

Butts Rd

Good

Over: Bundy Hollow Creek

.2 mi W Rt 8, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 195

Peas Eddy Road

Good

Over: Peas Eddy Brook

.9 mi S Rt 17, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 52

Trout Brook Road

Good

Over: West Trout Brook

1.3 mi N Rt30, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 197

Trout Brook Road

Good

Over: Trout Brook

1.2 mi N Rt 30, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 197

WEST PLATNER BROOK

Good

Over: WEST PLATNER BROOK

0.5 MI NW OF JCT RT 16 &, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 148

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