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

CARCASS BROOK RD

Good

Over: Carcass Brook

2.4 mi N. Rt 30, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

Lyons Marengo Rd

Good

Over: Clyde River

.12 miles So. Erie Canal, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 680

COUNTY FAIR NORTH

Good

Over: WISCOY CREEK

1/4 Mile West of N. Water, Wyoming, NY

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12

New Hempstead Road

Good

Over: DEMAREST KILL

257 W of Main St & New h, Rockland, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,445

Duanesburg-Churche

Good

Over: Trib S Chuctanund

0.5m E of RT 30, Schenectady, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 459

CR 68 MTNVIEW DR

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

.1 M EAST CR 57 INTER., Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120

RAILROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIV

In Stamford, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 763

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Good

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

In Stamford, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

CLARK ROAD

Good

Over: W BR TROUT CREEK

.2 mi N CR 27, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t

CR 6

Good

Over: Four Mile Creek Trib.

0.2mi S of Salt Rd + Rt 1, Monroe, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,368

MCGRAW-MARATHON R

Good

Over: HUNTS CREEK TRIBU

1.2 mi SE Jct I81 & Rt 22, Cortland, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 532

ALGONQUIN DRIVE

Good

Over: OUTLET BROOK

0.2 MILES S. RTE. 86, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 265

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

1.9 MILES N. RTE. 73, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,095

County Road 15B

Good

Over: Trib Canaseraga Ck

3.5 mi West of Canaseraga, Allegany, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 251

LEXINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: BRANCH BROOK

0.3 MI SE JCT RTS 133+117, Westchester, NY

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,301

County Road 15

Good

Over: Hudson Valley Rail Trail

So of Rt 299 at Riverside, Ulster, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 697

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT RT 350, Wayne, NY

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,009

CRANES HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: EVAS KILL

Cranes Hollow Rd Over Eva, Montgomery, NY

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t

South Street

Good

Over: Rush Creek

0.2 mi south of 173, Onondaga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,678

CR 16

Good

Over: Black Creek

0.2mi north Rt 104 Mexico, Oswego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 656

LAMONT ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO EAST KOY CR

3 miles NE of Pike, Wyoming, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t

North Tower Road

Good

Over: Trib to Trout Brook

1.0 mi north of 41, Cortland, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t

CR 75

Good

Over: CULTER POND INLET

Junction of CR 70 / CR 75, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t

BIXBY STREET CONNE

Good

Over: NEWTON BROOK

1 Mi NW of NY 206 & NY 7, Chenango, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t

CR 40

Good

Over: Tannery Creek

CR 40 & Burdicks xing Rd, Lewis, NY

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,024

Wiltse Hill Road

Good

Over: Otsquago Creek

Wiltse Hill Road Over Ots, Herkimer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t

DOVER FURNACE RD

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE

2.7 MI NW OF WINGDALE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 851

RTE 32

Good

Over: OLD CHAMPLAIN CANAL

SH 32 & OLD CHAMPLAIN CNL, Saratoga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,476

RTE 290

Good

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

JCT OF RTS 290 + 257, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,441

RTE I490

Good

Over: Genesee River

JCT INNER LOOP+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 84,935

SOUTH JAMES ST

Good

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

1.1 Mi NE of RT365, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,751

RTE 79

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

50 E JCT S.H.79 & S.H.89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,628

DIVISION STREET

Good

Over: OLD CHAMPLN CANAL

IN WATERFORD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,046

MILLERS WOODS RD

Good

Over: FIRSTP CNL FEEDER

E RTE 12 B00NVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 531

LYNDON ROAD

Good

Over: PED/REC TRAIL CSX TRANS

2.4 MI E JCT CANL & SH250, Monroe, NY

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,210

RTE 15A

Good

Over: Bicycle pedestrian path

JCT BARGE C + RTE 15A, Monroe, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,820

Ramp from NY15 NB

Good

Over: Erie Canal Canal Bike T

At I390 in Rochester, Monroe, NY

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t

RAMP FROM HRP SB

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

0.7 MI N JCT HRP & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t

RTE 987D

Good

Over: SAWMILL RIVER Bedford R

2.2MI N JCT RTS SMRP&TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28,879

RTE 987

Good

Over: CR 27

1.1 MI NW OF TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,988

EXIT 44 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

90IX AT EXIT 44 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,031

HOOK RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.1 MI E OF EXIT 44 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,753

CR 8

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.1 MI E OF EXIT 44 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,418

CLEVELAND DR

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.6 MI S JCT I290 < RTE 5, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,942

JUDD ROAD

Good

Over: 90IX 90IX

7.63 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,447

RTE 912

Good

Over: MUITZES KILL

2.3 MI SW CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,871

87IX NB OFF RAMP

Good

Over: NOONAN LANE

NB EXIT 23 RAMP OF I87, Albany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,344

Hungry Hollow Road

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.7MI W JCT RTS I87 NYS45, Rockland, NY

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,015

RTE 87

Good

Over: EAST VILLAGE ROAD

2.5 mi S JCT I87 & CR 106, Orange, NY

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 77,626

EX16 RMP TO I87SB

Good

Over: MNCRR

AT HARRIMAN INT OF I87, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t

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