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

RTE 150

Good

Over: MOORDENER KILL

1 MILE E JCT I90 & SH 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 3,879

RTE I295

Good

Over: RANDALL AVENUE

.7 MI SE I78+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 67,652

RTE I86

Good

Over: SOUTH MAIN ST

.4 MI W JCT RTE 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 12,806

Bruckner Blvd. NB

Good

Over: RTE I695 RTE I695

JCT I295 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5,741

RALPH STREET

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

VILLAGE OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,298

RTE 415

Good

Over: McNUTT RUN CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,457

JENNINGS CREEK RD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

2.7 MI SE OF HUNTS CORNER, Cortland, NY

Built 2009 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 222

BETHANY CENTER ROA

Good

Over: RTE 20

3.5 MI W JCT RTS 20 + 63, Genesee, NY

Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,218

RTE 37

Good

Over: JEWETT CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT C R 192 & 37, Jefferson, NY

Built 2008 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,331

RTE 219

Good

Over: CROWLEY CREEK

5.7 M N JCT RTS 219 + 98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2022 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,690

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.1 MILE SE OF MORLEY, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1976 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,012

GOLF AVENUE

Good

Over: 490I490I43023042 RTE I4

.5 MI E JCT SH153 & CR35, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,500

MURDOCK ROAD

Good

Over: TSATSAWASSA CREEK

3.3 MI NE NASSAU VILLAGE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 11

PEASLEY ROAD

Good

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

.25 MILE EAST OF IRONVILL, Essex, NY

Built 2020 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 51

KIRKVILLE RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

3 MI N GREEN LAKES & SH 2, Onondaga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 4,652

GILE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

.1 MILE NW OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2020 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 583

WALDRON TERRACE

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

Jct 87 & Seven Lakes, Rockland, NY

Built 2014 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 291

RTE 442

Good

Over: RTE I87

JCT SH 442 & EXIT 35/I87, Clinton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,111

RTE 180

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.2 MI N JCT 180 + 12F, Jefferson, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,475

RTE 225

Good

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.1 MI SW ON ELMIRA+CATON, Chemung, NY

Built 1975 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,151

RTE 104

Good

Over: GRAVEL ROAD Ship Builde

2.1MI E JCT RTS 104+47 EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 26,872

RTE 442

Good

Over: RTE I87

JCT SH 442 & EXIT 35, Clinton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,111

RTE 991J

Good

Over: 88I 88I94061005 RTE I88

.5 MI E OF DELAWARE CO LN, Otsego, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,067

EAST PINE ST

Good

Over: OUIMET CANAL

0UIMET CANAL/EAST PINE ST, Nassau, NY

Built 2002 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,805

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

1 MI W JCT SH 69 & SH 285, Oneida, NY

Built 2009 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,460

CR13GLEN-ATHOL RD

Good

Over: PATTERSON BROOK

2.5MI N ATHOL ON CR13, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

2.2 MI NW OF ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 2011 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 782

NEWHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: GOT CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,806

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE 950M

TOWN OF WEST SENECA, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 93,430

E. BRUTUS ST.ROAD

Good

Over: PUTNAM BROOK

0.3 MI SE WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 2,756

HASKINS ROAD

Good

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF ROCKVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 110

WALLKILL AVE

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.9 MI NE OF PINE BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 2005 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 1,395

RTE 3

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.2 MI N JCT SH 3 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,032

RTE 5

Good

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

2.3 MI SE JCT RTS 5S &169, Herkimer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,231

RTE 6

Good

Over: West Ave

JCT SH 17 & SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 57,934

RTE 7

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.6 MI W OF SCHOHARIE C LN, Otsego, NY

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 993

RTE 8

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

5.8 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH365, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,443

RTE 8

Good

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

0.7 MI SE JCT RTS 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,490

RTE 9N

Good

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

N END OF NORTHWEST BAY, Warren, NY

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,566

RTE 10

Good

Over: CAROGA CREEK

06 MI N JCT RTS 10+67, Fulton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 589

RTE 11

Good

Over: Hoxie Gorge Creek

4.1 Mi N Jct Rt 11 & 90, Cortland, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,946

RTE 417

Good

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CK

SR 417-1 MI E OF CERES, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,738

RTE 17

Good

Over: 211 211 8301 3015 RTE 2

JCT RTS 17+211, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 63,905

RTE 18

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

2.7 MI E JCT RTS 18 + 18F, Niagara, NY

Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,705

RTE 19

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.7 MI SE OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,927

RTE 19

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

0.1 MI N OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,927

RTE 21

Good

Over: TRIB NEIL CREEK

2.5 MI N OF HASKINVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,601

RTE 28

Good

Over: FISHING BROOK

4.2 MI E JCT RTS 28N & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2023 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,253

RTE 34

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

1.2 MI N OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,319

RTE 43

Good

Over: Horse Heaven Brk

RTE 66 AT SAND LAKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,871

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