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 56

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.5 MI SW VILLAGE OF COLTO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,585

RTE 58

Good

Over: BLACK LAKE N CHANNEL

2.5MI NW JCT RTS 58 & 184, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 834

RTE 60

Good

Over: PICKETT BROOK

10.55 KM S JCT RTS 60 &83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,288

RTE 62

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI E JCT RTS 62 & 83, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,489

RTE 67

Good

Over: NORTH STREET HOOSIC RIV

RTE 67 OVER HOOSIC RIVER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,025

RTE 69

Good

Over: COBB BROOK

1.3 MI E JCT RTS 13 & 69, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,349

RTE 474

Good

Over: L BROKENSTRAW CRK

4.5 MI E JCT SH76 & SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 934

RTE 78

Good

Over: GILL CREEK

2.5 MI S JCT RTS 78 + 263, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,289

RTE 78

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 78 + 263, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,628

RTE 83

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

4.7 MI NW JCT RTS 83 & 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,700

RTE 910E

Good

Over: NORMANS KILL

0.4 MI NE JCT RTS 85&910E, Albany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,391

RTE 96

Good

Over: OWEGO CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 38 + 96, Tioga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,379

RTE 104

Good

Over: 940K 940K43011036 RTE 9

3.5MI E Jct Rts 104+386, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 36,167

RTE 143

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

2.6 MI W JCT RTS 9W & 143, Albany, NY

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,563

RTE 168

Good

Over: FULMER CREEK

3.4 MI SE JCT RTS 28&168, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 482

GRANT STREET

Good

Over: 198 198 53011008 RTE 19

.8 MI NE JCT SH198 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14,471

RTE 213

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT RTS 213+209, Ulster, NY

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,208

RTE 214

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

.6 MI SW JCT SH23A &SH214, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 990

RTE 219

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CREEK

3.4 KM N JCT US219 & SH17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,318

RTE 224

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

JCT SR 223 & SR 224, Chemung, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,280

RTE 269

Good

Over: JOHNSON CK BR

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 269 &104, Niagara, NY

Built 1931 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 837

RTE I287

Good

Over: SAW MILL RIVER PKWY Ram

JCT I287 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t

LAKE STREET

Good

Over: 287I287I87011045 RTE I2

1.2 MI E JCT RTE I287+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,386

RTE I290

Good

Over: NFTA - OUT OF SVC

.8 MI E JCT SH 384 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 41,415

RTE 353

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CRK F

5.6 MI NW VIL OF L VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,596

RTE 415

Good

Over: MEADS CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,774

RTE 425

Good

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CR

3.3 MI N JCT RTS 425 &104, Niagara, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,615

RTE 429

Good

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

1.8 MI S JCT RTS 429 & 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,683

RTE 430

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.8 MI SW MAYVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,459

RTE 8

Good

Over: KELLOGG ROAD

1.9 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,393

RTE 8

Good

Over: KELLOGG ROAD

1.9 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,393

SOUTH CENTERVILLE

Good

Over: 84I 84I83011101 RTE I84

6.4 MI E I84 INT 2, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,367

RTE 819

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091020 RTE I87

JCT RTS I87 & CR 92, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,144

RTE 906B

Good

Over: LIRR PT JEFF BRCH

1.1 MI E JCT LIE & SH106, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,962

COMMACK ROAD

Good

Over: 908M908M07021118 RTE 90

1 MI W JCT SH 111 & HSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,659

RTE 951A

Good

Over: RTE 384

0.2 MI E JCT RT 384& 190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,669

RTE I278

Good

Over: SLOSSON AVE

4.5MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 88,593

RTE 947A

Good

Over: 948A948A45011001 RTE 94

2.3MI W JCT EB LOSP+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 317

RTE I88

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

2.0 MI E OF WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,467

RTE I86

Good

Over: WALL STREET

4.8 MI E JCT RTS 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,896

RTE 28

Good

Over: RTE 7 NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.5 MI E INT SH 28 & SH 7, Otsego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,104

JFK EXPRESSWAY

Good

Over: NASSAU EXPRESSWAY

JCT NASSAU + JFK EXPRWYS, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 53,707

RTE 27

Good

Over: LAKELAND AVENUE

2.1 MI W OF JCT 27 & 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 53,792

CR87

Good

Over: 990I990I53011053 RTE I9

.3 MI NW JCT SH263 & CR87, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 975

RTE I86

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.9 MI W OF I-86 WB EXIT, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,319

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE I495

0.1 MI W JCT RT I495 &135, Nassau, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 172,450

RTE 9A

Good

Over: 9A 9A87032119 RTE 9A

.57 MI N JCT TSP & Rt 117, Westchester, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,002

RTE 987G

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

.8 MI N JCT Rt. 202 & TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,474

81I 81I91012017

Good

Over: Norfolk Southern RR BRO

I81 S / Broad Ave, Broome, NY

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 34,547

RTE 678

Good

Over: 907M 907MX514080 907M 9

JCT GCP+ROUTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 66,022

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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