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 I684

Good

Over: COX AVENUE BYRAM RIVER

.6 MI N EXIT 3 OF I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 61,876

RTE I86

Good

Over: CAMP ROAD

3.0 MI W JCT 430 + S.T.E., Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,619

RTE 890

Good

Over: RAMP B TO RTE 5S WB (Exi

0.5 MI N EXIT 26 INTRCHNG, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,989

RTE 890

Good

Over: RAMP B TO RTE 5S WB (Exi

0.5 MI N EXIT 26 INTRCHNG, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,989

RTE I88

Good

Over: CR 221

6.2 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,453

NSP W/B TO MSP S/B

Good

Over: MSP N/B TO NSP W/B

.4M SE RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t

SAND LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4 MI N EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 49

CORSCADDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

2.5 MI SE VILL INDIAN LK, Hamilton, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16

BINGHAM MILL ROAD

Good

Over: TRAMMEL CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF STRATFORD, Herkimer, NY

Built 2021 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 148

JAMES ROAD

Good

Over: TRAMMEL CREEK

3.7 MI NW OF STRATFORD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 139

DEVOE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2 MI NE BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8

WASHINGTON ST

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

3 MI E JCT US 20 & SH 326, Cayuga, NY

Built 1925 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,668

FLORAL AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

CITY OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 1935 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,040

EVANS LANE

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

2 MI E OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,395

HYDE FLATS ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.6 MI S OF BLACK CREEK, Allegany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 174

TANNERY ROAD

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

1.9 MILES SE OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 478

ROUGH & READY RD

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

1.6 MI N OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 44

GARDNER ROAD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

IN WHEELER, Steuben, NY

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 96

MINK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER KILL

1.1 MI N OF LAKE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 180

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL BROOK

3 MI SW OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 316

PONY FARM ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON R.R.

1 MI SW OF WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 2011 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 296

HUNGRY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRIB GREAT VALLEY

3.0 MI SW OF GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 218

TRUE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: TRUE BROOK

2.6 MI NORTH OF REDFORD, Clinton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 192

CLAY ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/W SHORE

IN RIDGELAND, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,991

SUNSET PARK ROAD

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

2 MI E TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 66

BUFFALO ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

IN SLATERVILLE SPRINGS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 593

AURORA STREET

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

CENTER OF LANCASTER VILL., Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,366

SOUTH GLENORA ROAD

Good

Over: BIG STREAM

IN GLENORA, Yates, NY

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 75

STARK-WHITE HILL

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

6 MI SE OF SOUTH COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 103

ROXBURY ROAD

Good

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

.6 MILE WEST OF PHILMONT, Columbia, NY

Built 1952 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 819

EMPIRE ROAD

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

1.3 MI SE OF WEST COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 282

CR 25

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER

4 MI EAST OF NEWCOMB, Essex, NY

Built 1941 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 165

STRONG RD

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.6 MI W JCT SH 50 & SH 3, Saratoga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 214

C2003

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

2.16 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Columbia, NY

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 95

GRAY WILMURT RD

Good

Over: N BR BLACK CREEK

1.1 MILES NORTH OF GRAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 97

CURTIS ROAD

Good

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

.4 MILE N OF SALISBURY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1941 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 217

Green Road

Good

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

.7 MI NE OF HAMILTON, Madison, NY

Built 2020 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 350

LASSELVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ZIMMERMAN CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF ST.JOHNSVLLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 493

MC EWAN ROAD

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF CANAJOHARIE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 96

MCCONNELLSVILLE RD

Good

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

2.54 MI SW OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 788

EAST LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: DRYDEN LAKE INLET

3 MI SE DRYDEN-E LAKE RD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 131

FACTORY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

1 MI SE OF W BLOOMFIELD, Ontario, NY

Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 129

MURDOCK ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF LYNDONVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 394

EAST HILLSIDE RD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.6 MI NORTHEAST OF BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 251

SANDERS ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.1 MI W STRYKERSVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 276

BAKERSTAND ROAD

Good

Over: BR GREAT VLLY CRK

3.9 MILES NE OF ASHFORD, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 293

ABBOTTS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF CUBA LAKE

4.7 MILES EAST OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 517

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: S BR CATT CREEK

.6 MILE SW OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,387

WATER STREET

Good

Over: FREWS RUN

0.1 MI S JCT RT62 +CR53, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,782

COUNTY ROAD 73

Good

Over: TRIB BEAR CREEK

1.6 MI N OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,815

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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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