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

GOODRICH ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

3.1 MI E JCT SH78 & CR559, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,568

NORTH FOREST ROAD

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.3 MI N JCT SH324 & EL CK, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,014

SIMMS ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.2 MILES NE OF RAPIDS, Niagara, NY

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 397

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: HELMER CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF CAMERON MLLS, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 83

COUNTY ROAD 84

Good

Over: SQUAB HOLLOW CRK

1.9 MI SW OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

ITALY VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

4.0 MI SOUTH OF MIDDLESEX, Yates, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 220

CANAVAN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RV

1.6 MI NE OF HARKNESS, Clinton, NY

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3

CR 16

Good

Over: TRIB LIT SALMON R

2.4 MI NW OF WEST BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 304

County Route 25

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1 MI S OF CHASM FALLS, Franklin, NY

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 197

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

4.6 MI E OF VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 255

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: LOWELL CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF EVANS MILLS, Jefferson, NY

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 319

FAVRET ROAD

Good

Over: KENTS CREEK

5.0 MI NE OF CAPE VINCENT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 192

GLENDALE ROAD

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

1.0 MI SE OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 223

CO RD 53

Good

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

2 MILES SW OF HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 841

ISLAND BRANCH RD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

IN HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 322

MDRD CHPMN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

.5 MILE SE OF CHIPMAN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 978

RTE 11

Good

Over: E BR ST REGIS RVR

3.5 MI NE OF STOCKHOLM CT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1952 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,535

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

AT AMENIA UNION, Dutchess, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 407

Hollow Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Wappinger C

0.7 MI NW OF HIBERNIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 2023 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 71

COUNTY ROAD 79

Good

Over: SAW KILL

0.5 MI NW OF RED HOOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,294

COUNTY ROAD NO 5

Good

Over: FIVE STREAMS

2.25 MI WEST OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 245

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.1 m S of W Main St, Chenango, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 995

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

7.2 MI N OF ROCKLAND, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,775

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: WRIGHTS BROOK

1.2 MI N OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 658

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

.5 MILE S OF BLOOMVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 482

DEBRITKO ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

1 MI NW GALLUPVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 130

RTE 55

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

.3 MILE SOUTH OF ELDRED, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,803

HANKINS RD

Good

Over: CALKINS CREEK

1.6 MI N OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

DUNN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CATHARINE CK

0.4 MI W OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 60

JOSLYN ROAD

Good

Over: SO SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI N OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 257

MONROE-WAYNE C.L.R

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

2.9 MILES EAST OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,034

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: Long Creek

2.3 mi South of Intersect, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,404

Combs Road

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

.1m north cr 36, Warren, NY

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 26

RTE 28

Good

Over: Mohawk To Fort Herkimer

.2 MI N JCT SH 5S & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,299

RTE 167

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL TRAIL BARGE

.3 MI S JCT NY 5 & NY 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,531

DYKE RD

Good

Over: N Y S BARGE CANAL

1.1MI.E-W.CL.HERKIMER CO., Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,940

HAYES ROAD EAST

Good

Over: FRSTPT FEEDER CNL

NE. RTE 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 338

WOODWARD ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I90

1.15MI E INTER.B1 ON 90I, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 198

PUTNAM ROAD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

INT PUTNAM RD-CR 54 & I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,481

RTE I87

Good

Over: SAW KILL

0.3 MI N JCT I-87 < 209, Ulster, NY

Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,706

BOARD OF WATER SUP

Good

Over: SUGARLOAF BROOK

2 MI.NE FROM INT.55A & 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 679

QUARRY RD

Good

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

1.3 MI S US11 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,117

RTE 219

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

2.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 & 353, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,753

RTE 219

Good

Over: WINDFALL CREEK

6.1 MI SE JCT 17 + 353, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,753

RTE 165

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

1.6 MI SE JCT SH 165 + 16, Otsego, NY

Built 1955 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 942

RTE 206

Good

Over: KELSEY CREEK

3.4 MI NW JCT RTS 206 + 7, Chenango, NY

Built 2014 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,504

RTE 237

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 237 & NYS THRUWAY, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,646

NUGENT ROAD

Good

Over: CRANE BROOK

3 MI NORTH OF HALF ACRE, Cayuga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 118

NOYACK ROAD

Good

Over: FISH COVE

AT NORTH SEA, Suffolk, NY

Built 1989 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 11,515

HARFORD ROAD

Good

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

2.8 MI W SLATERVLLE SPNGS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1977 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 645

Showing 12,401-12,450 of 17,642 bridges

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