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 133

Fair

Over: KISCO RIVER

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 117+5MRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,338

RTE 200

Fair

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 200+221, Cortland, NY

Built 1924 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 462

RTE 281

Fair

Over: FACTORY BROOK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 90 + 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,902

RTE 120

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011051 RTE I6

JCT RTS I684+120, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,345

RTE 907P

Fair

Over: HARLEM RVR SHORE

2 MI N JCT TRIBO BR & HRD, New York, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 82,471

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011098 RTE 90

JCT NSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 67,260

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: MUNCEY ROAD

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 49,577

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: 27 27 03041086 RTE 27

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 85,097

NEW HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.1 MI N JCT SH 109 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,782

WEST 230TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.4 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,886

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 415

JCT I390 & SR 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,128

DIVISION STREET

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

AT ORISKANY FALLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 290

28TH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TWENTYEIGHTH CRK

1MISOUTHWEST OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1983 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 139

PLEASANT VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

1.0 MI S ALFRED STATION, Allegany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 77

PIERMOTT LANE

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

1.8 mi N of Hartwick, Otsego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 216

MEYERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.2 MI E OF NYS 51, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 43

BELLHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1 MI S OF GARRATTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 58

MARTIN BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MARTIN BROOK

VILLAGE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 597

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RTE 907V

.7 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 61,298

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RAMP TO HHP SB

1 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 57,541

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 908B908BX5M23044 RTE 90

JCT SH 25&J ROBINSON PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 35,002

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: NOSTRAND AVE

1.5MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 132,147

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: Pearl Street to South St

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t

HANNAH STREET

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN TOMPKINSVILLE, Richmond, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,291

SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: MAYFIELD LAKE OUTLET

1.3 Mi North of Rt.30, Fulton, NY

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,830

ROE BLVD

Fair

Over: PATCHOGUE LAKE

AT PATCHOGUE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1920 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,420

ERICSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

0.5 MI N OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 1890 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2

ELIZABETH DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY BLACK MEADOW C

1.4 MI JCT SH 17M & SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,860

DEAN ROAD

Fair

Over: M.BR.GRASSE RIVER

3.8 MI SE OF CLARE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 14

DEPOT ROAD

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

.4 MI N OF DUANESBURG, Schenectady, NY

Built 1907 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 316

RAPPA ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

3.2 MILES S OF SPRAKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 97

CURRYTOWN RD

Fair

Over: YATESVILLE CREEK

6.5 MI E OF CANAJOHARIE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 323

BURTONSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: WILSEY CREEK

9 MI SOUTH OF FORT HUNTER, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 158

HARTLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CK

2 MILES SW OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 60

BLACKMAN CORNER RD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF NEW LONDON, Oneida, NY

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,484

UPPER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXTEEN FALLS CREEK

3.4 MI SW OF OVID, Seneca, NY

Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 602

SOUTH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF E PALMYRA, Wayne, NY

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 299

SUMNER ROAD

Fair

Over: ELEVENMILE CREEK

2.8 MILES SW OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,170

REDMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 980

VARNEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

IN CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 215

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

1.9 MI NW OF MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 776

TOOLEY POND ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR GRASSE RIVER

2 MILES SE OF CLARKSBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 14

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

2.5 MI NW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,866

BEECH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL

1.5 MI NE OF LEWBEACH, Ulster, NY

Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 122

907GX

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.3 MI N JCT RTS BRP+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,710

BRADY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

4.0 MI WEST OF CONKLIN, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 229

BUTTS XING-OTS RD

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF DAVENPORT, Delaware, NY

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 827

MIDDLEBROOK HILL

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

0.3 MI S OF N HARPERSFIEL, Delaware, NY

Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 212

COUNTY ROAD 161

Fair

Over: KIAMESHA CREEK

2.5 MI N OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,363

CONVENT ROAD

Fair

Over: PASCACK CREEK

.5 MI S EX 14A OF I87/287, Rockland, NY

Built 1980 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,257

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