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

BOWER RD

Good

Over: BOLTER CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 2014 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 103

COUNTY ROAD 7A

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.8 MI NE OF BRUYNSWICK, Ulster, NY

Built 2023 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 291

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

HAMLET OF MCCLURE, Broome, NY

Built 2020 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 557

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

5 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2010 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 273

HRP RAMPS A & B

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

1.7 MI.SW JCTRTS HRP& 125, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 10

LPA to VMA

Good

Over: EB Lower Level

Verrazano LPA Ramp, Richmond, NY

Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 4,493

RTE 9N

Good

Over: E BR AUSABLE RIVER

RT 9N AT UPPER JAY, Essex, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 417

Good

Over: CROWNER BROOK

.3 MI W SR 19 & SR 417, Allegany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 11,348

NORTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

.4 MILE S JCT SH 5 & CR 9, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,211

14TH AVENUE

Good

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 4,597

LOG LONDON ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

3.5 MILES NE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 165

GREY ROAD

Good

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

1.8 MI NW OF GLEN WILD, Sullivan, NY

Built 2010 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 749

RTE 458

Good

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

7.3 MI SE JCT SH 72 & C.L, Franklin, NY

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 943

LEMOYNE AVE

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.1 MI E I90 EXIT 36 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,922

CARETAKERS ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

3MI NE OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2010 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 33

COUNTY ROAD 60

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

2.0 MI W OF WAVERLY, Chemung, NY

Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,926

SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

LOCATED IN BRASHER IRON W, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 153

WORLD RESORTS DR

Good

Over: KIAMESHA CREEK

1.2 MILES SE OF KIAMESHA, Sullivan, NY

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 225

Knoxboro Road

Good

Over: Sconondoa Creek

500 West of Rte 26, Oneida, NY

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t

EAST OLD STATE ROA

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.94 MI NW INT24 ON I90, Albany, NY

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,097

RTE I287

Good

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

0.6 MI E JCT RTS I287+9A, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 96,758

RTE 89

Good

Over: GLENWOOD CREEK

2.8 MI NW JCT RTS 89 & 96, Tompkins, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 4,443

CRAIGVILLE RD CR-

Good

Over: OTTER KILL

2 MILES SE OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,405

SMITH CLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: MINERAL SPRING BROOK

2.1 MI NE OF HIGHL. MILLS, Orange, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,813

RTE 5

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 31C, Onondaga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 12,562

CENTRAL CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: BOICE CREEK

4.9 MI SE JCT RTS. 330&79, Tompkins, NY

Built 2021 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,063

RTE 70

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

2.2 MI W JCT RTS 70 & 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 840

Nash Blvd Ext

Good

Over: NY Route 26

14 mi NE of Watertown NY, Jefferson, NY

Built 2018 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 3,000

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

3.0 MI SW OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 2011 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 946

NEWPORT ROAD

Good

Over: WRIGHT CREEK

2 MI SOUTHWEST OF NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 95

BROWN ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH of OWEGO CR

1.1 MI S OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 253

SACKETT LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: OUTLET LEES POND

2.7 MI NW OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 266

BEEKMAN AVENUE

Good

Over: MNRR HU LINE

1.3 MI NW OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 2018 Load: 42.4 t

South Dow Street

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

Village of Falconer, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,837

RTE 5

Good

Over: FINGER LAKES RAILROAD

5.2 MI SE JCT SH20 & SH90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,232

RTE 5

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1 MI EAST OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,594

RTE 9D

Good

Over: MNRR BE LINE

JCT RTS 9D & RR AT BEACON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,609

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9N

JCT SH 9N & I87 SB, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,639

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9N

JCT SH 9N & I87 NB, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,384

RTE 9W

Good

Over: HANNACROIX CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 9W & 144, Greene, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,744

RTE 11C

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

3.4 MI E JCT RTS 11 & 420, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,185

RTE 12

Good

Over: PERCH RIVER

3.9 MI N JCT RTS 12&342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,495

RTE 13

Good

Over: LABRADOR CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 13 & 91, Cortland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,299

RTE 13

Good

Over: W BRANCH FISH CRK

5.1MI NW JCT RTS 69 & 13, Oneida, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,025

RTE 15A

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 15A &251, Monroe, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,994

RTE 22

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE 87i

2.9 MI S JCT I87 & SH 3, Clinton, NY

Built 2013 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,125

RTE 23

Good

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

1 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,149

RTE 26

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

2.7 MI SW JCT RTS 26 & 46, Madison, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,454

RTE 26

Good

Over: RTE 365

.6 MI W JCT SH233 & SH 69, Oneida, NY

Built 2013 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,419

RTE 30

Good

Over: RECREATION TRAIL CLEVEL

.5 MI N JCT SH 5S & SH 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,188

Showing 12,451-12,500 of 17,642 bridges

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