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 30

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

7.3 MI N JCT RTS 30 & 11, Franklin, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 195

RTE I490

Good

Over: RTE 31F

I490 EB JCT RT 31F PITFRD, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 33,351

RTE I390

Good

Over: ROCH & SOUTHERN RR

.2 MI SE JCT SH33A & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 41,407

RTE 79

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3.3 MI SE JCT 79 & 206, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,304

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

1.3 MI. SW OF INT. 168+80, Herkimer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 644

RTE I81

Good

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT I-81 + TIOUGHNIOGA R, Broome, NY

Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,365

RTE 85

Good

Over: Onesquethaw Creek

.1 MI E Jct NY85 + NY443, Albany, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,670

EAST HIGH STREET

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091145 RTE I87

1.7 MI N JCT I87 & SH 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,209

RTE I87

Good

Over: DIXON ROAD

1 MI S JCT I87 & 254, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 21,989

RTE I87

Good

Over: DIXON RD

1 MI S JCT I87 & SH 254, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,850

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 74 PLATT BROOK

I87 EXIT 28, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,498

RTE 93

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

7.7 MI NW AKRON VILLAGE, Niagara, NY

Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,052

RTE 96

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

2.3 MI SE SENECA CO LINE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,994

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.3 MI N JCT RTS 98 + 243, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,711

RTE 149

Good

Over: Indian River

0.3 MI N Jct Rte 149 & 28, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,402

RTE 158

Good

Over: WATERVLIET RESVOR

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 582, Albany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,720

RTE 171

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

1.4 MI SW JCT SH 5S & SH1, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 166

190IX SB ON-RAMP E

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190 CSXT RR

JCT.RTS.198 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,848

RTE 364

Good

Over: NETTLE VALLEY CRK

7 MI NW JCT SR14A & SR364, Yates, NY

Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,607

RTE 400

Good

Over: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RR

1.5 MI E JCT SH400 &CR242, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,922

RTE 3

Good

Over: SUMNER BROOK

0.2 MI E Jct Rts 3 & 192, Essex, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,369

RTE 15U

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.3 MI NE JCT SR15 & SR417, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,260

RTE 17

Good

Over: COOK FALLS ROAD BEAVER

2.7 MI NW SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,188

RTE 231

Good

Over: 908M908M07021063 RTE 90

JCT SH 231 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27,859

RTE 908

Good

Over: Sloop Channel

Jones Beach, Nassau, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,230

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 415X

1.5 MI NW OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,432

RTE 62

Good

Over: RTE I86

JCT RTS 86I & 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,293

RAMP FM NY 825 TO

Good

Over: RTE 365

CITY OF ROME NY, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,743

RTE 88

Good

Over: BEARDS HOLLOW CRK

.7 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,315

RTE 219

Good

Over: BROWN HILL ROAD

2.4 MI NE OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,397

RTE I86

Good

Over: TOWN LINE ROAD

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

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,896

RTE 27

Good

Over: LAKELAND AVENUE

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

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 53,792

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907 RTE 9

JCT GCP+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 52,341

RTE 85

Good

Over: TRIB TO SWITZKILL

5.4 MI W JCT RTS 85 & 143, Albany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 772

RTE 840

Good

Over: 5A 5A 26011011

JUDD RD AND COMMERCIAL DR, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 29,605

RTE I86

Good

Over: Gull Brook

Cattaraugus County, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,790

RTE 145

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

145 145 95031239, Schoharie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,457

North Osceola Trai

Good

Over: Fall Brook

4.4 MILES N OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 305

JCT 86I & 305, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,721

RTE 12

Good

Over: DOYLE ROAD

3.7 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,998

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 60

0.33 m N RT 120 and RT 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,296

MECHANIC STREET

Good

Over: SPRG TERM (B&MRR)

MECHANIC ST HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,911

BRYANTS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

4MI E SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 501

HASKELL ROAD

Good

Over: COLD STREAM

.9 MILE NORTH OF PISECO, Hamilton, NY

Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20

HALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

1 MI SW OF NORTH COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 226

PETERS ROAD

Good

Over: SLADER CREEK

3 MI SW OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 49

SWAIN HILL RD

Good

Over: EWART CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF SWAIN, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 102

HESELTAN GULLY RD

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.6 MI N E WHITESVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 140

RABBIT ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MILES SW OF BRADFORD, Steuben, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 632

KING HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MCNUTT RUN

1.4 MI NE OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 151

Showing 12,501-12,550 of 17,642 bridges

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