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

MCALLISTER ROAD

Good

Over: YOUNG HICKORY CRK

3.4 MI W OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30

GRANT STREET

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

VILLAGE OF AVOCA, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 61

CANISTEO STREET

Good

Over: CROSBY CREEK

1.0 Mi. S of Hornell, Steuben, NY

Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 719

CANDOR HILL ROAD

Good

Over: DOOLITTLE CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 277

SOUTH AVENUE

Good

Over: KIMBLES BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 633

ST LAWRENCE AVE E

Good

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

0.06 MI E JCT ST LAWRENCE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 28

RTE I278

Good

Over: RTE I278 32 nd Ave

.2 MI N I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 77,891

RTE I278

Good

Over: 31ST AVENUE

W.B. GCP CONNECTOR, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 77,891

WEST 158TH STREET

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE DRIVE AMTRAK-

WEST 158TH STREET, New York, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,992

SWAIN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB EAST VALLEY

1.3 MI W ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 216

PORT ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

0.1 MI SE OF JCT US20, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,966

SHERMANTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: FEEDER CANAL

SHERMANTOWN RD & FEEDER C, Warren, NY

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 273

WEST 70TH STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK RELIEF

W70 ST E OF RIVERSIDE DRS, New York, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t

HINKLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

3.5 MI SW of MILLDALE, Ulster, NY

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t

LOVERS LANE RD

Good

Over: SAND HILL CK

4.7 miles NE of Unadilla, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 113

Pirson Parkway

Good

Over: Two Mile Creek Greenway

Tonawanda, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 437

SCHOHARIE TURNPKE

Good

Over: POTIC CREEK

2 MI SW HAMLET OF EARLTON, Greene, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 381

STONE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CORNWALLVILLE CRK

2 MILES SE OF DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 208

FALL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF FREEVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,238

GOODNOW ROAD

Good

Over: GOODNOW RIVER

3 MI S NEWCOMB, Essex, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 231

MOTT ROAD

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

2.9 MI NE INT NY50 NY32, Saratoga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 406

LEWIS ROAD

Good

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

1 MI EAST OF WEST MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,697

TR 370

Good

Over: Glen Creek

0.15 Mi South of Intersec, Warren, NY

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20

ALGONQUIN RD

Good

Over: ELBOW CREEK

WELLS 0.3 MI WEST OF 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 398

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.4 MILES SE OF GREY, Herkimer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 76

CASLER ROAD

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF STARKVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 43

HESSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: S BR OTSQUAGO CRK

3.5 SW OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 287

WAGNERS HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CAROGA CREEK

5.0 MI N OF NELLISTON, Montgomery, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 93

SHEEHAN ROAD

Good

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

6 MI NE OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 407

CR52 LOWELL ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

5 MI SW JCT RTS 233 < 365, Oneida, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,199

Spring Lake Rd

Good

Over: Mud Pond Outlet

1.5 MI SSW OF CONQUEST, Cayuga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 717

COUNTY ROAD 72B

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

.4 MI N OF OWASCO, Cayuga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 449

CR17PANTHER LK RD

Good

Over: N BR SALMON RIVER

4.0 MI NW OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 278

WEST SWEDEN RD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK TRIB.

3.1 MILES NW OF BERGEN, Genesee, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,041

WOOLSTON ROAD

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1.5 MI W INT I490 & SH 96, Monroe, NY

Built 1949 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 785

EAGLE HARBOR-WATER

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF WATERPORT, Orleans, NY

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 944

BENTLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SLAB CITY CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 417

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: SB CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.1 MILE N OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,735

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,624

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: EB LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CR

2.7 MI NE OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 646

BOWEN ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT SH78 & SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,825

EMERY ROAD

Good

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

.3 MI WEST OF SOUTH WALES, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,227

DANIELS ROAD

Good

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CK

2.9 MILES SW OF WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 222

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: HUNT CREEK

1.4 MI. NORTH OF ALMA, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 322

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: S BR VANCAMPEN CK

IN NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 693

BREESPORT ROAD

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

5.9 MILES EAST OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,394

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Good

Over: POST CREEK

IN CHAMBERS, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 252

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

4.0 MI SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 298

BUCK HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

.4 MILES SOUTH PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: NEILS CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 450

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