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

COUNTY ROAD 68

Good

Over: CROSBY CREEK

3.6 MILES SW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 464

WATER STREET

Good

Over: E BR OF OWEGO CRK

IN NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,050

RTE 456

Good

Over: RAY BROOK

.5 MI E SH 22/OLD RT 456, Clinton, NY

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,109

COUNTY ROAD 91

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI E EXIT 40 OF I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 386

RTE 3A

Good

Over: BLACK RVR PWR CTR

0.3 mi NE of RTE. 3, Jefferson, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,312

CTY RD 13

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

5 MI N OF LAFARGEVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1911 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 365

CO RD 27

Good

Over: OBRIEN BROOK

2.6 MI N OF CLARE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 513

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

0.1 MI NE Hwy 56, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 704

MARBLE ROAD

Good

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

1.2 MI E OF GUILFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 194

BRUCE LATOURETTE

Good

Over: LOOMIS BROOK

6 MILES WEST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1

PORT DOUGLAS ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1 MI EAST OF KEESEVILLE, Essex, NY

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 518

BUFFALO ROAD

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF WARSAW, Wyoming, NY

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,591

RAMP 907G

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

CITY OF WHITE PLAINS, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,524

OTSEGO CO LINE RD

Good

Over: SIMPSONVILLE CRK

0.1 MI W OF OTSEGO CO LNE, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 540

ROBERT DANN DRIVE

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1 MI W OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,327

COUNTY ROAD 116

Good

Over: MITCHELL POND BRK

5 MILES EAST OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 325

Kings Highway

Good

Over: Kill Von Beaste

1.3 MI N of Casper Hill R, Rockland, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,420

COUNTY ROAD 5

Good

Over: WINDFALL CREEK

.6 M. N of Little Genesee, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 265

CR 47

Good

Over: Giant Ledge Stream

6.24 MI S JCT Rt.28 & C.R, Ulster, NY

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 164

RTE 9

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

JCT OF RT 9 & MOHAWK RV, Albany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,840

RTE I90

Good

Over: NY Route 5 RTE 5 West

12.3MI EAST OF EXIT31, Herkimer, NY

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,495

DUPONT ACCESS RD

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190

3.9 MI SSW JCT I190&I290, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 616

CLAPPER RD

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.8 MI NW EXIT 22 OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 428

JESSUP RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: JESSUP RIVER

7.5m in Perkins Clearing, Hamilton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1

RTE 5

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.1 MI SW JCT SH5/US20&438, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,962

RTE 212

Good

Over: SAWKILL CREEK

2.9 MI W JCT RTS 212&375, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,234

RTE I88

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

0.7 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,734

RTE 906A

Good

Over: SGSP N/B TO I-495 E/B

INT.I495 & SAGTIKOS PRKWY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1991 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 17,077

RTE 30

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

16.9 mi N Jct Rts 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 919

RELOCATED HART ROA

Good

Over: RTE I86

1 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 874

CR47

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

IN ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1986 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,022

FLANNIGAN HILL

Good

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

.1 MILE SOUTH OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 331

COUNTY ROAD 12A

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

6.8 KM N JCT RTS 12 & 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1998 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 75

AMSTERDAM INTERCHA

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

AT S END OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,601

RTE 36

Good

Over: TRIB TROUPS CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 861

Robert Dann WB

Good

Over: S.Hamilton St

1 mi NE Mills Gang, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,634

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 281

RTE 223

Good

Over: TRB NEWTOWN CREEK

.8 MILE EAST OF BREESPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,786

WATER STREET

Good

Over: THE BRANCH

IN ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,197

RTE 104

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

2MI NE JCT SH 104 &SH104A, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 7,393

Goulds Corners Rd

Good

Over: 781I 781I73011035 781I

1.36 Mi West of Rte 11, Jefferson, NY

Built 2010 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,046

RTE 11

Good

Over: 17 17 83101144 17 17 83

Access rd to legoland E, Orange, NY

Built 2020 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,641

RTE I88

Good

Over: RTE 79

JCT OF RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,579

COOKS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: W BR DEER CREEK

0.4 Mi. N of JCT of CR32, Franklin, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 544

RTE 49

Good

Over: Relief MA&N Railroad N

1.3 MI E JCT SH69 & CANAL, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 7,696

RTE I190

Good

Over: RTE 384

JCT RTS 384 + I-190, Niagara, NY

Built 2014 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 24,370

RTE 56

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1 MI SE VILLAGE SO COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2012 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,043

SENECA ROAD

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

JCT RTS 21&36&CANISTEO R, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,787

HINMAN HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

0.2 MI E OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 363

SIMMONS ROAD

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

2.6 MILES SW OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 213

Showing 12,601-12,650 of 17,642 bridges

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