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 3

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 3 & 86, Franklin, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,461

RTE 4

Good

Over: D&H RR

JCT US 4 & DEL & HUD RR, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,716

RTE 5

Good

Over: Genesee River

0.5MI NW NY5+US20 +NY39, Livingston, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,054

RTE 8

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

.2 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 23, Chenango, NY

Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,711

RTE 8

Good

Over: HAGUE BROOK

RT 9N 0.3 MI NW OF HAGUE, Warren, NY

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 461

RTE 10

Good

Over: PINE LAKE OUTLET

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 10 & 29A, Fulton, NY

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,309

RTE 12

Good

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

4.5 MI NW of RT12 & 180, Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,842

RTE 17K

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

0.6 MI E JCT RTS 17+17K, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,980

RTE 20

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.1 MILE NE JCT RT 20&I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,579

RTE 20

Good

Over: 90I (EB) RUSH CREEK

JCT RTS 20 +I-90, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 22,085

RTE 20

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

JCT RTE 20 + BFLO CREEK, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 26,091

RTE 20

Good

Over: RTE 166

JCT US 20 & SH 166, Otsego, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,723

RTE 22

Good

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

RTE 22 AT WILLSBORO, Essex, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 788

RTE 23A

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

.9 MI W JCT RT 23A & 32A, Greene, NY

Built 1985 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,793

RTE 29A

Good

Over: BURNT VLY STREAM

3.1 MI W JCT RTS 10 & 29A, Fulton, NY

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 484

RTE 33

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 33 & 77, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,327

RTE 36

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI SW JCT RTS 36 & 63, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,889

RTE 49

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

4.4 MI E JCT RTS 365 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,211

RTE 49

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

4.4 MI E JCT RTS 365 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,211

RTE 50

Good

Over: MOURNING KILL

1.2MI SW JCT 50 & 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,104

RTE 58

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH OSWEGATCHIE

7.3 MI SE JCT RTS 58 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,914

RTE 68

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

0.6 MI SE JCT RTS 68 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,680

RTE 79

Good

Over: Hector Falls Crk

SOUTH END OF BURDETT, Schuyler, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,417

RTE 971P

Good

Over: 81I 81I73051158 RTE I81

2.3 MI S JCT RTS I81& 232, Jefferson, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 923

RTE I87

Good

Over: UNDERPASS ROAD

1.6 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,722

RTE 104

Good

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 104 +425, Niagara, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,892

COUNTY ROAD 189

Good

Over: ABIJAH CREEK

4.5 MI S JCT RTS 178 &189, Jefferson, NY

Built 1933 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 311

RTE 204

Good

Over: PIXLEY ROAD

.5 MI SE JCT RTS 204+I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,622

RTE 206

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT RTE 206+SUSQUEHANNA R, Chenango, NY

Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,064

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE 265

JCT RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 34,790

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE 265

JCT RT 265 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 29,570

RTE 277

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 400 &277, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 24,055

RAMP G

Good

Over: 287I 287I RTE I287

0.8 MI E JCT RTE I287+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,611

RTE 305

Good

Over: MICHAEL CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF BLACK CREEK, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,341

RTE 425

Good

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT SH425 &SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,567

RTE 426

Good

Over: BEAVER MEADOW BROOK

1 MI N JCT RTS 426 & 474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,113

RTE 921C

Good

Over: REALL CREEK

04MI S JCT RTS 5+921C, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,090

RTE 15U

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

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

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12,260

RTE 18

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.0 MI W JCT RTS 18 & 148, Niagara, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,415

KRUMKILL ROAD

Good

Over: 85 85 11012002 RTE 85

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 85, Albany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,932

RTE 21

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

JCT SR 21 & CO RD 7, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,473

RTE I88

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,180

RTE 219

Good

Over: BROWN HILL ROAD

7.4MI N JCT.RTES 219 & 39, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,397

MULANEY ROAD

Good

Over: 12 12 26043007 RTE 12

3MI.SO.INT.RTES 12+8, Oneida, NY

Built 1983 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,287

OAKDLE-BOHEMIA RD

Good

Over: 27 27 07051170 RTE 27

3.6 MI W JCT SH27 & SH454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,669

BROADWAY AVENUE

Good

Over: 27 27 07051202 RTE 27

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

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,093

RTE 25

Good

Over: RTE 907M

JCT G C PKWY & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,087

RTE 27

Good

Over: RTE 27

JCT I278 & 27, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,389

RTE 49

Good

Over: RIVER ROAD

IN MAYNARD, Oneida, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,176

RTE 915

Good

Over: FARMERS INN ROAD

1 m W VT border on Ben BP, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,955

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