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 79

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT NY 79 & CHENANGO RVR, Broome, NY

Built 2022 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 764

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 60

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

Built 1973 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,857

RTE 337

Good

Over: POENTIC KILL

1 MI SW JCT I-890 & 337, Schenectady, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 18,863

RTE 28A

Good

Over: TRAVER HOLLOW CREEK

1.2 MI SW JCT SH 28 & SH2, Ulster, NY

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,393

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.5 MI W FORESTPORT STA., Oneida, NY

Built 1901 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 591

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: DEANS GULF BROOK

1 MI SW JCT SH 46 & SH274, Oneida, NY

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 311

TANNERY ROAD

Good

Over: CANADA CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 844

SLATE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SLATE CREEK

43 MI N GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 47

BUCK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK HOLLOW CREEK

7.5 MILES NE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 107

WHITEMAN GULLY RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.7 MI EAST OF DANSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

MILLER HOLLOW RD.

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

1.0 MI S OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 44

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

1.7 MI NE DICKINSON CENTR, Franklin, NY

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 74

VAN BENCHOTEN RD

Good

Over: PLATTE KILL

5 MI N OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5

DITMAS AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA-BRIGHTON LN

DITMAS AVE/NYCTA"B"LINE, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,423

65TH PLACE

Good

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

IN WOODSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,047

HONEYWELL STREET

Good

Over: SUNNYSIDE YARD

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1910 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1

102ND STREET

Good

Over: HAWTREE BASIN

102ND ST AT HOWARD BEACH, Queens, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,241

PAGE AVENUE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE TIDAL

AT RICHMOND VALLEY, Richmond, NY

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 22,724

BURNELL ROAD

Good

Over: PLUMB BROOK

1 M SE VILLAGE OF RUSSELL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 84

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: HIGHLAND BROOK

AT HIGHLAND FALLS, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 217

PARK ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

2.8 MI S OF WELLS, Hamilton, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 209

WILLIAM STREET

Good

Over: ZIMMERMAN CREEK

AT ST JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 146

Forman Drive

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

1000 FT S PASCACK RD&RT59, Rockland, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,736

SOUTH SCHUYLER RD

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

1 MI WEST OF WEST ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1

DUBLIN ROAD

Good

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

2 MILES EAST OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 51

GEE ROAD

Good

Over: COWASELON CREEK

5.5 MI NE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 431

SANDY PLAINS ROAD

Good

Over: POTIC CREEK

1.5 MI E HMLT OF S CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1969 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 609

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: TRIB FIVEMILE CRK

IN PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 405

SALMON CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SALMON CREEK

1mi NE 34B and CR159, Tompkins, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 317

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: DOWERS KILL

2.4 MILES NW OF SELKIRK, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 332

COUNTY ROAD 65

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

.3 MI N OF HENSONVLLE, Greene, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 933

PADANARUM ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

4.5 MI W SABBATH DAY PT., Warren, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROAD 102

Good

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 145

PICKLE HILL RD

Good

Over: N BR OTSQUAGO CK

2.3 MI E OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 203

VANDEUSENVILLE RD

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

4.2 MI WEST OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 188

TRIUMPHO ROAD

Good

Over: ZIMMERMAN CREEK

1.3 MI NE ST. JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 514

FORT HUNTER ROAD

Good

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CRK

.2 MILE NW OF MINAVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 596

BEAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.8 MI. E. JCT 28<61, Oneida, NY

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 40

HAMILTON AVENUE

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

In City of Sherrill, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,422

CR68 PRESTON HILL

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3.5 MI NW MCCONNELLSVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1941 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,209

OWEGO HILL ROAD

Good

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF VIRGIL, Cortland, NY

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 483

BASKET ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

4 MI NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 756

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: S BR ELTON CREEK Quarry

.4 MILE NW OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 233

STEAM VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

1.2 MI SE OF WESTON MILLS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 745

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 381

MILL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF CHARLOTTE CT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 57

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: BR OF BROWNELL BR

1.3 MI E OF CLYMER CENTER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 662

CLYMER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TB BROKENSTRAW CK

2 MI SW OF CLYMER CENTER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 187

NEW ROAD

Good

Over: RANSOM CREEK

JCT CO RD 186 & CO RD 297, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,021

TOWN LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

.8 MI NE JCT US62 & SH425, Niagara, NY

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,718

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 17,642 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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