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

WHEELER ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

3 MI EAST OF WRIGHTS CORS, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 465

WISTERMAN RD.

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.8 MILE NORTH OF RAPIDS, Niagara, NY

Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,070

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: EWART CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF SWAIN, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 202

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: GORDON BROOK

1.2 MILES WEST OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,676

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

3.1 KM E OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 853

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: DYKE CREEK

1.3MI E OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 469

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: SINCLAIR CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF KANONA, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 157

COUNTY ROAD 127

Good

Over: CAMP BROOK

1.3 MILES SW OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 98

ELLIS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELLIS CREEK

1.9 MI WEST OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 411

GLEN MARY DRIVE

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,226

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

0.9 MI N ELLENBURG DEPOT, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 334

BRAINARDSVILLE RD

Good

Over: CHATEAUGAY RIVER

.5 MI W OF BRAINARDSVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,514

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

.4 mi W of Jct CR 71 & CR, Jefferson, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 234

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GULF STREAM

5.0 MI NE OF ADAMS CENTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 734

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF E RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 138

BELFORT ROAD

Good

Over: NI MO POWER CANAL

AT BELFORT, Lewis, NY

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 753

COUNTY ROAD 23

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

IN SOUTH EDWARDS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 381

ELLIOT ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.0 MI NW OF BURNHAMS COR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

2.5 MILES SOUTH OF ROSSIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 286

CR 57 WESTSTOCKO

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RIV

LOCATED IN WEST STOCKHOLM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 568

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF HOPEWEL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,041

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.2 MI SW JCT SH 52 & I84, Dutchess, NY

Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,418

COUNTY ROAD 51

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO ROELIFF JAN

0.5 MI SW OF JACKSON CORN, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 111

CROTON POINT AVE

Good

Over: YARD ROAD MNRR HU LINE

IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,604

RTE 984E

Good

Over: 907GX RTE 907G BRONX R

1.1 MI S JCT RTS BRP+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,420

CR233 EAST WINDSO

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY to SUSQUEHANNA

4 MILES NORTHEAST WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 270

CHAPEL ST

Good

Over: MAD BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,786

MONGAUP ROAD

Good

Over: MONGAUP CREEK

.7 MILE NORTH OF DEBRUCE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 65

MAYS POINT RD

Good

Over: CLYDE RIVER

6.5 MI N OF SENECA FALLS, Seneca, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 104

ELLISON PARK ROAD

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

4.2 MI S OF WEST WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 662

SIXTH STREET

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

IN WATERFORD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,425

BOUCHOUXVILLE RD.

Good

Over: ABE LORD CREEK

0.75 MI E LORDVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 151

Good

Over: ELM HOLLOW BROOK

.3 MILE N JCT OLD RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 921

DANIEL ZENKER DRIV

Good

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

1.2 M SW REGIONAL AIRPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,177

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF CURTIS, Steuben, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF CURTIS, Steuben, NY

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 280

RTE 240

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

SH240 & Cattaraugus Creek, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,328

Union Valley Rd.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.1 mi S Inter. Jipson Hil, Cortland, NY

Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 109

FULTONVILLE INTERC

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 28 OF I90, Montgomery, NY

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,530

278I

Good

Over: 278I 278I 278I02021011

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 35,770

CAMP TEN ROAD

Good

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

3.9 MILES W OF IRVING MIL, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

IRR RTE 951R

Good

Over: BUCKTOOTH RUN

0.6 MI W CITY SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 285

CR 48

Good

Over: Cassadaga Lakes

0.1 MI NW of Cassadaga, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 763

RTE 24

Good

Over: Meadow Brook Stream

700 FT W JCT SH 24 & MSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 31,689

RTE 33

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE 33 & BLACK CREEK, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,878

TOM MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

0.75 MI North of Exit 37, Clinton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,581

RTE I190

Good

Over: 190I X RTE I190

INT N16 ON I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 18,476

RTE 27

Good

Over: SAXON AVE

1.1 MI W JCT SH 27 & SH 1, Suffolk, NY

Built 1985 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 94,008

Short Avenue

Good

Over: Little Coddington Creek

Cooley Rd Ext/Lit. Coddin, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 100

MASON ROAD

Good

Over: TRACY CREEK

5.0 MILES SW OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 2010 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 189

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