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

HUNT ROAD

Good

Over: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

1 MI SE DERUYTER RESERVOI, Madison, NY

Built 2017 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 77

CREECH ROAD

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF SUMMER HILL, Cayuga, NY

Built 1945 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 489

DAY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

5.6 MI E OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,934

PEABODY ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

2 MI N OF GOURVERNEUR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF WESTFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 2023 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 201

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE 167

3.3 MI W I90 EX 29A RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,767

RTE 900

Good

Over: Harlem Rvr D From FDR D

MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 86,409

RTE 417

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

COHOCTON R./86I RAMPS, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 17,571

RTE 96

Good

Over: RACEWAY

.1 MI S JCT SH 96 & SH 5, Seneca, NY

Built 1915 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 5,687

LINCOLN ROAD

Good

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 2006 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,289

Exit 3 Off-Ramp

Good

Over: I-87 I-87

.3 MI S OF RT 155, Albany, NY

Built 2019 Load: 44.1 t

PEARSON ROAD

Good

Over: JEDDO CREEK

.8 MI NORTH OF MIDDLEPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 270

BROOKLINE AVENUE

Good

Over: HENDY CREEK

3.7 MI WEST OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 339

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: MARBLE RIVER

2.6 MI NE OF THAYER CORNE, Franklin, NY

Built 2003 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 79

MCDONOUGH ROAD

Good

Over: FLY MEADOW CREEK

2 MI WEST OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2020 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 46

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: TRIB MIDDLE BROOK

4.5 MI W OF JEFFERSON., Delaware, NY

Built 1985 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 505

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE 167

3.3 MI W I90 EX 29A RAMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 10,971

Ramp from 124th S

Good

Over: FDR D From Harlem Rvr D

MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,902

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Good

Over: Geneganslet Creek

.5 MI S JCT CORDS 10 & 8, Chenango, NY

Built 2016 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 349

RTE 54A

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

0.2 MI S OF HAMMONDSPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,445

RTE I87

Good

Over: LITTLE AUSABLE RIVER

1.3 MI N JCT I87 & SH 442, Clinton, NY

Built 2015 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,121

RTE I87

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

JCT RTE I-87 + SALMON R, Clinton, NY

Built 2015 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,121

COX AVENUE

Good

Over: 684I684I87011083 RTE I6

IN ARMONK-N EXIT 3 - I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,249

RTE I95

Good

Over: 181ST STREET RTE I87 R

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,112

RTE 88

Good

Over: BEARDS HOLLOW CRK

.7 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2021 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 4,315

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

HAMLET OF HENSONVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2013 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 806

EASTERN UNION TUR

Good

Over: WYNANTS KILL

IN AVERILL PARK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2012 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,694

BIRCH ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER MEADOW CREEK

TRAINING AREAS 11C & 11B, Jefferson, NY

Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100

RTE 3

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.0 MI S JCT RTE 3 & 193, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 956

RTE 6

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.9 MI W JCT RTS 6+22+202, Putnam, NY

Built 2021 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,657

RTE 7

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

1.9 MI SW JCT SH 7 & SH 2, Otsego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,210

RTE 9

Good

Over: CROTON RIVER

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 9 & 129, Westchester, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 23,374

RTE 9

Good

Over: I87 I87

JCT RTE 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2022 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 19,019

RTE 9

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 107 - QUAKER

7 MI N JCT US 9W & SH 293, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,169

RTE 10

Good

Over: PLATNER BROOK

3.8 MI SW JCT RTS 10 +28, Delaware, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,444

RTE 14

Good

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1981 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,658

RTE 16

Good

Over: OLEAN CREEK

1.28 KM N JCT RTS 16&417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,880

RTE 16

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

0.2MI N JCT RTS 16 & 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,878

RTE 430

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW CRK

3.5 MI W JCT SH60 & SH430, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,720

RTE 417

Good

Over: HASKELL CREEK

2.6 MI E JCT RTS 417 & 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,753

RTE 394

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

3 MI NW JCT SH17 & SH394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,507

RTE 18

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

3.8 MI N JCT RTS 18 & 104, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,909

RTE 19

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 19 & I90-LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,474

RTE 22

Good

Over: FACTORY HILL ROAD WALLO

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 67 & 22, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2018 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,783

RTE 26

Good

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

4.1 MI N JCT RTS 128 & 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,924

RTE 26

Good

Over: MARTIN STREET CSX TRANS

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 49 & 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,710

RTE 26

Good

Over: MARTIN STREET CSX TRANS

0.4 MI S JCT RTE 49+26, Oneida, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,855

RTE I490

Good

Over: RTE 31F

490I WB JCT RT 31F PITFRD, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 36,163

RTE 33

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

5 MI ENE OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,058

RTE 38

Good

Over: OWASCO INLET

1.8 MI SE JCT RTS 38 & 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,609

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