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 41

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

RT 41 OVER CHENANGO RIVER, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,649

RTE 43

Good

Over: TSATSAWASSA CREEK

RTE 43 AT DUNHAM HOLLOW, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,021

RTE I390

Good

Over: ROCH & SOUTHERN RR

.2 M SW JCT SH33A & I390, Monroe, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 45,429

RTE 50

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1 MILE N JCT SH 5 & SH 50, Schenectady, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,644

RTE 59

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTS 59 & 87I-EXIT 14, Rockland, NY

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40,195

RTE 60

Good

Over: MOON BROOK

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 60 + 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1946 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,429

RTE 65

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

.5 MILE N JCT SH65 & SH31, Monroe, NY

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,276

RTE 78

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3.8 MI SE JCT RTS 78 &400, Erie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,627

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSELIC CREEK

6MI W JCT RTS 80 & 26, Madison, NY

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,301

RTE I81

Good

Over: EAST HILL ROAD

2.1MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,546

RTE I81

Good

Over: Hoxie Gorge Rd HOXIE GO

7.9 Mi N Jct Rts I-81 & 2, Cortland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,861

RTE I81

Good

Over: Hoxie Gorge Rd HOXIE GO

7.9 Mi N Jct Rts I81 & 22, Cortland, NY

Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,436

BUTTERNUT STREET

Good

Over: 81I 81I33032053 RTE I81

0.9 MI S JCT RTS I-81+298, Onondaga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,973

RTE 85A

Good

Over: VLY CREEK

1.3 MI SW JCT RT 85A &156, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,673

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 74 PLATT BROOK

I87 EXIT 28, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,090

RTE 90

Good

Over: OWASCO INLET

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

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,296

RTE 93

Good

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

3.7 MI E JCT RTS 93 + 18, Niagara, NY

Built 2021 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,652

RTE 95

Good

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

1.6 MI N JCT SH 95 & US 1, Franklin, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,730

RTE 98

Good

Over: CARPENTER BROOK

3.1 MI NE JCT RTS 98&16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,492

RTE 120

Good

Over: RAILROAD STREET MNRR HA

3.8 MI N JCT SH120 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,895

RTE 159

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTE 159 & I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1952 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,181

RTE 177

Good

Over: MUD CREEK TRIBUTARY

5.8 MI E JCT RTS 177 +194, Lewis, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,525

RTE 258

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.1M W JCT RTS 258 & 63, Livingston, NY

Built 2009 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 463

RTE I287

Good

Over: 907W907W87025013 RTE 90

JCT 287I & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 108,065

RTE 353

Good

Over: BR CATTARAUGUS CK

4.4 MI NW VIL OF L VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,596

RTE 414

Good

Over: POST CREEK

0.3 MI NE SR414+ CO LINE, Chemung, NY

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,858

RTE 104

Good

Over: GRAVEL ROAD Ship Builde

2.1MI E JCT RTS 104+47 WB, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 26,872

RTE 20

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

JCT RT 20 & SCHTDY CO LNE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,458

RTE 25B

Good

Over: RTE 908G

RTE 25B+NSP WB, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,715

RTE I81

Good

Over: OLD ROUTE 26

0.7MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,365

RTE 961A

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 17 + 427, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,629

SAXTON STREET

Good

Over: 490I490I43022021 RTE I4

2.5MI E JCT RTS I490+ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,928

RTE 62

Good

Over: RTE I86

JCT RTE 86 & RTE 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,293

LAFAYETTE AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I695 RTE I695

.3 MI SE I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,791

RTE I278

Good

Over: SLOSSON AVE

4.5MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2014 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 71,305

RTE I88

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,525

RTE 987F

Good

Over: PAYNE ST

0.6MI N INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 38,693

RTE I88

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

.7 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,836

RTE 394

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

0.1MI N JCT 394 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,507

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 430 BEMUS CREEK

.8 MILE SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,536

RTE I86

Good

Over: REYNOLDS AVENUE

I-86 WB AT REYNOLDS AVENU, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,319

RTE I86

Good

Over: REYNOLDS AVENUE

I-86 EASTBOUND AT REYNOLD, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,966

RTE I678

Good

Over: 678I 678IX5MR07B1

JCT I678 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1953 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 166,433

5 5 26104032

Good

Over: COLUMBIA STREET

Utica, Oneida, NY

Built 2016 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 34,000

81I81I91012017

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR BRO

JCT I81 & SH 7, Broome, NY

Built 2018 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 27,325

RAMP D

Good

Over: CSX Railroad Access Roa

City of Buffalo, Erie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 498

RTE 390

Good

Over: RAMP SW TO I490 WB 4904

Town of Gates, Monroe, NY

Built 2020 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 104,009

Linden Blvd

Good

Over: 678I678IX5M11015 JFK Ai

JCT VAN WYCK & LINDEN BLV, Queens, NY

Built 2022 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,245

RTE 17

Good

Over: BEMUS CREEK

RTE 17 AT BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,410

RTE 991F

Good

Over: 88I 88I94063011 RTE I88

1 MI E ONEONTA CITY LINE, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,423

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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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