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 196

Good

Over: BOND CREEK

2.05 MI E JCT RTE 4 & 196, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,750

RTE 6

Good

Over: CLOVE BROOK

JCT RTE 6 & CLOVE BROOK, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,777

WEST RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: JIMMY CREEK

1.3 MI W OF BLACKBRIDGE, Hamilton, NY

Built 2008 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3

N. NINEMILE ROAD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CRK

1.7 MILES NE OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 328

NORTH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH VALLEY CRK

2.0 MI S OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 181

MORTON ROAD

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

2.8 MI W OF WEST ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 44

BEEMAN HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BEEMAN HOLLOW CRK

5.3 M SW COOPERSPLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 153

PURDY-FALL CREEK R

Good

Over: PURDY CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF CO ROAD 28, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 42

DRAKE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 59

MICHIGAN STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

14 MI S WAYLAND, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 900

COOK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TROUPS CREEK

3.4 MI SE OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 2016 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 80

SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

IN ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1951 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,969

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,203

JERDEN FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: MBR OSWEGATCHIE R

4.8 MI SE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 56

BALACE ROAD

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

.6 MILE NORTH OF SUNDOWN, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13

HARRY L DRIVE

Good

Over: FINCH HOLLOW CRK

VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1941 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,095

70TH STREET

Good

Over: RTE I278 278I 278IX5M34

.3 MI NW JCT I278 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 677

GUY BREWER BLVD

Good

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

1.6 MI E I678 & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,415

GILLILAND AVENUE

Good

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CRK

IN SOUTH AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 146

POLICE ACCESS RD

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

3.7MI NE OF NORTH GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75

HAMBURG STREET

Good

Over: EXCHANGE ST (& CSX) CSX

1.2 MI E JCT SH 5 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,022

DANIEL ZENKER DR

Good

Over: OWENS HOLLOW CREK

0.6MI N.BIG FLATS-ADJRT17, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,523

PINE HILL DRIVE

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.0 MI S OF NYS ROUTE 328, Chemung, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 373

RTE 62

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4.3 M S JCT RTS 62 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,710

CAUTERSKILL ROAD

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

0.5mi W of CR 47 JCT, Greene, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 196

POTIC CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COB CREEK

2 MI SW COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 198

SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.1 MI S OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,271

COUNTY ROAD 111

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

IN HAMLET OF ALCOVE, Albany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,027

FOX CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

1.8 MI NE JCT RT145&RT81, Albany, NY

Built 2023 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 524

LETSONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: PARADOX CREEK

1.5 MI N PARADOX, Essex, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 234

HUNTING CLUB RD

Good

Over: PAUL CREEK

3 MI W CONKLINGVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 35

LEWIS RD

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

1 MI E WEST MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,697

MUSELBECK RD (OLD)

Good

Over: SANDSEA KILL

1.9MI SW PATTERSONVILLE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 63

UPPER TURNPIKE

Good

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

2 MI S OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 450

NEWVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

5 MI S OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 330

N WINFIELD RD

Good

Over: NORTH WINFIELD CK

3.1 MI N OF W WINFIELD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 370

N WINFIELD RD

Good

Over: N WINFIELD CREEK

2.5 MI N OF WEST WINFIELD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 370

CR 67 EAST AVA ROA

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

1.25 MI EAST OF AVA, Oneida, NY

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 440

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

IN WESTDALE, Oneida, NY

Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 290

OTISCO VALLEY RD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF MARIETTA, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,892

NATIONS ROAD

Good

Over: JAYCOX CREEK

3.0 MI.N.GENESEO, Livingston, NY

Built 1978 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 68

LAWRENCE ROAD

Good

Over: BROCKPORT CREEK

4.2 MI W OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

4 MI E OF MANCHESTER, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,668

CENTERLINE ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.1 MI E JOHNSONBURG, Wyoming, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 456

EATON CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

3.2 MI NORTH OF ALLEGANY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 134

FLATSTONE ROAD

Good

Over: CHIPMUNK CREEK

0.1 MI SW OF CHIPMUNK, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 32

WALKER ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.7 MI N OF EAST RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

.8 MILE SE OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 520

DOW ROAD

Good

Over: BR CLEAR CREEK

0.7 MI. 0F FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 92

ABBOTTS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF CUBA LAKE

4.2 MILES EAST OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 391

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