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

SMITH STREET

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Bike Path ER

.3 MI W JCT BRGE C & SH19, Monroe, NY

Built 1910 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 760

EAGLE HARBOR ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

3 MI W JCT BRG CNL & SH98, Orleans, NY

Built 1910 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,067

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: SUNKEN MEADOW RD

SMSP AT SUNKEN MEADOW, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,611

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.1 MI N HRP NB INT 14, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t

RTE I90

Fair

Over: LEY CREEK

0.7 MI W I90 EXIT 35 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 29,077

CR 93

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.7 MI SW OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 970

EXIT 34 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 34 OF I90, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,496

N. AIRMONT ROAD EB

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.9 MI E JCT I-87 & 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,443

RTE 901

Fair

Over: ROCKAWAY INLET

MARINE PKWY BR RCKWY INLT, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 18,260

BUS RAMPS E92&W95

Fair

Over: 40th St. BUS RAMP E96

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,600

BUS RAMP E92

Fair

Over: BUS RAMP E96 DYER AVE

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,440

BUS TURNAROUND

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 150

NPS ROUTE 10

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.4 MILES FROM VANDERBILT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1896 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 550

RTE 11

Fair

Over: N BR GRT CHAZY RV

2.9MI W JCT RTS 11 & 22, Clinton, NY

Built 1989 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,157

RTE 38

Fair

Over: BARDEN CREEK

SOUTH END OF RICHFORD, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,029

NORTH JERUSALEM RO

Fair

Over: 908T908T03011084 RTE 90

1.3 MI SE JCT WSP & SH 24, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 19,882

NEW HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: 908K 908K 0701 1056 RTE

1 MI S JCT RTS 454+25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1953 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,131

BANKRUPT ROAD

Fair

Over: 481 481 34021058 RTE 48

2.2 MI NW JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,398

RTE 201

Fair

Over: GRAND AVENUE CONRAIL

0.2MI.S.JCT.RTES. 17 &201, Broome, NY

Built 1986 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 45,423

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: METROPOLITAN AVE METROP

.7MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 110,322

W 65TH ST EASTBD

Fair

Over: BRIDLE PATH W END

IN SW END OF CENTRAL PK, New York, NY

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 14,158

PACKARD ROAD

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

NIAGARA FALLS SOUTH, Niagara, NY

Built 1946 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,822

OLD STATE RTE 5S

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

IN WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1948 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 932

KNOLLWOOD LANE

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH26B

0.4 MI. NORTH OF KLEIN RD, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 723

PECKVILLE RD

Fair

Over: GILLETT CREEK

1.8 MI W OF DOLGEVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 129

CR 16

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIV

VILLAGE OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 656

COUNTY ROAD 282

Fair

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

IN HUNTS CORNERS, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,272

BUNKER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATEAUGAY RIVER

.2 MI W OF THE FORGE, Franklin, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 704

CR 97

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CK

1.7 MI N OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1942 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 501

CAMPBELL BROOK RD

Fair

Over: CAMPBELL BROOK

3.7 MI S OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 44

PINE LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF DAVENPORT CEN, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 312

CLARYVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY NEVERSINK RIVE

1.9 MI S OF CLARYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1939 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 430

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: LIRR-PT JEFF BRCH

1 MI NE JCT NSP+ROUTE 107, Nassau, NY

Built 1947 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 72,498

RTE 987A

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

EXIT 16 - P I P, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 128

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: WINCHESTER BLVD

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,676

RTE 908F

Fair

Over: ABANDONED NYCRR

.8 M N JCT I87&MOSHOLU PK, Bronx, NY

Built 1939 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 53,418

11TH AVE VIADUCT

Fair

Over: LIRR WEST SIDE YD

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 14,480

CROTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 987D987D87012196 RTE 98

IN MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1951 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,218

RTE 9D

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

JCT RTE 9D & FISHKILL CR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1933 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 5,609

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: Hudson Valley Trail

2.1 MI S JCT US9W & SH299, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 28,287

SALISBURY PARK DR

Fair

Over: 908T 908T03011104 RTE 9

.3 MI N JCT SH 106 & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 7,877

PROSPECT AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908T908T03011126 RTE 90

.8 MI SE JCT NSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 10,003

BAY SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: RMC NB TO SSP EB

2 MI E JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1950 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 24,463

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: RECREATION TRAIL

.4 MI N JCT PIP & SH 340, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 42,928

ORANGEBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

1.0 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 20,950

MANHATTAN COL PKY

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V SRD

1.2 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,511

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: RELIEF

EAST RVR DRIVE N.B. RAMP, New York, NY

Built 1953 Load: 23.9 t

RTE 25

Fair

Over: EAST 60TH STREET 60&61S

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, New York, NY

Built 1952 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 27,321

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: EAST 138TH STREET

IN SOUTH BRONX, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 23.9 t

WEST 36TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

W 36TH - 30TH ST BRCH CSX, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 2,548

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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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