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

SWIFT MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.7 MILES NORTH OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 186

RTE I90

Good

Over: MINERAL SPRINGS RD

1.3 MI S JCT I90 & SH 354, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 131,277

LAWTON HILL ROAD

Good

Over: N BR SANDY CREEK

3.0 MI S OF WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 352

RTE 987D

Good

Over: RAMP A I287 TO 1

JCT I287 & SAWMILL PKWY, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 6,674

JENKINS ROAD

Good

Over: GOLDSMITH CREEK

3.9 MI SE OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2017 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 28

RTE 7

Good

Over: 87I 87I 11082049 RTE I8

JCT I87 & RTE 7, Albany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 21,881

RTE 9P

Good

Over: SARATOGA LAKE

JCT RTE 9P & FISH CREEK, Saratoga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 8,843

RTE 201

Good

Over: OLD VESTAL ROAD

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 201+434, Broome, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 28,458

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.6m N I-87 Exit 15, Saratoga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 25,545

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.6m N I-87 Exit 15, Saratoga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 24,000

RTE 245

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

1.1 MI NW SR245 + SR364, Yates, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,470

RTE 245

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

3.7 MI NW SR245 + SR364, Yates, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,470

Rt 17 - Ramp B

Good

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

JCT SH 17 & SH 30, Delaware, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 974

RTE I86

Good

Over: CENTER STREET

.8 MI W JCT RTE 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,806

HUNTER ROAD

Good

Over: NEVERSINK RV OVFW

2 MI SOUTH OF CLARYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 95

RTE 907C

Good

Over: OCEAN PARKWAY

JCT SHORE PK & OCEAN PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 133,563

RTE 907C

Good

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C SERV

.3MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PKY, Kings, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.0 t

SECOND AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE 907C N Y & ATLANTIC

AT BAY RIDGE, Kings, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 11,212

CORNWALLVILLE RD

Good

Over: THORP CREEK

5 MI.SE.HMLT.DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 115

RIVER ROAD (CR29)

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

4 MI.NE GANSEVOORT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 894

VALLEY MILLS RD

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

1.5 MI NE MUNNSVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 497

RTE 943

Good

Over: CSX Trans GENESEE RIVER

JCT PATTONWD & GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,620

S.BOMBAY RD

Good

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

0.47 MI. E JCT. of NYS 95, Franklin, NY

Built 1947 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 744

BEAVER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MANOR KILL

0.1 mi SW of JCT SR 3 & H, Schoharie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 59

RTE I190

Good

Over: RTE 384

JCT RTS 384 + I-190, Niagara, NY

Built 2014 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 18,886

RTE 14

Good

Over: SLEEPERS CREEK

SH 14 - 0.5 MI S COUNTY L, Chemung, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 5,415

RTE 5

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.1 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 20, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1916 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,266

CHENANGO STREET

Good

Over: 7 7 91013011 RTE 7

2.0 MI N JCT RTES 81I & 7, Broome, NY

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,740

RTE 9

Good

Over: MOORDENER KILL

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 150 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,828

RTE 9N

Good

Over: JENKINS BROOK

2.5 MI N SILVER BAY, Warren, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,029

RTE 9W

Good

Over: ROCKLAND LK OUTLT

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 9W+303, Rockland, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,561

RTE 936

Good

Over: RTE 11 SOUTH BAY RD

JCT US 11 NB & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,004

RTE 11

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

1.2 MI NE JCT US11 &SH812, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,103

RTE 11

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

VIL CANTON-.3 MI E JCT68W, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,615

RTE 12A

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

.3 MI E JCT SH 12 & SH 12, Broome, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,162

RTE 12F

Good

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

JCT OF RTE 12F & RTE I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,208

RTE 13

Good

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 13 &13A, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,743

RTE 352

Good

Over: 86I 14 62013000 RTE I8

JCT SR 17 & SR 352, Chemung, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,249

RTE 14

Good

Over: BIG STREAM

S END DUNDEE, Yates, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,426

RTE 415

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.6 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +415, Steuben, NY

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,159

RTE 16

Good

Over: BRCH ISCHUA CREEK

3.4 MI S JCT SH16 & SH242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,683

RTE 16

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

3.3 MI S JCT RTS 16 + 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,683

RTE 417

Good

Over: DODGE CREEK

5.8 MI SE JCT RTS 417+ 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1951 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,753

RTE 417

Good

Over: BRIMMER BROOK

1.6 MI W JCT RTS 19 & 417, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,677

RTE 394

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.4 MI S JCT 394 & 430, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,946

RTE 21

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

ROUTE 21 IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,187

RTE 22

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.9 MI S JCT 22 & 149, Washington, NY

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,495

RTE 26

Good

Over: POND CREEK

3.0 MI NE JCT RTS 26 & 41, Cortland, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,149

RTE 214

Good

Over: STONY CLOVE CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 214 & 28, Ulster, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,219

RTE 28

Good

Over: GLEN BURNIE CREEK

4.8 MI SE JCT SH 28 & SH, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,789

Showing 13,001-13,050 of 17,642 bridges

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