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 36

Good

Over: BENNETT CREEK

0.7 MI SE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,728

RTE 37

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.25 MI SE JCT SH37 &CR122, Franklin, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,458

RTE 54

Good

Over: EGGLESTON CREEK

RTE 54 0.6 MI NE OF CL, Yates, NY

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,665

RTE 56

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

IN VILLAGE OF HANAWA FLLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,797

RTE 345

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

0.2 MI NW of 345 310 Int., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1882 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,405

RTE 59

Good

Over: WESTERN HIGHWAY

.7 MI W JCT SH59 & SH303, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 62

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 62 + 322, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,489

RTE 62

Good

Over: SAWYER CREEK

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 62 & 425, Niagara, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,573

RTE I81

Good

Over: PREBLE RD

.5 MILE S EXIT 13 OF I81, Cortland, NY

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,527

RTE I81

Good

Over: PREBLE RD

.5 MILE S EXIT 13 OF I81, Cortland, NY

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,643

RTE 84

Good

Over: MNRR Beacon Line

1.2 MI W JCT I84 & US 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 52,529

RTE I87

Good

Over: ZIM SMITH TRAIL

1.3 MI S JCT I87 & SH 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 38,860

RTE I87

Good

Over: ZIM SMITH TRAIL

1.3 MI S JCT I87 & SH 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 33,849

CHARLIE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & CHARLIE HILL RD, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 245

RTE I87

Good

Over: HALLOCK HILL RD

5 MI S JCT I87 & SH 442, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,639

RTE I87

Good

Over: HALLOCK HILL RD

5 MI S JCT SH 422 & I87, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,384

RTE 96

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

RTE 96 SE END OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,613

RTE 149

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RT 4, Washington, NY

Built 1953 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,882

RTE 159

Good

Over: POENTIC KILL

1.2 MI N JCT SH 159 & I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,117

RTE 240

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 240 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,980

RTE 961

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

AT JCT RTS 21 + 244, Allegany, NY

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,011

RTE 426

Good

Over: W BR FRENCH CREEK

.2 MILE N EXIT 4 OF I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1947 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 672

490I490143022007

Good

Over: 940K940K43011004

JCT I490 & MT READ BLVD, Monroe, NY

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,928

NSP WB TO 495I WB

Good

Over: 495I495I03021055 RTE I4

I495 - 5.2 MI NE QUEENS C, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.8 MI E RT 9 & 9G CONN, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,014

MUCKY RUN ROAD

Good

Over: 5S 5S 23021053 RTE 5S

8.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 120

RTE I84

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 16

0.3 MI E JCT I84+DELAW R, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,544

COUNTY ROAD 56

Good

Over: 86I 17 62051360 RTE 86I

RTE 17 1.5 MI W CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,977

Sagetown Road

Good

Over: CLARK HOLLOW CRK

1.1 M W JCT RTS 328 &960D, Chemung, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 794

RTE I86

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

0.6 MI W KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,305

RTE I86

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

0.6 MI W KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,926

RTE I88

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT I88 & SUSQUEHANNA R, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,716

RTE I81

Good

Over: FROM I81 TO NY370 Ley C

1.3 MI S JCT I81 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 31,412

LOCUST AVENUE

Good

Over: 27 27 0705 1176 RTE 27

3.0 MI W JCT RTS 27 & 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,424

RTE 13X

Good

Over: RTE 34

INT OF RTS 13 & 34 & 96, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,214

RTE 219

Good

Over: Cattaraugus Crk

1 MI South of Springville, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,300

RTE 219

Good

Over: Cattaraugus Creek

1 MI S of Springville, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,300

RTE 59

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.6 MI W JCT SH 59 & SH 3, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,239

East Main St

Good

Over: 17 17 83101090 17 17

0.5 MI SE Jct 17 + 84, Orange, NY

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,707

RTE 9

Good

Over: Pedestrian Underpass

1.6 MI N of JCT RTS. 9 &, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 28,951

17 17 9107 06D1

Good

Over: 81I 81I 91012025 11 X

JCT 17 & CHENANGO RIVER, Broome, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,871

RAMP D

Good

Over: SHERIDAN TERRACE

City of Buffalo, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,807

RTE I86

Good

Over: RELIEF

.7 MI WEST EXIT 13 OF I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,857

RTE I86

Good

Over: Buffalo Street Buffalo

1.5 m NW JCT RTS 16 & 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,157

RTE I86

Good

Over: BUFFALO STREET BUFFALO

1.5 m NW JCT RTS 16 & 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,845

RTE I90

Good

Over: ANDERSON ROAD

1.3 MI SE JCT I90 & RT 5, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 90,338

RTE 991M

Good

Over: 88I 88I92021044 RTE I88

JCT RTE I-88 + AFTON CONN, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,042

91ST PLACE

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

AT ELMHURST, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,239

RTE 495

Good

Over: 74TH STREET

2.1 MI ESE JCT I278 &I495, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 103,162

RTE I495

Good

Over: ELIOT AVE QUEENS BLVD S

1.3 MI SW JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,822

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