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

WOLF HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

2.1 MI NW OF CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 151

RTE 470

Good

Over: E.BR MOHAWK RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT SH 32 & 470, Albany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,264

BRINDLEY STREET

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

IN CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,943

WORDEN ROAD

Good

Over: LIME LAKE OUTLET

.3 MILE SOUTH OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 137

CRABB HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

4.0 MI N OF N CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 223

MADISON AVENUE

Good

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.4 m N int. NYS Route 14, Chemung, NY

Built 1938 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,935

TURNPIKE ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

2.7 MI E OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 170

SLATE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

5.5 MI S OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 56

RIFF ROAD

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

1.9 MI S OF S CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 55

ROUGH & READY RD

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44

BEARLICK HOLLW RD

Good

Over: PURDY CREEK

3.7 MI W OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 67

JACK WHITE RD

Good

Over: PURDY CREEK

1.75 MI SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 22

STONE SCHOOL ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

2.8 MI S OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 88

OLMSTEAD ROAD

Good

Over: HOPPER CREEK

2.6 MI W OF WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

EAST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CHAUNCY RUN

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,512

HARTIGAN ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

2.3 MI SW OF EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 397

ARCH STREET

Good

Over: OLIVE STREET LITTLE CHO

VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,820

WEST LINCOLN AVE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.9 MI W OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,599

JJ AUDUBON PARKWY

Good

Over: Amherst Bike/ Ped Trail

1.7 MI N JCT I290 & SH263, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,174

ERSKINE STREET

Good

Over: 9076907CSHORE PKY 907C9

ERSKINE ST OVER SHORE PKY, Kings, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t

CASCADE ROAD

Good

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

100 FT SE JCT Rt.17A & Ir, Orange, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 576

WICKWIRE ROAD

Good

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

3 MI W HAMILTON, Madison, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 145

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

3 MI SE OF BRIDGEPORT, Madison, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 419

WILLOW GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

2.7 MI NW W HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 67

GAME FARM ROAD

Good

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

1.3 MI E ITHACA CITY LMTS, Tompkins, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,482

RTE 27

Good

Over: ST ANDREWS RD

1.5 MI WEST OF TUCKAHOE, Suffolk, NY

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 53,138

RAVINE ROAD

Good

Over: SWITZ KILL

1.9 M SW VILLAGE OF BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 135

GROESBECK ROAD

Good

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 78

Good

Over: EAST KILL

HAMLET OF EAST JEWETT, Greene, NY

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 82

COUNTY ROAD 67A

Good

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

1 MI NE HMLT OF E DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,201

HADLEY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: PAUL CREEK

3.1 MI W CONKLINGVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1939 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 186

HAWTHORNE ROAD

Good

Over: STERLING CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF W SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 102

CRUMB HILL RD

Good

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK

2.1 MI E OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,123

CR62 LEBANON ROAD

Good

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

1 MILE NE OF EARLVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 227

SOUTH HAMILTON RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

1.5 MI SE POOLEVILLE POND, Madison, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 279

CR50 CONSTINE BRID

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3 MI SE JCT RTS 13 & 20, Madison, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 775

LAWRENCE STREET

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 602

DUGWAY ROAD

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

2 MI S HAMILTON COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 942

YOUNGS CROSSING

Good

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA

5.5 MI N OF MC GRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 415

BUCKLEY ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

2 MI NE EXIT 38 OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,378

TRUMBULL CRNRS RD

Good

Over: WEST ENFIELD CRK

1.8 MI S OF ENFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 527

PIXLEY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

2 MILES SW OF GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,901

OLD PENFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1 MILE NW OF PENFIELD, Monroe, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 473

TWIN BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK TRIB.

.15 MI S INT RTS 383 & 36, Monroe, NY

Built 1923 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 208

TRANSIT ROAD

Good

Over: W BR SANDY CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF BROCKVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 2021 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 193

MONROE-ORLEANS CO

Good

Over: E BR SANDY CREEK

2.9 MILES NW OF ALABAMA, Orleans, NY

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 631

MONROE STREET

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

AT ELLICOTTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 220

PINE STREET

Good

Over: SAUNDERS CREEK

AT FRANKLINVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 786

FAY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: FAY HOLLOW CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 964

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1.1 MI N OF PANAMA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 740

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