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

MUNGER ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR LAKE OUTLET

1.8 MI S OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 141

BORDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.9 MI SW JCT SH78 & SH354, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,047

LAKE AVENUE

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

1 MILE NW OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,095

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

.1 MILE S OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,356

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: TRIB RUSH CREEK

1.0 MI S OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 907

COUNTY ROAD 2B

Good

Over: N BR PHILLIPS CRK

3.5 MILES NE OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 153

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

1 MI N OF BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,031

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: SING SING CREEK

3.4 MI W OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,429

BURCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

1.0 M S OF MILLPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 278

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: BUCKS CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF TOWLESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 859

COUNTY ROAD 65

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

.5 MILE SOUTH OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD 126

Good

Over: WOODWARD HOLLOW CREEK

0.7 MI E OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 217

EAST RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: HUNTS CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,506

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

IN GUYANOGA, Yates, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 422

COLD BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.7 MI E OF VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 106

County Road 87

Good

Over: Lindsey Creek

3.2 MI SE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 366

BROWNVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: PERCH RIVER

6.0 MI NE OF DEXTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 812

COON BRIDGES ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1.5 MI S OF THERESA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 138

COOLIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

3 MILES N OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 273

RTE 812

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

.5 MILE NORTH OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,149

JEFF HAMM OGDB R

Good

Over: SUCKER CREEK

1.0 MI S OF OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,153

COUNTY ROAD 81

Good

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

0.90 MI SW OF S AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 946

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: SWAMP RIVER

AT WINGDALE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,597

VELIE ROAD

Good

Over: SPROUT CREEK

NE JCT OF SH55 & T S PKWY, Dutchess, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,453

COUNTY ROAD 58

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.8 MI E of Rt.44, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 413

ROUND HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SATTERLY CREEK

2.3 MI SW WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2023 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,444

CR 42

Good

Over: BUSHKILL CREEK

IN WEST SHOKAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,031

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: SAW KILL

3.5 MILES N OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,695

EAST STREET

Good

Over: NORWALK RESERVOIR

12.0 MI.E.OF MT.KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1909 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 192

KATTELVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: KATTEL CREEK

2.0 MI NE CHENANGO BRIDGE, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,703

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

2.7 MI S of WEST CORNERS, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,691

HOGSBACK ROAD

Good

Over: WHEELER BROOK

2.5 MI EAST OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 257

TAMARAC ROAD

Good

Over: FLY MEADOW CREEK

Tamarac Road, Chenango, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 84

INGRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

2 MI S OF EAST MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

5.7 MI N OF ROSCOE, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,775

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

2.6 m S of Davenport Ctr, Delaware, NY

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 407

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 MI NW OF JCT SR30 & C, Schoharie, NY

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 266

KORTRIGHT ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDL MONGAUP RVR

2.2 MI NE OF MONGAUP VLLY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 139

DEGARMO ROAD

Good

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.2 MI E OF ARLINGTON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,894

MINEOLA BLVD

Good

Over: FRONT STREET LIRR-MAIN

AT MINEOLA BOULEVARD, Nassau, NY

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,951

COUNTY ROAD 124

Good

Over: WILEYVILLE CREEK

1.5 MI W OF WILEYVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 551

COUNTY ROAD 44

Good

Over: TRIB SPRING BROOK

1.5 MI N OF MILFORD CTR, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 281

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: LYONS HOLLOW CREEK

1 MI S OF INGLESIDE, Steuben, NY

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 102

Bouchouxville Road

Good

Over: Bouchouxville Brook

1.7 mi W Rt 97, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 65

RTE I87

Good

Over: ISLAND VIEW ROAD MOHAWK

JCT.87I&MOHK.R& BARGE CAN, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 46,402

RTE 390

Good

Over: Canal Trailway ERIE CAN

0.5 m S NY-390 Exit 21, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 36,669

JOHNNY CAKE HILL R

Good

Over: MADISON RESERVOIR FEEDER

.2 MI N OF HAMILTON LINE, Madison, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 359

HIGGINSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

3.3 MI.E.SH 13 & CANAL, Oneida, NY

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,281

RTE I190

Good

Over: NY 325 RTE 325

JCT RT 324 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 64,190

BARRYVILLE NY SHO

Good

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

AT BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,817

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