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 907W

Good

Over: WEBSTER AVENUE RAMP

0.3MI.N JCT RTS HRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 107,392

RTE 987F

Good

Over: GRASSY SPRAIN BK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS SBSP<100, Westchester, NY

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 111,335

RTE I90

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

0.9 MI E I90 EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 36,591

HENRY ST

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.5 MI E JCT I90 & RT 240, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,007

RTE I90

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

3.8 MI W EXIT 33 OF I90, Madison, NY

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 31,294

JESSUP RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MIAMI RIVER

6.8m in Perkins Clearing, Hamilton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1

RTE 20

Good

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 20 & 66, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2017 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 5,315

RTE 25

Good

Over: CR46 CR46

RTE 25 AT RIDGE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1966 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 6,965

RTE 31

Good

Over: MELVIN BROOK

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 31 + 414, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 3,927

COUNTY ROAD 38

Good

Over: RTE I87

2.7 MI S JCT RTS I-87+442, Clinton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 480

RTE I86

Good

Over: TOWN LNE RD

.6 MI NE OF GREENHURST, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 4,758

CR 38

Good

Over: RTE I87

2.6 MI S JCT I87NB & SH 4, Clinton, NY

Built 2011 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 480

RTE I88

Good

Over: West Main Street / Co. R

.8 MILE E JCT I88 & SH 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 4,990

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: S APALACHIN CREEK

3.7 MI SOUTH OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 2,166

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1946 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 856

LAKE HUNTINGTN RD

Good

Over: MITCHELL POND BRK

0.25 MI E OF SH 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 1993 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 325

RTE 9N

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER

JCT RT 9N & HUDSON RIVER, Saratoga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 3,264

RTE 29

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.0 MI W JCT RTS 4 & 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 8,119

RTE 59

Good

Over: SICKLETOWN ROAD

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 59

Good

Over: SICKLETOWN ROAD

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 59 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 908G

Good

Over: 110 11007011089 110 1

JCT RTE 110+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 36,224

RTE I95

Good

Over: SEDGWICK AVENUE

JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 11,169

RTE I86

Good

Over: GRAND CENTRAL

.7 M W JCT RTE 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 12,806

RTE 13

Good

Over: 86I 14 62013042 RTE I86

JCT SR13 AND SR17, Chemung, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 5,202

RTE 17

Good

Over: Wallkill Winning Way

.4 mi SE JCT RTS. 211 & 1, Orange, NY

Built 2009 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 63,905

RTE 223

Good

Over: WOOLEVER CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF SWARTWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,208

WILLIS AVENUE

Good

Over: RFK Bridge to Harlem Riv

OVER HARLEM RVR IN HARLEM, New York, NY

Built 2010 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 54,042

GIFFORD HOLLOW ROA

Good

Over: SWITZ KILL

1.7 MI NW OF SOUTH BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 70

LAKE MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: JANDEBAKKERS KILL

3 MI NW HAMLET OF CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 432

CR18HAMPTON LOOP

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

0.25NI E OF HAMPTON, Washington, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,235

GREEN STREET

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

VILLAGE OF PORT BYRON, Cayuga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 478

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

4.7 MI SE JCT SH 38 & SH2, Tompkins, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 8,444

COUNTY ROAD 85

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF FREEMAN, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,291

CODDINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: DANBY CREEK

8.3 MI NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,166

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

2.4 MI S OF CONSTABLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2021 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 997

COUNTY ROAD 19A

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

2.3 mi NE Livingstonville, Schoharie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 216

RTE I87

Good

Over: MEADOW STREET

0.5MI E JCT RTS I87&9, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 124,870

COOKS CORNRS ROAD

Good

Over: E BNCH DEER CREEK

3.6 MI N OF COOKS CORNERS, Franklin, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 544

RTE 5S

Good

Over: AURIES CREEK

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 30A, Montgomery, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,349

RTE 5S

Good

Over: TERWILLEGER CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 160, Montgomery, NY

Built 1957 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,421

RTE 9W

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION / RIV

0.25 MI WEST OF INT W GRA, Greene, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,921

RTE 10

Good

Over: CAROGA CREEK

0.5 MI SE JCT SH 10 & 10A, Fulton, NY

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 522

RTE 11

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

JCT SH11 & OSWEGATCHIE RV, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,394

RTE 11B

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.8 MI W JCT SH 11B & SH, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,424

RTE 13

Good

Over: MORGAN HILL CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT RTS 13 + 91, Cortland, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,869

RTE 20

Good

Over: RTE 98

JCT RTS 20 & 98, Genesee, NY

Built 1989 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,492

RTE 20

Good

Over: Onondaga Creek

1.3 MI NW JCT US20 &US11A, Onondaga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,953

RTE 21

Good

Over: KENT STREET CSX TRANS/A

.2 MI N JCT SH21 & BRG CL, Wayne, NY

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,546

RTE 28

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK ESOPUS CR

2.5 MI W JCT RTS 28+42, Ulster, NY

Built 2018 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,450

RTE 30

Good

Over: WEST STONEY CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,706

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