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 30A

Good

Over: AURIES CREEK

1 MI N JCT NY 30A &NY 161, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,365

RTE 317

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

.3 MI S JCT SH 31 & SH31C, Onondaga, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,778

RTE 39

Good

Over: OTIS CREEK

5.0 MI E JCT RTS 39 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 51

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 5S+51, Herkimer, NY

Built 2022 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,170

RTE 60

Good

Over: BR CASSADAGA CRK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 60 + 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,762

RTE 60

Good

Over: HATCH CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 60 + 380, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,344

RTE 60

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

9.7MI N JCT RTS 17 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,344

RTE 80

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

AT BURLINGTON, Otsego, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,554

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.6 MI N JCT RTS 98 + 243, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,480

RTE 104

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 104 & 57, Oswego, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 15,513

RTE 211

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.65 MI NW JCT I-84+NY416, Orange, NY

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,390

SPRVLLE-BOSTON RD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

5.8 MI N JCT US219 & SH39, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,561

RTE 240

Good

Over: INDIN CH RD NORFOLK SO/

1.2 MI S JCT SH240 &SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,000

RTE 957C

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190

INT 20 ON I-190, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 686

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: BEAR LAKE INLET

2.3 MI NW OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2013 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 535

RTE 268

Good

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

3.7 MI N RTE 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 455

RTE 17

Good

Over: RTE 282

JCT RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,583

FOCH BLVD

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 JFK

FOCH BLVD & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1948 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,374

RTE 454

Good

Over: RTE 908G

JCT NSP+RTE 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 58,825

RTE 25

Good

Over: 495I 495I07031402 EB to

JCT I495 & SH 25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,700

RTE 437

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

.1 MI W JCT SH 38 & SH38A, Cayuga, NY

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,060

RTE 104

Good

Over: 390 390 43011035 RTE 39

JCT NY 390 & RTE 104, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20,319

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 950A

EXIT 17 OF I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,937

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 950A

EXIT 17 OF I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,720

RTE 21

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

JCT SR 21 & CO RD 7, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,473

RTE 19

Good

Over: DYKE CREEK

IN WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,848

RTE 787

Good

Over: FORMER D&HRR

VILLAGE OF GREEN ISLAND, Albany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20,832

RTE 14

Good

Over: SOUTH MAIN STREET

ELMIRA N-S ART /S MAIN ST, Chemung, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,989

RTE 39

Good

Over: TUPPER CREEK

AT FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,721

RTE 219

Good

Over: 219 219 51133341 RTE 21

US219 + Peters Rd, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,036

RTE 30

Good

Over: DEVILS RUN

0.2 MI N North Blenheim, Schoharie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,561

FISH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

FISH CREEK RD/FISH CREEK, Lewis, NY

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 40

RTE 278

Good

Over: NYA - New York & Atlanti

I278 WB OVER NEWTOWN CRK, Kings, NY

Built 2019 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 65,444

278I 278IX5M33003

Good

Over: 54th RD

I-278 Over 54th Road, Queens, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t

RTE 12

Good

Over: CROOKED BROOK RD

6.1 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,147

RTE I88

Good

Over: CR 221

6.2 MI W JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,643

RTE 62

Good

Over: WEST SHORE AVENUE CSXT

.2 MI N JCT US 62 & SH130, Erie, NY

Built 1910 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,897

RTE I495

Good

Over: WOODHAVEN BLVD WOODHAVE

1.5 MI SW JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 46.3 t

WATER STREET

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF LYONS, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,715

SOUTH LYON STREET

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

AT CITY BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 2023 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,484

FIVE CORNERS ROAD

Good

Over: GARDNER SCHOOL CREEK

1.8 MI EAST OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2023 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 43

BUEL ROAD

Good

Over: E BR DEER CREEK

3 MI SW OF WESTVILLE CNTR, Franklin, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 145

SODOM ROAD

Good

Over: E BR CROTON RIVER

1.3 Mi EAST OF BREWSTER, Putnam, NY

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,193

E BROOK DAM ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BROOK

1.6 MI NE JCT RTS 10 &206, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 24

BUCK BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK BROOK

2.1 MI NORTH OF N BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 154

RTE I278

Good

Over: RTE I278 32ND AVE

.2 MI N JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 77,891

RTE 907D

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY BLVD

1.1 MI E I678 & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 72,927

RTE 907D

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY BLVD

1.1 MI E 678I & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1992 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 72,927

BRYANT AVENUE

Good

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT HUNTS POINT, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,499

16TH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,816

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