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

FOURTH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA BMT YARD TK

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,287

RAMP 190IX NB HAMB

Good

Over: RELIEF

1.2 MI E JCT SH 5 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,629

STEINMETZ ROAD

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL TRI

2.3 MI NW WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 147

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

4.6 MI SW OF MIDDLESEX, Yates, NY

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 314

FOX MILL ROAD

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

0.3 MI E OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19

West Old State Roa

Good

Over: NORMANS KILL

1.3 MI NE OF DUNNSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 274

County Road 2

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

2.3 MILES NW OF LEXINGTON, Greene, NY

Built 1900 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 244

JERRY SAVARIE RD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.9 MI S OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 46

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 145

BUSH ROAD

Good

Over: STERLING CREEK

5 MILES N OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 73

FLAT CREEK RD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

3.5 MI S OF SPRAKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 309

BLOSSVALE ROAD

Good

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

2.5 MILES SW OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 355

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

1 MI N OF FORESTPARK CEM., Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,198

SIMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: FOWLER CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF CALEDONIA, Livingston, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 99

PLASTERMILL ROAD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1 MI E OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,231

OAK ORCHARD RD

Good

Over: MANNING MUCKLAND CK

3.5 MI SE BARRE CENTER, Orleans, NY

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 343

LIBERTY STREET

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

Village of Warsaw, Wyoming, NY

Built 1983 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,176

PENNSYLVANIA ROAD

Good

Over: FAY HOLLOW BROOK

1.6 MI SW OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 190

COUNTY ROAD 69

Good

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

.5 MI SE JCT SH394 &SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,127

WESTMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BEMUS CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 429

CHERRY CREEK RD

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

AT CHERRY CK CHERRY CK RD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 428

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: TRIB ANGELICA CREEK

2.3 MI E OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 227

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: MILWAUKEE CREEK

0.4 M S OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 193

COUNTY ROAD 129

Good

Over: S BR TUSCARORA CK

IN WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 262

OREGON PLAINS RD

Good

Over: NEGRON BROOK

1 MI SOUTH OF ONCHIOTA, Franklin, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 205

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVER

3.6 MI W OF BRAINARDSVLLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,514

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PERCH RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF DEXTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,991

OSCEOLA ROAD

Good

Over: E BR FISH CREEK

8.1 MI W OF WEST LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 327

CRARY MLS RD

Good

Over: TRACY BROOK

4.5 MILES EAST OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 747

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF PHILMONT, Columbia, NY

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 674

FORDLEA ROAD

Good

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 363

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: MALTBY HOLLOW BROOK

0.4 MI W OF WEST SHOKAN, Ulster, NY

Built 2022 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,031

BUTTS ROAD TR11

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

4.6 MI OF BAINBRIDGE, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 162

LYON BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: LYON BROOK

3.8 MI NE OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 545

COUNTY RD 35B

Good

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF MILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,079

W MIDDLEBURG RD

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

2 MI SW OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t

COUNTY ROAD 123

Good

Over: STEWART BROOK

1.9 MILES SE OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 444

SHIN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SHIN CREEK

1.6 MILES E OF LEWBEACH, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22

LOCKPORT ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2.4 MI. E OF SHAWNEE, Niagara, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,927

NEW STREET

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

VILLAGE OF EDWARDS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,452

FIVE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: SMITH HOLLOW

1.5 MI N JCT CR 19 & I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,811

SWART STREET

Good

Over: BULL RUN STREAM

Margaretville, Delaware, NY

Built 2017 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 125

ROXBURY MNT RD

Good

Over: ROSE BROOK

175 ft E Narrow Notch Rd, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t

New Vernon Road

Good

Over: Little Shawangunk Kill

0.8MI SE Jct Ledge Rd+NV, Orange, NY

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,498

SUMMIT ROAD

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

.2 MI E of Cassville, Oneida, NY

Built 2023 Load: 46.3 t

CR 10

Good

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

IN WAMPSVILLE-LENOX BASIN, Madison, NY

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,627

RTE 96

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

E OF JCT SH 96 & SH 89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,624

SAUNDERS ROAD

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

2.9 MI N OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 120

RTE I81

Good

Over: PEASE HILL ROAD

1.0MI S JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 12,949

COLONIAL ROAD

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND-P WSH

1 MILE SW OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,510

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