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

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: E BR ST REGIS RVR

LOCATED IN FORT JACKSON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1975 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 606

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

6.1 MI N OF ROSCO, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,775

RTE I90

Good

Over: GREENWAY TRAIL

4.2 MI W OF EXIT 46 90IX, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,188

CR 31

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.7 MI N OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 8,957

RTE 3

Good

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

.8 MI N JCT SH 3 & SH 104, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,622

RTE 67

Good

Over: BATTENKILL RAILROAD OWL

.5 MI W JCT SH 67 & SH 22, Washington, NY

Built 2019 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,031

RTE I81

Good

Over: PEASE HILL ROAD

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

Built 1969 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 12,310

RAMP FM NY 233 To

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

W JCT ROME ART & SH 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,166

RTE I86

Good

Over: CENTER STREET

.8 M W JCT & 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 17,289

RTE I86

Good

Over: SOUTH MAIN ST

.4 MI W JCT RTE 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 17,289

RTE I86

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTE 86I 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 29,922

RTE I86

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

.4 MI W JCT SR 13 & SR 17, Chemung, NY

Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 16,423

RTE 15

Good

Over: South Hamilton Street C

Steuben County, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 17,599

RTE 781

Good

Over: 11 11 73053061

I781 over Rt 11, Jefferson, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 8,595

RTE I88

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.3m West of 1-88 exit 13, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 5,866

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,368

WHITE MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.6 MI S OF CHATHAM CENTER, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 321

145TH STREET

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/OAK PT HARLEM

145th STREET BRIDGE, New York, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 24,640

GRAND AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 7,453

GREAVES AVENUE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN GREAT KILLS, Richmond, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.0 t

WHITE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

3.9 MI SW OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 28

PUTNAM ROAD

Good

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CREEK

1.5 MILES W OF SUMMERDALE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 37

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

HAMLET OF DAMASCUS, Broome, NY

Built 1926 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,379

RTE 400

Good

Over: RTE 240

JCT RTS 400 + 240, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 48,150

RTE 353

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

JCT RTE 353 + ALLEGHENY R, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,157

RTE 3

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.1 MI N JCT SH 3 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,032

RTE 3

Good

Over: TRUE BROOK

7.9 MI SW JCT RTS 3 & 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,370

RTE 8

Good

Over: WHITE STORE CREEK

2.4 MI S JCT RTS 8 + 23, Chenango, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,711

RTE 9

Good

Over: CROTON RIVER

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 9 & 129, Westchester, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 23,374

RTE 9

Good

Over: REQUA STREET

6.6 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 38,253

RTE 11

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.7 MI W JCT RTS 11 & 345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1982 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,974

RTE 12

Good

Over: PERCH RIVER

4.1 MI N JCT 12 & 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,495

RTE 14

Good

Over: SEELEY CREEK

.1 MI S JCT SR 328 & SR14, Chemung, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,981

RTE 16

Good

Over: CHENY BROOK

2.3 MI S JCT 16 + CATT CK, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,143

RTE 23A

Good

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

2.4 MI E JCT RT 23A & 214, Greene, NY

Built 1953 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,812

RTE 29

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.2mi E JCT 20 &BATTEN K, Washington, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,397

RTE 30

Good

Over: LAKE ALGONQUIN

3.6 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,435

RTE 34

Good

Over: GULF CREEK

4.5 MI N JCT RTS 34 & 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,450

RTE I390

Good

Over: BUELL ROAD

.2 M SW JCT RT 33A&390I N, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 45,429

RTE 60

Good

Over: County Road 66

11.1 MI S JCT RTS 60 & 83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,344

RTE 63

Good

Over: PATTERSON GULLY

3.7 MI NW JCT RTS 63 & 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,235

RTE 63

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 63 + NYS THRUWAY, Genesee, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,816

RTE 78

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 78 & 263, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 32,055

RTE I81

Good

Over: RTE 80

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 80, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,610

RTE I81

Good

Over: CASTLE CREEK

3.2 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,546

RTE I84

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 15 CLOVE BR

.6 MI E JCT I84 & DEL RVR, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 16,379

RTE 96

Good

Over: MILL RACE

3.7MI E INTERS RT 34 &96, Tioga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,263

RTE 97

Good

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

2.9 MI S JCT SH 97 & SH 5, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 727

RTE 98

Good

Over: FEEDER ISCHUA CRK

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 98&16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,492

RTE 105

Good

Over: RTE 908T

.4 MI S JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15,221

Showing 13,351-13,400 of 17,642 bridges

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