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 144

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/CP RAIL

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 144 &396, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,798

RTE I190

Good

Over: LOCKPORT ROAD

1.0 MI N JCT RT 190I& 182, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 16,692

RTE I190

Good

Over: LOCKPORT ROAD

1.0 MI N JCT RT 190I& 182, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,970

COUNTY ROAD 55

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

4.1 MILES NORTH OF NICHOL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 480

RTE 196

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

2.2 MI E JCT US 4 & SH196, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,928

RTE 244

Good

Over: N BR PHILLIPS CRK

3.1 MI NE JCT SH19 &SH244, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 937

RTE 252

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE252 +GENESEERIVER, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 24,811

ANDERSON HILL RD

Good

Over: 287IX 287IX Ramp RTE I

.8 MI E JCT I287 & I684, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,730

RTE 5

Good

Over: CAROGA CREEK

2.4 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,641

RTE I684

Good

Over: CR98-BEDFD CTR RD

2.2 MI N JCT I684 & SH172, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 28,096

RTE 400

Good

Over: RTE 20A

JCT RTS 400 + 20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,922

RTE 17

Good

Over: COOK FALLS ROAD BEAVER

2.7 MI NW SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,188

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

3.2 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 17

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

3.2 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 75

Good

Over: FOSTER BROOK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 75, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 17,989

RTE 15U

Good

Over: R Dann EB Ramp

0.3 MI NE GANGMILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,800

RTE I278

Good

Over: RELIEF

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 116,151

RTE I278

Good

Over: MANOR ROAD

4.8MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,888

RTE 947A

Good

Over: Ramp J RAMP I

JCT WB LOSP HAMLIM BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,389

RTE I990

Good

Over: 952T 952T53011011 RTE 9

1.2 MI E JCT 62 & I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,280

RTE I790

Good

Over: RTE 921C

2 MI E.INTERS RTS 90I & 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 11,707

NICOLLS ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 25

NICOLLS RD / RTE 25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 36,843

NICOLLS ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 25

JCT NICOLLS RD & RTE 25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 36,843

RTE 987G

Good

Over: RTE 35

JCT TSP-US 202 & 35, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 22,892

RTE 390

Good

Over: RAMP NW TO I390 NB

I390 and I490 Interch., Monroe, NY

Built 2020 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 104,009

RTE 351

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

VILLAGE OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,303

RTE 182

Good

Over: W BR GILL CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 182 & 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 9,546

DEPOT STREET

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

IN CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2019 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 111

RTE 22

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

IN PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 1994 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 11,796

PROSPECT HILL RD

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE TONETTA BR

1 MILE NORTH OF BREWSTER, Putnam, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,412

FOOTE AVENUE

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

.5 mi SE JCT SR394 & SR60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,940

CLINTON STREET

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

IN WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 663

NEW BOSTON STREET

Good

Over: OWLVILLE CREEK

0.33 MI SW OF CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,386

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: TWAALFSKILL CREEK

AT HIGHLAND, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 283

THIRD STREET

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

VILLAGE OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 495

CHAUTAUQUA ROAD

Good

Over: LIT CANADAWAY CRK

2 MILES SW OF FREDONIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2016 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 390

MCINTOSH DRIVE

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.3 MI WEST OF NYS RT 5, Cayuga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,701

BULLET HOLE ROAD

Good

Over: BULLET HOLE CREEK

2 MI WEST OF ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 28

CAYEY ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.5mi SE Vil So.Colton, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2023 Load: 47.2 t

MUTTON HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT RUN

3.1 Mi N of Wheeler, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 57

DUTCHTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.5 MI N OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t

BOLIVAR ROAD

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,155

TRANQUILITY ROAD

Good

Over: COB CREEK

5 MI W COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 2009 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 57

OLD ROUTE 31

Good

Over: CARPENTER BROOK

2 MI SE CROSS L @ SENECA, Onondaga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 974

Browns Bridge Roa

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

2.25 MILES NW OF COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1979 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 341

COUNTY ROAD 115

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.0 MI SW OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,007

DELAWARE TURNPIKE

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

HAMLET OF RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 728

ALDER MEADOW ROAD

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

.7 MILE S JCT I87 & SH 74, Essex, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 641

HASELTON ROAD

Good

Over: W BR AUSABLE RVR

2 MI NE WILMINGTON, Essex, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 440

CR21MIDDLE GRV RD

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.5 MI SW MIDDLE GROVE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,885

Showing 13,401-13,450 of 17,642 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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