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

BUS STA ENTR RAMP

Fair

Over: EXIT RAMP FROM PARKING L

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,700

CR113

Fair

Over: PROSPECT PWR CANAL

.5 MILE SE OF PROSPECT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1959 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 193

RTE 10

Fair

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

1.7 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 20, Schoharie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,256

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RIVER RD

2.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 2, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20,639

OHIO STREET

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

2.6 MI SE SH5 & BUFF RVR, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,880

WEST FRANKLIN ST

Fair

Over: PARK POND INLET

0.75 MI S JCT RTS 5&257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 315

LAKEVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: PINES BROOK

IN MALVERNE, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,158

CENTER DRIVE

Fair

Over: PECONIC RIVER

AT RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 19,066

HOAG CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

4.5 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 196

150TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.3 MI W JCT I78 & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 4,396

MARSHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CK

.1MI W of inters W/RT143, Albany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 95

PALMER ROAD

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

1.9 MI SW OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 24.1 t

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER LAKE OUTLET

AT LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Livingston, NY

Built 1936 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 587

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Harvard Rd E BR DELAWAR

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 17 & 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,992

PATCHOGUE-YAPHANK

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051257 RTE 27

EXIT 55 OF SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,897

S OYSTER BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011136 RTE 90

1.8 MI NE JCT NSP & SH107, Nassau, NY

Built 1947 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 27,303

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: RTE 25A

SMSP + RTE 25A, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,430

RTE 908C

Fair

Over: 908E908E03011010 RTE 90

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t

JOHN SNYDER ROAD

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK CREEK

1 MILE SW OF RAYMERTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 203

RTE 25

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.4MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 18,932

SOUTH PARK AVENUE

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

1.9 MI SE JCT SH5 & BUF R, Erie, NY

Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,043

COULTER BROOK RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE DELAWARE RIVER

.6 MI E OF BOVINA CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 55

COUNTY ROAD 108

Fair

Over: MASONIC CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT SH17 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10,106

ROUTE 9W RAMP

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

.7 MILE SOUTH OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 7,450

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: ENFIELD CREEK

IN TREMAN PARK, Tompkins, NY

Built 1939 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 211

GREAT NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.2 MI E JCT SH 110 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 16,196

RTE 907A

Fair

Over: DUTCH BRWY-115 AV

3.4MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 163,195

RTE 117

Fair

Over: 987D 987D87012130 RTE 9

JCT.RT117&SMRPKWY&SMRIVER, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 11,798

RTE 7

Fair

Over: Decatur Creek

1.5 m NW of Exit 19 I88, Otsego, NY

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,440

RTE 7

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

AT EAST WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,192

RTE 22

Fair

Over: SWAMP RIVER

4.4 MI N RTE 55 WINGDALE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,700

RTE 35

Fair

Over: Trib. Cross River

JCT RTS 35+121, Westchester, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,386

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.2 MI S CAYUGA CO LINE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1992 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,074

RTE 40

Fair

Over: DEEPKILL CREEK

3.5 MI N JCT RTS 142 & 40, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,527

RTE 46

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

2.7 MI NE JCT RTS 46 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1982 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,685

RTE 54

Fair

Over: WILLOW GROVE CRK

3.3 MILES SW OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,665

RTE 54A

Fair

Over: ROTH CREEK

3.8 MI S OF YATES CL, Steuben, NY

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 549

RTE 62

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 62 + 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,021

RTE 245

Fair

Over: BURRELL CREEK

0.2MI W JCT RTS 245 + 14A, Ontario, NY

Built 1880 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,311

RTE 261

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.8 MI S JCT 261 & LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,976

RTE 418

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

0.2 MI SW JCT 9 & 418, Warren, NY

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,884

54TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M CORO

.3 MI N JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t

RTE 454

Fair

Over: LIRR-MAIN LINE

1.1 MI SE JCT RTS 454+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 34,464

WOODBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011144 RTE 90

.1 MI W JCT RTE 495+ NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,572

EAGLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908M 908M 0301 1047 RTE

4.4 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,616

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 190I X RTE I190 RAMP N

EXIT N9 OFF I90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,947

WEEKS AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95I 95IX1M21012 RTE I95

1 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,182

CLAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 95I 95IX1M21012

1.2 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,404

W KINGS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.2 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 19,705

RTE 481

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.3 MI SE JCT RTS 481$ 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 27,724

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