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

ROUND LAKE AVE

Good

Over: ANTHONY KILL

At Rt 67 JCT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 579

PADANARUM ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHWEST BAY BRK

1.3mi N of 9N JCT, Warren, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12

TR 470

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF THE GLEN, Warren, NY

Built 2023 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 45

WEST END ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK

.5 MI NE OF KAST BRIDGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 746

INGHAM MILLS RD

Good

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF DOLGEVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 553

CR75 RANDALLSVILLE

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

RANDALLSVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1951 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,004

CARLISLE ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

5.5 MI EAST OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 334

BURTONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK OVERFLOW

10 MI S OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 2020 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 383

SHORT CUT ROAD

Good

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

3.5 mi S Vil of Meridian, Cayuga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 951

BISHOP HILL ROAD

Good

Over: WEST NINE MILE CK

2.5 MI SOUTH OF MARCELLUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 632

DARIEN-ALEXANDER

Good

Over: TUNNERY CREEK

3.3 MI SW ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 325

BRACE ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2 MI NE OF HOLCOMB, Ontario, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,775

NORTH WAYNE ST

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

IN VILLAGE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 760

ALLEN STREET

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

AT VILLAGE WARSAW, Wyoming, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 567

STODDARD ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MILES NE OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 74

THIRD STREET

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

200ft NE JCT OF NY - 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 416

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: S BR CATTARAUGUS

.2 MILE SOUTH OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,387

COUNTY ROAD 77

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.3 MI S OF CHARLOTTE CEN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2009 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 647

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: N BR PLUM BOTTOM

1 MI E OF LANCASTER LINE, Erie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,357

RTE 952Q

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

4.6 MI W JCT NY 33 & 952, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,165

FISHER ROAD

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

.9 MI SE JCT I90&RIDGE RD, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,941

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.3 MI S OF INGLESIDE, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 102

CR 98

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF REXVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 201

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: TROUPS CREEK

.3 MILE S OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 186

COUNTY ROAD 127

Good

Over: CAMP BROOK

2.7 MI SW OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 98

COUNTY ROAD 127

Good

Over: CAMP BROOK

2.2 MI SW OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 98

GRIDLEYVILLE X-RD

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

6.4 MI NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 933

RUSSELL ROAD

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

2MI NW MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 84

CR 17

Good

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

1.7 MI SE SOUTH BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 1952 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 446

O DELL ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

IN TYLERVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 401

OLD POTS-PRSVL RD

Good

Over: PARKHURST BROOK

1 MILE SE OF POTSDAM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,592

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 377

FORGE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOODNA CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT SH32 & SH94, Orange, NY

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,163

OREGON TRAIL

Good

Over: VERKEERDER KILL

3 MI NE OF WALKER VALLEY, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 526

WARBURTON AVENUE

Good

Over: CROPSEY LANE

IN HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1890 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,374

CR37

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

AT KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 2013 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 255

BURNWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.6 MI S OF PEAKVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2009 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 175

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

IN EAST MEREDITH, Delaware, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,220

BUSH KILL ROAD

Good

Over: BUSH KILL

2.3 MI N OF HARTWOOD, Sullivan, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 306

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: CALKINS CREEK

.5 MILE N OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 883

BROOKLYN STREET

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

1.4 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 93, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 67

GEYSER RD

Good

Over: D&H RR

CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,224

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LARKIN CREEK

.8 MI E OF N GREECE ROAD, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,528

WESTCHESTER AVE

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT Rt.119 & Und, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,440

Honeoye Falls Rd

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK TRI

1.8 m E. of I-390, Monroe, NY

Built 2011 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,587

DIX Road

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

3 Mi. SW of Rome, Oneida, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 290

Route 24

Good

Over: DEAN BROOK

4.4 MI SW of Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2022 Load: 47.2 t

RTE 26

Good

Over: E.WHITESBORO ST BARGE C

0.6 MI S JCT RTS 46 & 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,855

W BLOOMFIELD RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.7 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,230

THRUWAY KINGSTON I

Good

Over: I-87 RTE I87

KINGSTON EXIT 19 OF I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,394

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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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