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 I278

Good

Over: LILY POND AVENUE

W OF I278 & THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 174,804

CREEKVIEW DRIVE

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.9 MI SE OF MILL GROVE, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 219

RTE 60

Good

Over: W HARRISON STREET CHADA

3.9 MI NW JCT US62 & SH62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 11,178

Holiday Brook Road

Good

Over: Holiday Brook

Colchester, Delaware, NY

Built 2014 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 52

MARSH ROAD CR 38

Good

Over: CULLENS RUN CRK.

3/4 MI SW OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1928 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,312

CR 48

Good

Over: LINCOLN BROOK

6.2 MI SE OF VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 2012 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 267

GRANGE HALL RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.5 MI W OF EXIT 41, Seneca, NY

Built 1999 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 279

Soule Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.3 MI North of 365 JTN, Oneida, NY

Built 2021 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,086

RTE 417

Good

Over: DYKE CREEK

1.5 MILES SE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 1,491

FIVE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,438

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

4.7 MI N JCT SH 8 & US 20, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 4,034

RTE 98

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.1M W OF JCT RTS 39 & 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1990 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 7,278

RTE 104

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 104 +148, Niagara, NY

Built 2002 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,858

CR111 NEWPORT GRAY

Good

Over: BIG BILL BROOK

1.9 MI SW OF NORWAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 460

MELICK ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

4.8 MI SE OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 148

Oatka Street

Good

Over: Stony Creek

Village of Warsaw, Wyoming, NY

Built 1991 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 158

MOUT ENTRANCE RD

Good

Over: DRY SWALE

MOUT TRN AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 100

MULHOLLAND ROAD

Good

Over: TIOGA RIVER

1.0 MI NE OF ERWINS, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 674

RTE 62

Good

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

2.3 MI NW JCT RTS 62 +429, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 17,332

RTE 93

Good

Over: BR TWELVEMILE CRK

5.5 MI E JCT RTS 93 + 18, Niagara, NY

Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,163

RTE I95

Good

Over: RTE I695 RTE I695

JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 95,920

RTE I86

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTE 13 & 17, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 14,961

352 Eastbound

Good

Over: Ramp I99NB to I86EB

Jct I86-NY Route 352, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 4,006

RTE 20

Good

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK CREEK

RTE 20 + SLIPPERY ROCK CK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 5,065

BUSH ROAD

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.0 MI W OF BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 38

52ND STREET

Good

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1906 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,216

STRAITS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

5.8 MI NE OF SMITHBORO, Tioga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 454

LILLIE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

3.0 MI S OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 403

CR 24

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

LOCATED IN RUSSELL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2018 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,696

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: TRIB of GENEGANTSLET CRE

1.8M N JCT of CR 2 NY 206, Chenango, NY

Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,231

REEDVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

BTN TRN AREAS 11B & 11C, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50

RTE 5

Good

Over: COMMERCE STREET UNION S

3.1 MI N JCT NY5 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 30,428

RTE 5

Good

Over: OHIO STREET

2.1M S OF I-190, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40,588

RTE 7

Good

Over: Tributary Osborn

3.7 MI E JCT SH 7 & SH 36, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,896

RTE 9N

Good

Over: GULF BROOK

JCT OF ROUTES 73 & 9N, Essex, NY

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 17C

Good

Over: BUTSON CREEK

RTE 17C N END OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,280

GULF SUMMIT ROAD

Good

Over: 17 17 91073199 RTE 17

2.5 MI SW JCT SH17 & SH41, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 521

RTE 20

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

JCT RTE 20 + OATKA CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,314

RTE 21

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

3.0 MI E OF WAYLAND, Steuben, NY

Built 2023 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,809

RTE 25

Good

Over: NISSEQUOGUE RIVER

JCT SH 25 & NISSEQUOGUER, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 37,567

RTE 110

Good

Over: 27 27 07051004 27 27

JCT SH 110 + SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 2017 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 46,801

RTE 28

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

21MI NE JCT RTS 8+28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1948 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,914

RTE 29

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

RTE 29<40 OVER BATTEN KIL, Washington, NY

Built 2020 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,415

RTE 30

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

5.1 MI N JCT SH 30 & US 1, Franklin, NY

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,855

RTE 37

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

1.8 MI NE JCT SH37 &SH345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1957 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,023

RTE 55

Good

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT US 44 & SH55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 33,884

RTE 80

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

2.8 MI E JCT RTS 80 & 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 790

RTE 80

Good

Over: CHENANGO R OVERFLOW

.5 MI W JCT SH 80 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,550

RTE 80

Good

Over: CHENANGO R OVERFLOW

.4 MI W JCT SH 80 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,550

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 82A+82, Dutchess, NY

Built 2018 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 313

Showing 13,501-13,550 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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