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 149

Good

Over: Indian River

0.1 MI W Jct Rte 149 & 28, Washington, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,402

RTE 227

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

3/4 miles North of Perry, Schuyler, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,939

RTE 248

Good

Over: BENNETT CREEK

3.3 MI S JCT RT 248 & 417, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 718

RAMP FROM I287

Good

Over: WESTCHESTER AVE WESTCHE

BLOOMINGTON RD EX OF CWE, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,065

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: LITT CHAZY RIVER

1 MI NE OF WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 377

RTE 385

Good

Over: MURDERERS CREEK

RT 385 0.6 MI N OF ATHENS, Greene, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,538

RTE 400

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

4.1 MI E JCT SH400 & US20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 18,855

RTE I490

Good

Over: Ramp Z South Ave.

WB&Ramp LA over South Ave, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 34,147

RTE 84

Good

Over: Heritage Trail Mc Veigh

1.1 MI EAST EXIT 3 OF I84, Orange, NY

Built 2022 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 17,691

RTE 13

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

5.8 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 13, Madison, NY

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,745

CHARLIE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & CHARLIE HILL RD, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 245

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT I495+I295, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t

RTE 908J

Good

Over: GREAT SOUTH BAY

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,443

PULASKI ROAD (CR 1

Good

Over: 908K 908K 0701 1099 RTE

.9MI S SMSP+RTE 25A, Suffolk, NY

Built 1955 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 17,092

RTE 400

Good

Over: JAMISON RD CR574

2.4 MI W EAST ELMA, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,010

RTE I86

Good

Over: BEMUS CREEK

.8 MILE SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 21

Good

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

IN CITY OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,187

RTE 89

Good

Over: FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL C

0.5 mi N of W Buffalo St, Tompkins, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,436

RTE 962J

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

.1 MI NE EXIT 66 OF SH17, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,219

WESTCHESTER AVE EB

Good

Over: RAMP M

In White Plains, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 48.1 t

RTE 12

Good

Over: PUTNAM ROAD

7.8 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,147

COUTY ROAD 192

Good

Over: JEWETT CREEK

1.2 MI W JCT RT 37 &CR192, Jefferson, NY

Built 2010 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 889

RTE I88

Good

Over: West Main Street / Co. R

.8 MILE E JCT I88 & SH 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,395

RTE I88

Good

Over: RTE 7

JCT OF RTS I88&7, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,643

RTE 313

Good

Over: MURRAY HOLLOW BRK

1.1 MI SW JCT 313& BATTEN, Washington, NY

Built 1935 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,867

RTE 16

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

JCT RT 16 & BUFFALO RIVER, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,127

RTE 88

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1.1 MI N JCT SH 88 & SH31, Wayne, NY

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 8,244

NORTH RD

Good

Over: SNOOK KILL

1 MI NW I87 - EXIT 16, Saratoga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 376

SEIFERT ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

2.5 MI W OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 2021 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 41

MIDLAND AVENUE

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.4MI NNE JCT175<ONNDGA CK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,623

RTE 96B

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

.5 MI E JCT SH 96B & SH13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1942 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,536

EAST SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: CONESUS INLET

0.4 MI N SCOTTSBURG, Livingston, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 56

DRY RUN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 171

DRY RUN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 171

WIXON ROAD

Good

Over: MEADS CREEK

3.7 MI. N OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 158

BIG CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.7M NE OF NORTH HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 27

DRY RUN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

1.9 MILES WEST OF HORNBY, Steuben, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 68

CUNNINGHAM CRK RD

Good

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

1.0 MI NORTH OF CR 29, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 147

CASTLE POINT ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SENECA LAKE

2 MILES SE OF HIMROD, Yates, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 67

Salisbury Turnpike

Good

Over: Warner Creek

1.2M W INTC 199 and TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.1 m S of Otsego Lake, Otsego, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,303

STEINWAY ST

Good

Over: RTE I278

.4 MI W I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 48.1 t

RTE 25

Good

Over: FIRST AVENUE

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, New York, NY

Built 1909 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 86,098

CITY ISLAND BRDGE

Good

Over: EASTCHESTER BAY

CITY ISLAND BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 2017 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 12,915

EAST TREMONT AVE

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN BELMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,062

TOMPKINS AVENUE

Good

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN FORT WADSWORTH, Richmond, NY

Built 1936 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,637

POPHAM ROAD

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE

2.5 MILES N OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,440

CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: BR CHERRY CREEK

0.9 MI W OF CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2008 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 99

COUNTY ROUTE 66

Good

Over: KINGSLEY BROOK

LEBANON RESERVOIR, Madison, NY

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 489

PALISADES CTR DR

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.5 MI WEST JCT I87 & 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t

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