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 6

Good

Over: Clove Brook

JCT RTE 6 & CLOVE BROOK, Orange, NY

Built 2020 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 15,777

FLATS ROAD

Good

Over: MURDERERS CREEK

1.5 MI S VILL COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 471

HERVEY STREET

Good

Over: THORP CREEK

4 MI SE DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 66

Timberlake Road

Good

Over: Broadstreet Hollow Strea

3 m NE CR 28 and Broad St, Greene, NY

Built 2023 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 48

DEANS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

2 MI NW NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY

Built 1961 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 271

OVERLOOK ROAD

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

0.25 MI NW JCT CR 22 & Fa, Columbia, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 217

BARLOW ROAD

Good

Over: HOLMES LAKE OUTLET

6.0 MI NE OF BLEECKER, Fulton, NY

Built 1920 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 29

DYKE ROAD

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

.7 MI SW JCT CR 37 & I90, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,235

SCONONDOA STREET

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

4 MI SE STATE BRIDGE, Madison, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,432

COUNTY ROAD 84

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

6 MI NW THOMPSON CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 2008 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200

CR38 THOMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB STEUBEN CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF STEUBEN, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 296

COUNTY ROAD 114

Good

Over: CHENINGO CREEK

2.4 MILES SW OF TRUXTON, Cortland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 285

BLODGETT MLLS W R

Good

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

0.2 MI E OF BLODGETT MILL, Cortland, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 948

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

.8 MI NW OF MOTTVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,803

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.2 MI S OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 2013 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 164

HURDVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

.2 MI WEST OF ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,013

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

IN WYOMING, Wyoming, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 631

LEBANON ROAD

Good

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

2.2 MILES N OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 433

FIVE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

2.2 MILES NW OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 472

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

.9 MILE NE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1996 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 329

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.9 MILES S OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 559

SPRING STREET

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

IN EAST RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 328

CENTER STREET

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

IN RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 116

RIVERSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.7 MI NW OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 570

CLYMER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ALDER BOTTOM CRK

3.4 MILES SW OF SHERMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 781

LAPP ROAD

Good

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 675

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: TRIB MEADS CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 2018 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,077

COUNTY ROAD 44

Good

Over: GILLETTE CREEK

3.0 MI E OF S CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,408

COLLEGE AVENUE

Good

Over: LAKE TITUS STREAM

IN MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,179

COUNTY ROAD 63

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.08 MI N JCT RT 62, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 376

BOYDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BOYDEN BROOK

.75 MI S OF LANGDON CRNRS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 339

POND ROAD

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

2.8 MI SE OF KENTS CORS., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 24

SOUTH CENTERVILLE

Good

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 940

COUNTY ROAD 93

Good

Over: SUFFERN INDUSTRIAL TRACK

.6 MILE EAST OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1964 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,956

MCKINLEY HOLLOW RO

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

AT OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 80

EAST WINDSOR ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY SUSQUEHANNA RI

3.0 MI NE OF OUAQUAGA, Broome, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 270

MILL STREET

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

VILLAGE OF DEPOSIT, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 805

JUNEBERRY ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CR

.5 MI W VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,577

IVES ROAD

Good

Over: WYLIE BROOK

6.0 MI SO OF COVENTRY, Chenango, NY

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 112

BRISCOE ROAD

Good

Over: E B CALLICOON CRK

1.3 MI E OF JEFFERSONVLLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 976

COUNTY ROAD 23A

Good

Over: TOBEHANNA CREEK

.3 MI N JCT SH226 & CR23A, Schuyler, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 199

CHILOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER KILL

0.2m NW CR17/RT17WB ramp, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: TRIB WHARTON CREEK

3 MI N BURLINGTON FLATS, Otsego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

CR 141

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

2 MILES S OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,907

RTE 3

Good

Over: OSWEGO CANAL

JCT OF RTE 3 + BARGE C, Oswego, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 18,390

RTE 26

Good

Over: E. WHITESBORO ST BARGE

0.6 MI S JCT RTE 46+26, Oneida, NY

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,855

RTE 30

Good

Over: E W ARTERIAL

02MI S JCT RTS 5+30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1973 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 962

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE 240

JCT S.H.240 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 111,093

COON RUN ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER RUN

4.0 MI SE JCT 280 < ASP 3, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1930 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 276

TRANT ROAD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

0.7 MI SE OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 49

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