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

CR 75

Good

Over: PICKETT BROOK

1.2 MI SE OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 647

BRAND ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.2MI N MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 2008 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,798

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: HOLCOMB POND BROOK

3 MILES N. RTE. 73, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,095

ASHFORD AVENUE

Good

Over: 87IX Saw Mill River Par

2.3 MI S JCT RTS I87&SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2018 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,847

RTE 987

Good

Over: Saw Mill River

1.6 MI E JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2022 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 48,167

CR 24 BRAINARDSV

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

3.6 MILES EAST OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,962

RTE 18

Good

Over: East Branch of Twelve Mi

.9 MI SW JCT SH18 & SH425, Niagara, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,101

RTE 33

Good

Over: 33 33 53012001 RTE 33

1.5 MI W JCT RT 33 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 96

RTE 224

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

0.2 MI SE JCT RTS 13 +224, Schuyler, NY

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,316

WHITE CHURCH RD

Good

Over: QUACKEN KILL

1.8MI.NE.EAGLE MILLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 442

ALLEN PADGHAM RD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1 MI W OF FARMINGTON, Ontario, NY

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,721

WANGUM ROAD

Good

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

2.4MI NW MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 125

COUNTY ROAD 96

Good

Over: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR

1.3 MI E OF KATTELVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 561

LOWER RAVINE ROAD

Good

Over: GILMORE BROOK

3 MI SW OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 316

COUNTY ROAD 92

Good

Over: ABE WOOD BROOK

TOWN OF ROCKLAND-CO RD 92, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 693

RTE 417

Good

Over: ROOT CREEK

RTE 417 0.8 MI E BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 2020 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,782

RTE 906A

Good

Over: WICKS ROAD

3.8 MI E JCT RTS 231&495I, Suffolk, NY

Built 1991 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 17,077

EAST RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: WAPPASENING CREEK

1 mi E from Southern Tier, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,543

CR 23

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

2.2 MI N OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 423

FIRST STREET

Good

Over: WILSEY BROOK

AT WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 429

RTE I90

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

90IX OVER OWASCO OUTLET, Cayuga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 30,507

RTE 4

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

0.3 MI SE JCT RTS 4 & 146, Saratoga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,493

RTE 5S

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.6 MI W JCT RTS 167 & 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,531

RTE 7

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,292

RTE 9

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK

.2 MILE N EXIT 13 OF I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,047

RTE 11

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.5 MI NE JCT US11 &SH310, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,974

RTE 13

Good

Over: W BRANCH FISH CK

1 MI S JCT SH 69 & SH 13, Oneida, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,116

RTE 14

Good

Over: SULLIVAN GLEN CREEK

1.4 MI S OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,687

RTE I86

Good

Over: MEADS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF COOPERSPLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,378

RTE I86

Good

Over: MEADS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF COOPERSPLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,260

RTE 86I

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

5.6 MI SE SR 17 & SR352, Chemung, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,517

RTE 86I

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

5.6 MI SE JCT SR17 & SR35, Chemung, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,010

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE I81 Stanley Hollow

INT 2 I-81, Broome, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,931

RTE 394

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.6MI S JCT RTS 394 & 430, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,946

RTE 22

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

.7 MI N JCT I684 & I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,941

RTE 23

Good

Over: AMBLER CREEK

1.2 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,687

RTE 23

Good

Over: CLAVERACK CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 23 & 217, Columbia, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,658

RTE 26

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

4.5 MI N JCT SH26 & SH410, Lewis, NY

Built 2021 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,876

RTE 38B

Good

Over: CROCKER CREEK

2.5 MI NW JCT SH 26 & SH3, Broome, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,863

RTE 39

Good

Over: HOSMER BROOK

1.4 MI W JCT RTS 39 & 16, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 39

Good

Over: WISCOY CREEK

2.7MI E JCT RTS 39 + 362, Wyoming, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,934

RTE 52A

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT SH 52 & SH 5, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 580

RTE 69

Good

Over: CANADA CREEK

2.1 MI NW JCT RTS 69 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,307

RTE 324

Good

Over: RTE 78

JCT STATE HWYS 324 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,109

RTE 79

Good

Over: TRIB BELDEN BROOK

0.1 MI N JCT SH 79 + SH 7, Broome, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 575

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 168 & 80, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 626

RTE I81

Good

Over: CASTLE CREEK

3.2 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,552

MUD MILL ROAD

Good

Over: 81I 81I33033110 RTE I81

3 MI N JCT I81 & SH 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,163

RTE 91

Good

Over: LABRADOR CREEK

3.1 MI N JCT RTS 91 + 13, Cortland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 521

WEST AVENUE

Good

Over: BLACK MEADOW CREEK

.1 MI W JCT SH 94 & SH17M, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,023

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