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 96

Good

Over: SENECA RIVER

0.15 MI S JCT RTS 96 + 5, Seneca, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,687

RTE 97

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

2.2 MI W JCT SH 97 & SH 5, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,533

RTE 240

Good

Over: RTE 130 CSX TRANS/AMTRA

JCT RTS 240 & 130, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 23,753

RTE 150

Good

Over: MOORDENER KILL

3.8 MI W JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,382

RTE 150

Good

Over: WYNANTSKILL CREEK

JCT OF RTS 150 & 66, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,209

RTE 277

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

2.9 MI N JCT SH219 &SH277, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,645

RTE 100A

Good

Over: 287I287I87011018 RTE I2

JCT I287 & SH 100A, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 18,998

RTE 360

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MI E JCT 360 &REDMAN RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 498

RTE 376

Good

Over: WHORTLE KILL CREEK

.3 MI N JCT SH 376 & SH82, Dutchess, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,820

ST PAUL STREET

Good

Over: 104 104 43032025 RTE 10

INT LOSP+RTE 237, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,470

RTE I84

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 16

0.3 MI E JCT I84+DELAW R, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 14,404

RTE 85

Good

Over: NORMANS KILL

JCT S H 85 & NORMANS KILL, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,102

RTE 85

Good

Over: BERKSHIRE BLVD

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 20 & 85, Albany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 31,364

CAMPUS ACCESS RD

Good

Over: 85 85 11012015 RTE 85

.5 MI N JCT SH 20 & SH 85, Albany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,689

RTE 89

Good

Over: RTE 104

JCT OF RTS 89 + 104, Wayne, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 932

RTE I690

Good

Over: JOHN GLENN RAMP F

BETWEEN EXITS 3 & 4 - I69, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,408

RTE I490

Good

Over: PLATT STREET

.3 MI W JCT I490 & W MAIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 49,007

RTE I278

Good

Over: RICHMOND RD

3.1 Mi W Jct I287 & Belt, Richmond, NY

Built 2014 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 126,055

RTE 278

Good

Over: Targee St

3.0 Mi W Jct I278 & Belt, Richmond, NY

Built 2014 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 126,055

RTE I86

Good

Over: WAIT CORNERS ROAD

1.6 MI E JCT I86 & SH 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,896

RTE 238

Good

Over: TANNERY BROOK

.7 MI NW JCT SH98 & SH238, Genesee, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,689

RTE 18

Good

Over: LARKIN CREEK

2.2 MI W JCT RTS 390 & 18, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10,223

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: 86I 17 62051139 RTE 86I

5.5 MI SE JCT SR17 & SR35, Chemung, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,369

RTE 987G

Good

Over: SHRUB OAK CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT US6 & TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 45,980

RTE 167

Good

Over: RTE 5 CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.1 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,531

North Lake Rd.

Good

Over: Golden Stair Creek

3.3 MI NE JCT N&S Lake Rd, Herkimer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t

RTE I86

Good

Over: DUTCH HOL RD DUTCH HOLL

3.5MI W.INTERS RT 60 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,877

RTE 205

Good

Over: 88I 88I94062004 RTE I88

JCT RTS I-88 + 205, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,073

FOREST HILL AVE.

Good

Over: ADIRONDACK SCENIC

IN SARANAC LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t

CAMPBELL AVENUE

Good

Over: WYNANTS KILL

JCT CAMPBEL AV&WYNANTSKIL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,753

RTE 825

Good

Over: Mohawk River Trail MOHA

0.4 MI SE from JTN of NYS, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,514

DAVIS STREET

Good

Over: ROOT HOLLOW CREEK

IN BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 1935 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 164

RUSSELL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

3.6 MI W OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 51

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE INLET

1.5 MI SW OF PLEASANT, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 308

E VANSCOTER ST

Good

Over: CROSBY CREEK

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 356

SULLIVAN ROAD

Good

Over: SUCKER CREEK

0.6 MI. S. OF HIGHMARKET, Lewis, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 31

RTE 7

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILRO

2.1 MI E JCT SH 434 & SH7, Broome, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,342

KRUM ROAD

Good

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

1.2 MI W OF HURLEYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 81

18TH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH

IN NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,922

KINGS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH

IN BENSONHURST, Kings, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,954

CR83

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

1.7mi S of RT 1 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 438

READBURN ROAD

Good

Over: READ CREEK

1 MI.N.READBURN, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 102

HILLTOP ROAD

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 2021 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 599

HOFFMAN STREET

Good

Over: MNRR HU LINE

0.7 MI JCT US 9/44 & SH 5, Dutchess, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,405

CR 78 LUTHER FORE

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

.5m N Route 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,478

CR 78

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

.5m N Route 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,478

PATH OF LIFE ROAD

Good

Over: BALLYHACK CREEK

.02 mile SE of CR 193, Broome, NY

Built 2022 Load: 49.0 t

YAW ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2mi W of 9N JCT, Warren, NY

Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t

RED MILL ROAD

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

1.5 MILES NE OF FREEVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 74

IDLE HOUR BLVD

Good

Over: GRAND CANAL

WEST OF OAKDALE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1979 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,178

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