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

BOZENKILL ROAD

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON RR

2.2 MI NW OF ALTAMONT, Albany, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 79

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

.5 MILE NW OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 900

COUNTY ROAD 7

Good

Over: VALATIE KILL

IN VILLAGE OF NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,356

EASTLINE ROAD

Good

Over: BALLSTON CREEK

2 M W OF I87-EXIT 12, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,214

FOX HILL ROAD

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

6 MI SE EDINBURGH, Saratoga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 254

RIVERBANK ROAD

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

0.2 MI E EXIT 24-NORTHWAY, Warren, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,503

CR155 BRIDGE STREE

Good

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

IN BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1875 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,849

FAYLE ROAD

Good

Over: S BR W CANADA CK

2.3 MI NW OF HOFFMEISTER, Hamilton, NY

Built 2022 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 12

SPINNERVILLE GULF

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

1 MILE SOUTH OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,795

EMMONSBURG RD

Good

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

AT EMMONDSBURG, Herkimer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 583

NORTH PEMBROKE RD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

2.2 MI NW E.PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 548

HUNTS HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.8 MILE WEST OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 58

STONE FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 397

WESTFALL ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

2 MI NW OF PITTSFORD, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,007

LOWDEN POINT ROAD

Good

Over: CRANBERRY PD OTLT

GRAND VIEW BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,678

SNYDER ROAD

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

2 MILES EAST OF VARYSBURG, Wyoming, NY

Built 2010 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 347

NO.NINE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

.4 MILE NORTH OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 328

ROHR ROAD

Good

Over: EAST OTTO CREEK

2.5 MI S OF ASHFORD HLLOW, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1978 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 131

COUNTY ROAD 77

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.7 MI N OF CHARLOTTE CTR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 472

DRY BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

1.6 MI W OF KENNEDY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 209

ABBOTT ROAD

Good

Over: BR 18 MILE CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF NORTH BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,808

E CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

2.5 MI SE OF EDEN VALLEY, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,461

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: TRIB GENESEE RIVER

IN HOUGHTON, Allegany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,052

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: VANCAMPEN CREEK

IN FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,178

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

5.0 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 542

CHAMBERS ROAD

Good

Over: MADISON CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,185

GROVES ROAD

Good

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

5.8 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19

LEACH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: HENDY CREEK

4.7 MI W OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

2.3 MI E OF HECTOR, Schuyler, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 244

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

3.2 MI. S OF INGLESIDE, Steuben, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

2.4 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,102

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: TRIB MUD CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF SONORA, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: TRB MUDLICK CREEK

2.7 MILES SOUTH OF CATON, Steuben, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 353

CR 3 DEAN CR RD

Good

Over: DEAN CREEK

2.0 MI E OF VAN ETTEN, Tioga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 246

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

.1 MI SE SH 3 IN SARANAC, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 449

CHAZY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: CORNERS BROOK

.2MI W PICKETTS CORNERS, Clinton, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 737

WESTMINSTER PK RD

Good

Over: WESTMINSTER BROOK

4 MI N INT NATIONAL BRIDG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 999

COUNTY ROAD 39

Good

Over: GRASS RIVER

AT LOUISVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 686

HALL ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1 MILE SOUTH OF ROSSIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 29

RTE 115

Good

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

IN SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,187

CONKLIN FORKS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

IN CONKLIN FORKS, Broome, NY

Built 1939 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 564

RTE 33

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR PAT

HAMLET OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 17,279

BISBY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB PLEASANT BROOK

2.5 MI NW OF UPPERVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 1978 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 78

JACKSON HILL ROAD

Good

Over: S.BR.OULEOUT CRK

0.6 MI NE OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 64

CHAMBERLAIN HL RD

Good

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF LEONTA, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: SANDS CREEK

2.1 MILES N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 509

NEW KINGSTON ROAD

Good

Over: PLATTE KILL

200 FT OFF NYS RT 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 185

PLANK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.5 MI W OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 59

GUMAER FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: GUMAER BROOK

2.1 MI N OF WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 19

PINE KILL ROAD

Good

Over: PINE KILL

2.6 MI NW WESTBROOKVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 213

Showing 13,751-13,800 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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