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

HUNTER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

AT INT W DEBRUCE RD, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 122

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WHARTON CREEK

2 MI N BURLINGTON FLATS, Otsego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 100

Hesseltine Road

Good

Over: Rocky Branch

.06 Mi NE of Rt 22 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t

COVE ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

1.2 MI E SH 13 & BG CANAL, Oneida, NY

Built 1918 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 32

RIVER ROAD CONN.

Good

Over: CAYUGA-SENECA CANAL

S JCT S.H.414 & US20/SH5, Seneca, NY

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,110

STEVENS STREET

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.3M SW JCT RTS 78 + 31, Niagara, NY

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,324

VAN BUREN RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.09 MI W 90I EXIT 39 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,208

RTE I95

Good

Over: MIDLAND AVENUE

.1 MI W JCT RTS 287 & I95, Westchester, NY

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 66,275

RFK Exit Ramp BW

Good

Over: Sunken Garden Loop Ward

RFK Exit Ramp BW, New York, NY

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 154,800

RTE 3

Good

Over: GRINDSTONE CREEK

1.7 MI S JCT RTS 3 & 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1994 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,282

RTE 3

Good

Over: CSX Spur EXCHANGE STREE

.3 MI W JCT SH 3 & SH 12, Jefferson, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 19,388

COUNTY ROAD 195

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

IN FISHERS LANDING, Jefferson, NY

Built 2015 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 595

RTE 908G

Good

Over: 110 11007011089 110 11

JCT RTE 110+ NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 2012 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 36,224

RTE 812

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2 MI SE JCT SH812 & SH184, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,471

WATERBURY ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.5 MI E OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 2018 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 83

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: MALTERNA CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MI WEST OF N.BLENHEIM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 266

LA RUE ROAD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

1.5 MILES S OF WHEELER, Steuben, NY

Built 2014 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 142

COUNTY ROAD 32B

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

4.5 MILES S OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,612

RTE I495

Good

Over: LOCUST LANE

I495 - 7.75KM NE QNS CLL, Nassau, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 190,184

BRIDGE AVENUE

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

CITY OF COHOES, Albany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 5,578

CR3

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

.25MI EAST OF STONY CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 371

WATERLOO ROAD

Good

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 215

EDWARDS ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

.3 MI N OF PITCAIRN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2003 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 353

RTE 5

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

2.7 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,418

RTE 5S

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.3 M W JCT NY167 & NY 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,102

RTE 8

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.1 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,795

RTE 8

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

1.9 MI N JCT RTS 28 & 8, Herkimer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,012

RTE 9

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

3.6 MI N JCT US 9 & SH 30, Putnam, NY

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 16,532

ANGOLA ROAD

Good

Over: 9W 9W83021111 9W 9W83

6.6 MI N JCT RTS 9W+293, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,985

RTE 10

Good

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT SH10 & SH163, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 913

RTE 13

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

.6 MI NW JCT SH 13 & SH 3, Tompkins, NY

Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,935

RTE 14

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

.3 MI S JCT SR 328 & SR14, Chemung, NY

Built 2002 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,981

RTE 394

Good

Over: CHENEY POINT CRK

1.7 MI S OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,818

RTE 23

Good

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.5 MI SE WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,775

RTE 24

Good

Over: RTE 907E BIKE PATH

.3 MI E JCT SH 24 & SH135, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 38,042

RTE 28

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 28+42, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,600

RTE 34

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.3 MI.N.OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,319

RTE 38A

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

1 MI W JCT SH 38A & SH359, Onondaga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,100

RTE 62

Good

Over: N.BRANCH CLEAR CK

.2 mi N of Lenox Rd, Erie, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,510

RTE 66

Good

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

S.H.66 AT EAST NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,505

RTE 67

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091127 RTE I87

JCT RTE 67 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,581

RTE I81

Good

Over: RTE 80

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 80, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,241

RTE I87

Good

Over: POLLOCK ROAD

1.9 MI N JCT I87 & RTE 7, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 46,347

RTE I87

Good

Over: POLLOCK ROAD

1.7 MI N JCT I87 & NY 7, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50,951

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9 CONNECTOR

I87 EXIT 27, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,098

RTE I87

Good

Over: N BRANCH BOUQUET RIVER

1.5 MI N EXIT 32 OF I87, Essex, NY

Built 2011 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,465

RTE 392

Good

Over: EXT GRIDLEY CREEK

2.3 MI E OF VIRGIL - SH 9, Cortland, NY

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,504

RTE 96

Good

Over: ONTARIO CENTRL RR GREAT

2.2 MI W JCT SH96 & SH332, Ontario, NY

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,252

RTE 205

Good

Over: SMALL BROOK

4.1 MI S OF HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,660

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