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

150TH ST

Fair

Over: SOUTH CONDUIT AVE

.7 MI W JCT I678 & SH 27, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,971

RTE I278

Fair

Over: ROSEDALE AVENUE

1.7 MI W I878+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 99,016

RTE I390

Fair

Over: NEIL CREEK

.3 MILE SE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,092

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 121

.2 MILE WEST OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,546

RTE I90

Fair

Over: Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike

JCT I90 & HUDSON RIVER, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 72,262

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: RAVINE CREEK

33MI E JCT RTS 30A+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,349

DUGWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: AYERS CREEK

AT STRATFORD, Fulton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 26

WILCOX ROAD

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

2 MI W OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7

REIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.1 MI E OF BUF INT ARPRT, Erie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 600

GREENBUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK TRIB

3.1 MI NW OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 197

COMBS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BAKER CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16

CRAWFORD CREEK ROA

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

3.8 MI W OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 115

HIGGINS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB SIXTOWN CREEK

1.5 MI E OF CENTERVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 285

CRONK ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEQUAGA CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF MONTOUR, Schuyler, NY

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 198

BROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR MOOSE CREEK

2.4 MI S OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 75

SPICER ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUMB BROOK

2.4 MI SW OF DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1911 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14

FRANKLIN DEPOT RD

Fair

Over: CARRS CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF SIDNEY CTR., Delaware, NY

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 441

PINK STREET

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

1.0 MI E OF COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 238

E 12TH ST

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C RTE

.5MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t

Williamsburg Bridg

Fair

Over: FDR DRIVE BARUCH DRIVE

WILLIAMSBURG BR EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1903 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 81,526

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 21ST STREET 22ND STREET

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, New York, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 108,144

RTE 25

Fair

Over: 25 25 04011004

QUEENSBORO BR OVER EAST R, New York, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 86,098

LEGGETT AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

LEGGETT AVE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 13,964

BOTANICAL GRDN RD

Fair

Over: TWIN LAKES

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 300

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: EAST 167TH ST EAST 167T

AT CLAREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 24,276

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: EAST 170TH STREET EAST

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 24,276

9TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA IND SUBWAY

IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,064

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: MEADOW PORT ARCH

IN PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1870 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 195

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRIDLE OPP 64 ST

SW END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1862 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 397

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: THE LOCH

N END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 502

CARLTON ROAD

Fair

Over: COOLEY KILL

0.5 MI E OF ELNORA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,328

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I190 CSX TRANS/AMTR

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 5 I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,179

91ST STREET

Fair

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

NIAGARA FALLS EAST, Niagara, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,672

EAST SMITH STREET

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 563

BEECHWOODS ROAD

Fair

Over: JOE BROOK

1.3 MI E OF HORTONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 219

N GRIMES HILL RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

12M N VIL/SALEM OFF RT 22, Washington, NY

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 68

EAST 156TH STREET

Fair

Over: ACCESS TO HOUSING

E. 156th Street, Bronx, NY

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t

DOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX LEASED AMTRA

1.3miles East from Rt 9W, Dutchess, NY

Built 1905 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 442

WHITE ROAD

Fair

Over: CARLEY MILLS POND

2.0 MI S OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 421

E ENFIELD CTR RD

Fair

Over: ENFIELD CREEK

.1 MI E OF ENFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 318

DEERHEAD REBER RD

Fair

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

4 MI NE VILLAGE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 144

LASHER RD

Fair

Over: MOURNING KILL

BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 137

BIG BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

3.4 MI SE OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 230

DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: CRUM CREEK

3.0 MI NW ST. JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

ERIE CANAL LOCK 12 TRIBES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,218

HUGHES ROAD

Fair

Over: IRISH CREEK

5.8 MI SW OF FULTONVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 334

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

3.7 MI N OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,196

NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

4.0 MI NW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,828

CR54

Fair

Over: BELLS CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 857

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: BIG BAY CREEK

3 MI NE OF CENTRAL SQUARE, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,470

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