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

86I WB to 99I SB

Good

Over: 99I 64011123 Town Acces

Steuben County, Steuben, NY

Built 2006 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 6,926

Robert Dann EB

Good

Over: S.Hamilton St

1 mi NE Mills Gang, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 2,284

CORTELYOU ROAD

Good

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

AT KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 6,569

RTE 9N

Good

Over: W B AUSABLE RIVER

0.2mi S of RT 1 JCT, Essex, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 2,854

EMERSON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CANISTEO RIV

4.3 MI NW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 63

2nd Avenue

Good

Over: Covert Avenue

2nd Ave over Covert Ave, Nassau, NY

Built 2019 Load: 50.2 t

3rd Avenue

Good

Over: Covert Avenue

3rd Ave over Covert Ave, Nassau, NY

Built 2019 Load: 50.2 t

BUYEA ROAD

Good

Over: CLOCKVILLE CREEK

2.2 MI SE OF CLOCKVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 2,247

BULL MILL ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.3 MI SE OF CHESTER, Orange, NY

Built 2012 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 785

RTE I86

Good

Over: STATE PARK AVENUE

IN CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 5,655

87IXINT 8 RAMP V

Good

Over: 287IX 287IX

JCT OF I-87 & I-287, Westchester, NY

Built 2003 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 12,613

RTE I790

Good

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO MOHAWK

.5 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 17,856

RTE 9

Good

Over: HUDSON AVENUE

6.7 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 38,253

RTE 415

Good

Over: HARRIS HOLLOW CRK

SR 415- 1.2 MI NW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 2018 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,681

RTE 28

Good

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

2 MI E JCT RTS 28 & 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,094

RTE 32

Good

Over: NORMANS KILL

.1 MI N JCT SH 32 & SH144, Albany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,713

DEERFIELD AVENVE

Good

Over: 33 33 53011050 RTE 33

4.0 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,891

SENECA ROAD

Good

Over: CARRINGTON CREEK

.1 MI E JCT SR 21 & SR 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,456

RTE 41

Good

Over: POND BROOK

.6 Mi S jct, Chenango, NY

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,331

RTE 44

Good

Over: MARA KILL

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 44+299, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,757

RTE 59

Good

Over: WESTERN HIGHWAY

.7 MI W JCT SH 59 & SH303, Rockland, NY

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 63

Good

Over: MILL GULLY CREEK

3.2MI NE JCT RTS 63 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1994 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,364

RTE I81

Good

Over: EAST HILL ROAD

2.1MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,338

Rugar St.

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

1 MI S Jct I87 & NY3, Clinton, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,549

RTE I90

Good

Over: Fuller Road

JCT OF I90 & FULLER RD, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 87,330

RTE 104

Good

Over: POWER AUTHORITY SERVICE

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 104 & 61, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,495

RTE 182

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 182 & 62, Niagara, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,660

RTE 209

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 209+28, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,268

RTE 237

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT RTS 237&5, Genesee, NY

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,646

RTE 490

Good

Over: 940IK940K43011004

JCT I490 & MT READ BLVD, Monroe, NY

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 93,255

RTE I490

Good

Over: RTE 940K

JCT I490 & MT READ BLVD, Monroe, NY

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 96,157

RTE 940U

Good

Over: 490I490I43023028 RTE I4

INT E ROCHESTER & 490I, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,842

RTE I490

Good

Over: MARSH ROAD

0.5MI NW JCT I490 EAST+31, Monroe, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 63,321

RTE I495

Good

Over: 454 454 07011061 RTE 45

JCT RTS 454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 80,649

RTE I495

Good

Over: 454 454 07011061 RTE 45

JCT RTS 454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 80,995

RTE I490

Good

Over: RAMP C

JCT RTS I490 + RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 34,542

RTE I84

Good

Over: MONHAGEN CREEK

1.3 MI E OF EXIT 3 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 17,691

RTE I490

Good

Over: PLATT STREET

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

Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 45,265

RTE I86

Good

Over: MAIN STREET

JCT RTE 17 + INT 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,650

RTE I390

Good

Over: RUSH-HEN.TN LN RD

2 MILES South OF THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19,703

RTE I390

Good

Over: RUSH-HEN.TN LN RD

2 MILES South OF THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 17,382

RTE I86

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 17 & 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,896

RTE 961

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

4 MI SE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,750

RAMP UAW

Good

Over: EAST AVENUE

490I WB RAMP OVER EAST AV, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,724

RTE 840

Good

Over: OLD CAMPION ROAD

.2 MI NW JCT SH 8 & CR 26, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,803

RTE 840

Good

Over: OLD CAMPION ROAD

.2 MI NW JCT NY8 & NY26, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,803

RTE 59

Good

Over: CSX Transportation

0.6 MI W JCT SH 59 & SH 3, Rockland, NY

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,239

RTE 17

Good

Over: Parksville Road

4 mi NW of Liberty, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,226

RTE 17

Good

Over: Parksville Road

4 mi NW of Liberty, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,226

RTE 5

Good

Over: Tifft Nature Preserve Ac

2.7 M. S. OF JCT I-190 &, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 40,588

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