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 17

Good

Over: 55 x

jct Rts 17 & 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,642

RTE 914V

Good

Over: ALPLAUS KILL

4.1MI NE OF SCHENECTADY, Schenectady, NY

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,474

HAMILTON PLACE

Good

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

1.4 MI SE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,209

CHESTNUT ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF DUNKIRK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,008

NORTH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH VALLEY CRK

3.9 M S OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 181

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: FORD BROOK

1.3 MILES SW OF STANNARDS, Allegany, NY

Built 1964 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 278

TUCKER ROAD

Good

Over: STOCKING CREEK

3.9 MILES SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 74

DRY RUN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

0.3 MI E OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2023 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 288

BELL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: S BR GLENDENN CK

1.4 MI SW OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 119

BROOKER HOLLOW ROA

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILRO

.7 MILE NE OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 305

BUSH ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY MANOR KILL

.7 MI S OF MANOR KILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 26

LAKE SHORE DRIVE

Good

Over: WHITE LAKE BROOK

0.86 mi S from junction o, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 225

907 907PX4M11003

Good

Over: 127 ST TO NB HRD NB HRD

Harlem River Dr NB / Ramp, New York, NY

Built 2019 Load: 50.8 t

HYLAN BOULEVARD

Good

Over: LEMON CREEK

PRINCES BAY, Richmond, NY

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,422

SOUTH OGDEN

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.7 MI SW RTE 354 I-90, Erie, NY

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,792

WEST 68TH STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK RELIEF

W68ST E PF RIVERSIDE DR, New York, NY

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t

Necessary Dam Rd

Good

Over: Stillwater Spillway Chan

19 Miles NW of Eagle Bay, Herkimer, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t

McCoy Rd

Good

Over: Hague Brook

Junction of McCoy Rd&Rt21, Warren, NY

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t

MILLS CROSS ROAD

Good

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF PLEASNT PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 587

CR 24

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

6 MI W OF SCHROON LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 673

County Road 34

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

8 MI SW OF SCHROON LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 2019 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 75

MILTON STREET

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

0.01 MI N JCT RIVER ST, Warren, NY

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,425

JOHNNYCAKE RD

Good

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

4.9 MI S OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 183

EDGEMERE DRIVE

Good

Over: BUCK POND OUTLET

2 MI SE GRAND VIEW BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,334

SALT ROAD

Good

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

3.8 MI NE OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 742

GRIFFITH ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

1 MI SW OF PHELPS VILLAGE, Ontario, NY

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,825

ASHFORD HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

AT WEST VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 287

GOODWINS LANDING

Good

Over: CONEWANGO DREDGE

2.0 MI NW OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

2.4 MI N OF FARMERSVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1990 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 63

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CHERRY CREEK

.7 MI NW JCT CR 29 & SH83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 641

EDDY ROAD

Good

Over: LIT BROKENSTRAW C

AT SE CORNER OF PANAMA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1928 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 60

RAMSEY ROAD

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF STOWE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 79

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF FARNHAM, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,277

County Road 3

Good

Over: MALLORY CREEK

3.6 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 936

STILLWELL ROAD

Good

Over: HENCOOP CREEK

2.0 MI W OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 512

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

IN JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 648

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

1 MILE S W OF REDFORD, Clinton, NY

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 558

GOLDSMITH ROAD

Good

Over: N BR SARANAC RVR

2.6 MI E OF LOON LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SKINNER CREEK

3 MI SE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 322

WATERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

7MI S E OF ADAMS, Jefferson, NY

Built 1930 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 174

FORK ROAD

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

3.1 MI SW OF NEW BOSTON, Lewis, NY

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 41

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

.8 MI E OF NEWTONS FALLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 115

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Good

Over: MATOON CREEK

5.2 MI E OF SOMERVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 114

COUNTY ROAD 72

Good

Over: SWALLOW STREAM

0.8 MI N OF PLEASANT VLLY, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,351

SICKLETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: NAURAUSHAUN BROOK

3.8 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,554

County Road 46

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

SUNDOWN, Ulster, NY

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 354

HAND ROAD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

1 MI S OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 40

NORTH SANFORD RD

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

AT HAMLET OF SANFORD, Broome, NY

Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 249

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: PLATTE KILL

0.3 MI S OF NEW KINGSTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1994 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 572

EAST STREET

Good

Over: WEST BROOK

INTERSECTION OF EAST&FLYN, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 671

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