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

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.5 MI S OF GARRATSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 350

SCHOONMAKER ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

3 MI SE OF GALLUPVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25

CCC CAMP ROAD

Good

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

0.9 MI SE LIVINGSTONEVILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2

BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

1.4 MI N OF BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14

TOWNSEND ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN LAKE INLET

1.4 MI SE WHITE SULFR SPR, Sullivan, NY

Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 117

PINE KILL ROAD

Good

Over: PINE KILL

2.3 MI NW WESTBROOKVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 213

CR13 DEWIT-CICERO

Good

Over: NORTH BR LEY CK

NEAR HANCOCK FIELD LEY CK, Onondaga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,262

DYKE ROAD

Good

Over: OLD STATE HWY 5S

IN WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,235

BULL RUN ROAD

Good

Over: BULL RUN

N OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 150

DANIEL ZENKER DRIV

Good

Over: TRIB CUTHRIE RUN

1.2 M W REGIONAL AIRPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,177

Deans Highway

Good

Over: Deans Creek

Westmoreland, Oneida, NY

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t

STATE STREET RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.7 MI E. JCT RTE 98&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,303

EXIT 36 RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

AT EXIT 36 OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,495

RTE 90

Good

Over: 90IX EB

EXIT B1 OF NYS THRUWAY ov, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 13,203

SCHOOL HOUSE RD

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.45 MI SE EXIT 24 ON I90, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,175

GORDON ROAD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.18MI SE INT 26 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 404

RTE 982

Good

Over: 95IX 95IX MNRR NH LINE

2.1 MI N JCT I95 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,305

RTE I90

Good

Over: ALBANY TURNPIKE

0.4 miles east of Old Cha, Columbia, NY

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9,936

RTE 3

Good

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO

6.7 MI NE JCT SH3 & SH 3A, Lewis, NY

Built 1960 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 2,690

HILL STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

300 E of Main Street, Fulton, NY

Built 2014 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,909

WILTSIE ROAD

Good

Over: WILTSIE RUN

3.1 MI SE OF FREWSBURG, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 295

CR 38

Good

Over: Trib Yaleville Br

3.4 mi north of NYS Rte 7, Chenango, NY

Built 2013 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 976

CRITTENDEN ROAD

Good

Over: RED CREEK

S EDGE CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,570

SALMON RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.4MI W SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 2018 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 960M

Good

Over: 86I 15 64011158 RTE I86

I-86 Exit 42 Overpass, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 2,011

RTE 104

Good

Over: CATFISH CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 104+104B, Oswego, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 3,193

BUCK ROAD

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF BUCKS BRIDGE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2020 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 286

HUNTERSLAND ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SCHOHARIE CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF HUNTERSLAND, Albany, NY

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 177

ANGELVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2.4 MI SE OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 2007 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 383

JAYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: JENNY CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF PITCHAIRN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2001 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1

RTE 987E

Good

Over: ASKOTI DAM

3.8 MI E OF SOUTHFIELDS, Orange, NY

Built 2011 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 745

JOE HOBEN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

1 MI W OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 2014 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 175

RTE I278

Good

Over: MANOR ROAD

4.8MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2015 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 91,817

MILLERS WOODS RD

Good

Over: KENT CREEK

1.75 MI SW HAWKINSVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 531

COUNTY RD 50A

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2.0 MI NE.OF SYLVAN BEACH, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 327

CANADICE HILL RD

Good

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 2,347

COUNTY ROAD 7B

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.04 MI S OF WEST BRANCH, Allegany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 908

HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

2.5 MI E OF PLEASANT PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2017 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 1,440

RAMP K NB TO 987F

Good

Over: GRASSY SPRAIN BRK

1.6 MI SW OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 11,770

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9 TROUT BROOK

JCT RTE 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 2013 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,958

RTE 9W

Good

Over: VINEYARD AVENUE TWAALFS

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 25,090

RTE 11C

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

1.5 MI SW JCT US 11 & SH4, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,808

CR 115

Good

Over: COWANESQUE RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT RTE 15 + CL, Steuben, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,231

RTE 430

Good

Over: DEWITTVILLE CREEK

4.7 MI SE JCT RTS 17 +430, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2021 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,602

RTE 17

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

0.1 MI E EXIT 82 OF SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,707

RTE 17

Good

Over: OQUAGA CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 41, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,413

RTE 17

Good

Over: LITT BEAVER KILL

1.4 MI W EXIT 98 OF SH 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 51.7 t

RTE 17C

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.1 MI E OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,088

RTE 17C

Good

Over: CAMPVILLE CREEK

SE END OF CAMPVILLE, Tioga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,597

RTE 19

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

4.6 MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,884

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