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 22

Good

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

0.1mi W of RT 10, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 788

RTE 28

Good

Over: WOODHULL ROAD

1.8 MI NE JCT SH28 & SH12, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,130

RTE 30

Good

Over: E BR ST REGIS RVR

.5 MI N JCT SH30 & SH 458, Franklin, NY

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,318

RTE 33

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.9 MI SW JCT SH 33 & I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,171

RTE 37B

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.9 MI W JCT SH 37B & SH37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2018 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,801

RTE 38

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 38 +38A, Cayuga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,572

RTE 42

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

AT GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 922E

Good

Over: 49 49 26023064 RTE 49

.5 MI NE JCT SH69 & CR32, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,735

RTE 52

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 52 & 82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1994 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,452

RTE 54

Good

Over: LOUGHLINE CREEK

AT JCT RTS 54 + 54A, Steuben, NY

Built 2021 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,712

RTE 67

Good

Over: ZIM SMITH TRAIL

1.3 MI SE JCT RTS 50 & 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 16,717

RTE 300

Good

Over: 84I 84I83011346 84I Ram

0.4 MI E JCT I84&THRUWAY, Orange, NY

Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 17,026

RTE I87

Good

Over: ALBANY SHAKER RD

1 Mile south of I87 & Rte, Albany, NY

Built 2015 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 48,340

RTE I87

Good

Over: ALBANY SHAKER RD

1 Mile South of I87 & Rte, Albany, NY

Built 2015 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 48,216

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

.4 MI S EXIT 41 OF I87, Clinton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,281

RTE 392

Good

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

0.1 MI E OF VIRGIL RTE90, Cortland, NY

Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,504

RTE 93

Good

Over: EB TWELVEMILE CRK

.1 MI W JCT SH 93 & SH425, Niagara, NY

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,326

RTE 96

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

0.1 MI E OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 2015 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,634

RTE 96

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.4MI W JCT RTS 96 + 332, Ontario, NY

Built 2018 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 15,252

RTE 98

Good

Over: MONKEY RUN

2 MI NE JCT SH 98 & SH 39, Wyoming, NY

Built 2001 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,292

RTE 171

Good

Over: MOYER CREEK

3.7 MI SW JCT RT 5S & 171, Herkimer, NY

Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 166

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: RTE 209

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

Built 1962 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 781

RTE 242

Good

Over: DUBLIN HOLLOW CK

1.9 MI E OF LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,321

RTE 243

Good

Over: BOONE CREEK

.8 MILE EAST OF RUSHFORD, Allegany, NY

Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,309

RTE 244

Good

Over: FEATHERS CREEK

0.04 miles SE of Feathers, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 937

RTE 354

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 354 &240, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,211

RTE 400

Good

Over: E BR CAZENOVIA CK

3.7 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,674

RTE 390

Good

Over: RTE I490

OUTER LOOP NB +I490WB JCT, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 74,000

RTE 12

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

4.2 MI N JCT SH 12 & SH23, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,046

RTE I295

Good

Over: H H EXPWY EB

JCT 495I and 295I, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,593

RTE I86

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.3 MI NW JCT RTS 17 + 53, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,626

RTE I86

Good

Over: HARRISBURG CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF BATH RTE 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,432

RTE I86

Good

Over: CORBETT HILL ROAD

3.3 MI SE EXIT 16 OF I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,783

RTE 55

Good

Over: MAIN ST EXTENSION RTE 4

JCT RTS 55&44 E OF POUGHK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33,884

RTE I81

Good

Over: FROM I81 TO NY370 Ley C

1.3 MI S JCT I81 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1984 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 44,940

RTE 394

Good

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

IN LAKEWOOD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,192

RTE 415

Good

Over: HODGMANS CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 415 & 17, Steuben, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,694

Fox Farm Hill Road

Good

Over: 86I 17 91073061 RTE I86

3.7 MI E JCT RTS I81 & 17, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 479

I495 WB

Good

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.2 MI NW JCT I495 & C.I.P, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 12,840

RTE 219

Good

Over: SOUTH CASCADE DRI

SE of Springville, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,798

RTE 219

Good

Over: SOUTH CASCADE DRI

SW of Springville, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,798

RTE 219

Good

Over: SCHWARTZ ROAD

1 MI S of Springville, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,300

RTE 219

Good

Over: Schwartz Rd

1 MI S of Springville, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,300

RTE I86

Good

Over: Gull Brook

Cattaraugus County, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,279

RTE 910

Good

Over: Fuller Road Roundabout

WASHINGTON AVE. EXT. OVER, Albany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 22,600

RTE 910

Good

Over: Fuller Road Roundabout

Washington ave. ext. over, Albany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 22,600

RTE 81

Good

Over: 7 7 91012028 7 7 910120

JCT I81 & SH 7, Broome, NY

Built 2017 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 26,001

RTE I86

Good

Over: DUTCH HOL RD DUTCH HOLL

3.5MI W.INTERS RT 60 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,758

RTE I86

Good

Over: FAY HOLLOW ROAD

2.2 MI SW JCT RTS 17 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,279

RTE I86

Good

Over: FAY HOLLOW ROAD

2.2 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,790

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