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 17

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

LOCATED IN DEKALB, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 461

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

.5 MILE S BURNHAM CORNERS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,063

COUNTY ROAD 31A

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

3.5 MI NE OF PINE GROVE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2023 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 197

BECKER ROAD

Good

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

0.3 MI W OF W SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 62

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

AT HALE EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 659

HAVEN ROAD

Good

Over: BASHA KILL

0.4 SE OF HAVEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 240

MC CARTHY ROAD

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

2 MI NE OF STOCKHOLM CNTR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 85

RAMP FROM WESTCHES

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

4.3 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 51.7 t

TURNPIKE ROAD

Good

Over: S. BR. OULEOUT CRK

2.5 MI EAST OF TREADWELL, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52

Horicon Ave.

Good

Over: Finkle Brook

.75mi N inter 9N &Horicon, Warren, NY

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t

RTE 270

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL CANAL BIKE P

2.8 M No French Rd/ I-990, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,151

FERRY RD.

Good

Over: BACKCHANNEL MOHAWK BIKE

MOHAWK R & FERRY ROAD, Schenectady, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 128

RTE 31

Good

Over: Erie Canal Trailway ERI

JCT BARGE C+RTE31 BKPT, Monroe, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,130

RTE 987

Good

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.3 MI J SMRP + TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 48,167

90IX EXIT 57A RAMP

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.3 MI W OF EDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 236

RTE 678

Good

Over: JICTCE JFK Expressway R

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t

RTE 78

Good

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

3.3MI W JCT RTS 78 + 19, Wyoming, NY

Built 2015 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,667

RTE 678

Good

Over: Sewer

NB VWE over NYCDEP Sewer, Queens, NY

Built 2014 Load: 51.8 t

CR 52

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STONY CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF NEW LONDON, Oneida, NY

Built 1951 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,484

FACTORY STREET

Good

Over: W.BR FISH CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF VIENNA, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 526

RUSSELL-PIE

Good

Over: LEONARD BROOK

1 MI N OF PIERREPONT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 654

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

12.1 KM N JCT RTS 12 & 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1998 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 313

RTE 987G

Good

Over: RTE 117

1.5 MI S CR40 JCT ON TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 51.8 t

BORLAND ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

TRAINING AREA 3B, Jefferson, NY

Built 2010 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1

RTE 55

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

01 MI E JCT RTS 55A + 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2010 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 689

RTE 91

Good

Over: SHACKHAM BROOK

3.4 MI N JCT RTS 91 + 13, Cortland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 521

RTE I90

Good

Over: CSX/Amtrak

Jct I90 & Everett Rd., Albany, NY

Built 2006 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 41,773

MAN-PMPY CTR RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1 MI E OF MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 4,626

PARKSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: LIMESTONE BROOK

AT LIMESTONE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 242

RTE 334

Good

Over: CRUM CREEK

1.5 MI SW JCT RTS 334+67, Fulton, NY

Built 1967 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,371

SENECA STREET

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.7 MI N OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2016 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,787

JAMESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

.2 MI SOUTH EXIT 2 - I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 8,562

DEUEL ROAD

Good

Over: DEUEL GULLY

VILLAGE OF CHESHIRE, Ontario, NY

Built 2009 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 293

CR 7

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

.7 MI S OF BRUSHTON, Franklin, NY

Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 342

RTE 9P

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091205 RTE I87

JCT RTE 9P & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 10,692

RTE 14A

Good

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

RTE 14A OVER KEUKA OUTLET, Yates, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 12,318

RTE 353

Good

Over: BR CATTARAUGUS CK

4.8 MI NW VIL OF L VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,596

RTE 86

Good

Over: HESS ROAD CREEK

3.8 MI NE JCT I86 & SR275, Allegany, NY

Built 2015 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 3,156

RTE 2

Good

Over: 22 22 1407 1184

140 ft SW of Main St and, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,141

RTE 3

Good

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

JCT RTE 3 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 22,877

PEARL ST OFF RAMP

Good

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

JCT. OF RTS 5 + I190, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 642

RTE 5

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1M W.INSECT RTE 5 & 237, Genesee, NY

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,714

RTE 8

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 8 & SH 365, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,012

RTE 9

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

RT 9 1.5 MILES S EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 235

RTE 11

Good

Over: PARK CREEK

JCT RTE 11 + INT I-81+17, Broome, NY

Built 1947 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,104

RTE 12

Good

Over: RTE 365

1.8 MI N JCT RTS 28 & 12, Oneida, NY

Built 2007 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,501

RTE 415

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.2 miles SOUTH of Kanona, Steuben, NY

Built 2019 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,066

RTE 16

Good

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

2.2 MI N JCT SH16 & SH417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,408

RTE 18

Good

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

18 over MOORMAN CREEK, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,954

RTE 18

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 18 & 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1930 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,948

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