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 38A

Good

Over: RAQ RIV TAIL RACE

.1 m W RTE 56 W Main INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,091

RTE 65

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTE65 + NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,009

RTE I87

Good

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

I87 AT CLINTON CO LINE, Essex, NY

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,051

RTE I87

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

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

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,125

RTE 104

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

JCT RTS104+OAK ORCHARD CK, Orleans, NY

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,669

RTE 155

Good

Over: NORMANSKILL

2.3 M N JCT RT 85A & 155, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,888

RTE 240

Good

Over: W BR CAZENOVIA CK

AT COLDEN, Erie, NY

Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,278

RTE 248

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.4 MI S OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 718

WHITE PLAINS AVE

Good

Over: Westchester Ave Westche

JCT I287 & SH 119, Westchester, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,713

RTE 320

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

11 MI NE JCT RTE 320 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2010 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,807

RTE 383

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

.1 MI N JCT SH383 & SH252, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 14,317

RTE 6

Good

Over: 84I 84I83011144 RTE I84

9.5 MI E INT 2 I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,920

RTE 690

Good

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-690 SB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,674

SPEONK-RIVERHD RD

Good

Over: 27 27 07051408 RTE 27

17 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,358

RTE 275

Good

Over: WNY & Pa RR

JCT I86 & SR 275, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,965

RTE I690

Good

Over: JOHN GLENN RAMP F

BETWEEN EXITS 3 & 4 - I69, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 14,577

RTE I86

Good

Over: MAIN STREET

JCT RTE 17 + INT 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,874

RTE I278

Good

Over: RAMP TO HAMILTON

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 181,470

FROM JFK EXPRWY

Good

Over: NASSAU EP EB

JCT.NASSAU + JFK EXPRWYS, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,000

I495 & 907-RAMP S

Good

Over: PARK TRAIL

.1 MI NE JCT CI PKY & LIE, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 12,840

I495WB TO 907AXNB

Good

Over: PARK TRAIL

.1 MI NE JCT CI PKY & LIE, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 25,556

I495WB TO 907A NB

Good

Over: PARK TRAIL

.1 MI NE OF CROSS ISL PKY, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,894

907A NB TO I495EB

Good

Over: PARK TRAIL

.5 MI SE JCT I495 & C.I.P, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,324

RTE 12

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

7 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,147

RTE 62

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

JCT RT 62 + BUFFALO RIVER, Erie, NY

Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 21,400

RTE I495

Good

Over: 80TH STREET

2.4MI ESE JCT 495I & 278I, Queens, NY

Built 1991 Load: 52.6 t

DECATUR STREET

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

015MI.N.E.OFINT.RT.14P329, Schuyler, NY

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,668

PARKER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB WOLF RUN

2.6 MI E OF SAVONA, Steuben, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 79

AULLS ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.4 MI W OF BRADFORD, Steuben, NY

Built 2015 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 53

UPPER SWALE RD.

Good

Over: N B TUSCARORA CRK

5.6 MILES NORTH OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 91

COUNTY ROAD 129

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

IN WOODHULL, Steuben, NY

Built 2018 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,566

BELDEN STREET

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,151

PLEASANT VLLEY RD

Good

Over: TYLER BROOK

1.5 MI W OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 83

RTE 908

Good

Over: METRO NORTH RR

MOSHOLU PKWY / METRO NO R, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 22,926

TIFFANY STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT HUNTS POINT, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,114

BINGLEY ROAD

Good

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF CAZENOVIA, Madison, NY

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 177

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.4 MI W OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 783

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

1.1 MI W OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 783

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.6 MI S OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 492

CR 2 CREEK RD.

Good

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

1 MI W CROWN PT, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 604

SKI BOWL RD

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

VILLAGE OF HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1978 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 426

CR49

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

1.5MI NE W.MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,057

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

2.5 MI N JCT SH22 & SH22A, Washington, NY

Built 2007 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 999

RAILROAD STREET

Good

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

0.5 MI NW FOREST PARK CEM, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,187

RTE 23

Good

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

1.4 MI NE JCT SH 26 & 41, Cortland, NY

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,779

UPTON ROAD

Good

Over: BOWEN CREEK

1.8 MI SE E.PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 183

BLOOD ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.5 MI E OF YATES CENTER, Orleans, NY

Built 1991 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 228

HORAN ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

.4 MILE EAST OF RIDGEWAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1991 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 419

GOOSENECK ROAD

Good

Over: MCKINSTRY CREEK

2.1 MILES SW OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 521

COUNTRY ROAD 6

Good

Over: VANLOON CREEK

4.2 MI NE OF ODESSA, Schuyler, NY

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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