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 88

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

0.15 MI S of CR 89, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,664

CENTER STREET

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

IN FORT COVINGTON, Franklin, NY

Built 1974 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 280

WEST ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR RIVER

1.2 MI. SE CONSTABLEVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 429

MDRD CHAPMAN RD

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

.5 MI E OF PINE GROVE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 524

COUNTY ROAD 46

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.3 Miles South of JCT. R, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1963 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 377

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF KENTS CORNRS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 369

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

.04 m NE RTE 31 and 8 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1964 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 157

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

3.3 MI. SW OF STOCKHLM CT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2015 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 669

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

3.25 MI SW OF STKHOLM CTR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2015 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 669

FIDDLERS BRDGE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

Town of Clinton, Dutchess, NY

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 451

CARPENTER ROAD

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,385

WOODLAND VALLEY RO

Good

Over: WOODLAND CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF PHONECIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 625

BURLINGHAM ROAD

Good

Over: PLATTE KILL

1.8 MI SE OF ULSTERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,325

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: NORTH OCCANUM CRK

IN HAMLET OF OCCANUM, Broome, NY

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,246

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

IN DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 842

BEEBE ROAD

Good

Over: HOPKINS CREEK

1.8 MI. N OF E WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,171

COUNTY ROAD 44

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

S OF RTE.7 AT WELLS BR.ST, Delaware, NY

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 698

CR 3

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.5 mi SE Jct SR 37 + CR3, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2007 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 387

HARRINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BROOK

500 FR FROM ny 8, Warren, NY

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 28

RTE 4

Good

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT RTE 4 & CHAMP CANAL, Washington, NY

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,252

N TONAWANDA CK RD

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

6.3 MI SW JCT SH78 &CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,763

RTE 290

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90 90IX EB R

1.4 MI SW JCT I90 & SH277, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,022

RTE I190

Good

Over: WEST FERRY ST

2.6 MI S JCT RTS I190<198, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 77,564

RTE I90

Good

Over: ALBANY TURNPIKE

0.4 miles east of Old Cha, Columbia, NY

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 12,236

RAMP FROM TSP

Good

Over: 987G987G87011050 RTE 98

1 MI S OF CR40 JCT ON TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 12,894

GIBSON RD

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONON CR; 3.7 MI N 11A &20, Onondaga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,211

WEST STATE STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

SALAMANCA W STATE ST, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,515

PARK AVE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE STATION PA

1.4 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,699

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9

2.3 MI S JCT RTS I87 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 4,405

RTE I90

Good

Over: 787I787I11011038 90I 90

JCT I90 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 2,997

MERRING ROAD

Good

Over: N BR TUSCARORA CK

2.4 MI SW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 143

EEL WEIR ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

4.5 MILES NW OF HUVELTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1960 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 1,075

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

WEST FULTON AT SAWYER HOL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1985 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 392

CR 32

Good

Over: TRIB HALFWAY BRK

1.5 MI S.E. OF ELDRED, Sullivan, NY

Built 1994 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 2,143

RTE 33

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGE CANAL & RTE 33, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 9,686

RTE 28

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

0.3 MI NW JCT 28& HUDSONR, Warren, NY

Built 2007 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 2,838

RTE 9

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

RT 9 5.3 MI S EXIT 30, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 235

907MX5R

Good

Over: 908BX5RA 678IX5R

KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 15,099

DWYER ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

VERONA, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 211

HMLIN-PRMA T.L.RD

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

2 MI NE BARTLETTS CORNERS, Monroe, NY

Built 2004 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 938

FREW RUN RD

Good

Over: FREWS RUN

2.8 MI SE OF FREWSBURG, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,124

MOUNT IVY ROAD

Good

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

0.8 MI N OF MT IVY, Rockland, NY

Built 1984 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 6,712

WEST BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.4 MI SOUTH OF ALLEGANY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 347

RTE 32

Good

Over: 984C 984C83011000 984C

0.15 MI W NY17WB Exit 131, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,936

RTE 32

Good

Over: 984C 984C83011000 984C9

0.15 MI E NY 17EB Exit 13, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,936

RTE 9

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH MOORDENER K

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 150 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 20,828

RTE 9

Good

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

IN TOWN OF CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,520

RTE 9D

Good

Over: HUNTER CREEK

5.8 MI N.JCT 9D+I84, Dutchess, NY

Built 1984 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,814

RTE 417

Good

Over: ELM VALLEY CREEK

0.2 MI SW OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 2014 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,619

RTE 17

Good

Over: ORANGE CO TRAILWAY

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 207, Orange, NY

Built 1951 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 28,543

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