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 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

RTE 22

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

.7 MI N JCT I684 & I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1994 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,941

RTE 38

Good

Over: BERKSHIRE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF BERSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 2017 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,029

RTE 43

Good

Over: WYNANTSKILL

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 43 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,582

BARTELL ROAD

Good

Over: 81I 81I33033120 RTE I81

EXIT 31 OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,737

CHENINGO ROAD

Good

Over: E B TIOUGHNIOGA R

0.2 mi S RTE 13, Cortland, NY

Built 2013 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 411

RAMP A

Good

Over: 490I490I43023074 RTE I4

1.6 MI S JCT I490 & SH 31, Monroe, NY

Built 2013 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,249

RTE 98

Good

Over: BEARDSLEY CREEK

3.6MI N JCT RTS 98 & 104, Orleans, NY

Built 2008 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,767

RTE 332

Good

Over: PLASTER MILL ROAD Finge

1 0 MI N JCT RTS 332& 96, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,707

RTE 332

Good

Over: PLASTER MILL ROAD Finge

1 MI N JCT SH 332 & SH 96, Ontario, NY

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,707

RTE 915

Good

Over: 87I 87I17101255 87I 87I

AT EXIT 24 OF I87, Warren, NY

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,347

RTE 908C

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 25,774

RTE I81

Good

Over: OLD ROUTE 26

0.7MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,018

RTE I86

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

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

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,282

COUNTY ROAD 187

Good

Over: RTE 219

1.6 MI N JCT US20 & US219, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,161

RTE 219

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

0.4M S JCT RTE 219 + I90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30,205

RTE 219

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK

.3 MI S JCT US219 & SH391, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,393

ARMENIAN ROAD

Good

Over: 86I 17 52111099 RTE I86

.7 MI E JCT SH 76 & I86, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 171

SHERO ROAD

Good

Over: RTE 219

3.1 MI S JCT 219 & S EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 322

278I278IX6MI4069

Good

Over: SIRT RR

2.6 MI W JCT I278&BLT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2019 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,154

RTE I495

Good

Over: BQE RAMP WB 43rd Street

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 18,348

RTE 907M

Good

Over: RTE 907A

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 17,154

RTE 27

Good

Over: RTE 27

JCT I278 & RTE 27, Kings, NY

Built 1940 Load: 53.5 t

RTE 278

Good

Over: VANDERVOORT AVE

I-278 OVER VANDERVOORT AV, Kings, NY

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 130,888

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 305

JCT 86I & 305, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,949

RTE I86

Good

Over: HASTINGS ROAD

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

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,279

RTE I86

Good

Over: GILE HOLLOW ROAD

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

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,279

RTE 219

Good

Over: NEWTON ROAD

3 MI S JCT US 20A & US219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10,415

RTE 219

Good

Over: NEWTON ROAD

3 MI S JCT US 20A & US219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10,415

RTE I88

Good

Over: CHAMBERLAIN ROAD

2.9 MI E DELAWARE CL, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,294

RTE I88

Good

Over: CHAMBERLAIN ROAD

2.9 MI E DELAWARE CL, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,866

HANS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

4.5 MI W LAKE DESOLATION, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 42

HANS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

4 MI NNW JCT SH 147 & 29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 42

HANS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

4MI NNWJCT NY 147& NY29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1914 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 42

KASHONG SWITCH ROA

Good

Over: KASHONG CREEK

2.1 MILES SOUTH OF HALL, Ontario, NY

Built 1941 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 233

FORT HILL RD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

5.7 MI. SW OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 82

DANIELS ROAD

Good

Over: KNIGHT CREEK

1.3 MILES S OF KANONA, Steuben, NY

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15

MCCADDAM ROAD

Good

Over: RICE GLEN CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 29

NICHOLSON ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

5.5MI. S OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1984 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 47

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF FIVE CORNERS, Steuben, NY

Built 2017 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 71

N GLENDENNING CRK

Good

Over: N. BR GLENDENNING CRK

1.4 MI SW OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 139

CROSS ST

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

1.1 MI SOUTH OF PULTENEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 136

BUNKER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MINE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF FREEMAN, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 59

RTE 907C

Good

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

2.2 MI SE 86ST&SHORE PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 53.5 t

FLORIDA AVE

Good

Over: S CHUCTANUNDA CRK

0.2 M N RT 5S & TERMINAL, Montgomery, NY

Built 1984 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 165

HARRY L.DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CREEK

VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,649

TH 142 MEDALLION

Good

Over: BAILEY LK OUTLET

.5 MI W JCT SH42 & CR 109, Sullivan, NY

Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t

CR78 SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

2.5 MI E OF GORTON LAKE, Madison, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 239

RTE 931

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

3MI SE OF EXIT 39 OF I-90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1974 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,502

SO JEFFERSON ST

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

VILLAGE OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,582

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