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

COLEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: KASHONG CREEK

.7 MILE WEST OF BELLONA, Yates, NY

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 51

LORD HOWE STREET

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,872

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: SCHAFFER BROOK

2 MILES SOUTH OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 2014 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 54

HANS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

4 MI NNW JCT SH147 & SH29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 42

ARCHIBALD STREET

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.2mi S of RT30 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 568

MOUNTAIN HOME RD

Good

Over: S BR W CANADA CK

1.3 MI NW OF HOFFMEISTER, Hamilton, NY

Built 1985 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 40

CR 4

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF GRAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 97

COAL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FALL BROOK

4 MI NE TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 2012 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 373

MARTIN ROAD

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

1.3 MI SE HONEOYE FALLS, Livingston, NY

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,273

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 1900 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 77

ATTRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.8 MI SE CHURCHVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 2008 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,399

EAST KOY ROAD

Good

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

3.6 MI SW PORTAGEVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 352

COUNTY ROAD 64

Good

Over: TRIB CLEAR CREEK

3.2 MI E OF SINCLAIRVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 198

MADDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BR LIT BROKENSTRW

2.4 MI NE OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2018 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 54

TREVETT ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK

.8 MILE SE OF BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 666

STONE ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

5 mi NW of Lockport, Niagara, NY

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,723

RTE 952V

Good

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

.4 MI S JCT 952V & US 62, Niagara, NY

Built 1963 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,263

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 687

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: KNIGHTS CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF RTE 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 927

VANDERMARK ROAD

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 742

COUNTY ROAD 43

Good

Over: SING SING CREEK

3.0 MI W OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 2010 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: NEILS CREEK

1.4 MILES SW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 2017 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 386

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.7 MI SE OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY

Built 2019 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 508

RABIDEAU ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

1.8MI NE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 2006 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 106

FULLERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

IN FULLERVILLE IRON WORKS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: CLAVERACK CREEK

3 MI W of 9H/Co. Airport, Columbia, NY

Built 1954 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 591

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK

AT HOLLOWVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 2020 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 493

LOWER ROAD

Good

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

2.7 MI E OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 2018 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,224

AMES ROAD

Good

Over: NANTICOKE CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF MAINE, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,646

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1 MI NE OF DAMASCUS, Broome, NY

Built 1926 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 740

TREMPERKILL ROAD

Good

Over: TREMPER KILL

0.1 MI SO INT BWS ROAD #1, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 348

RTE 206

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

6.8 MI N OF ROCKLAND, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,775

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

.2 MI E TOWN OF DAVENPORT, Delaware, NY

Built 1992 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 827

HIGH POINT ROAD

Good

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

2.24 MI NE DAVENPORT CTR, Delaware, NY

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 178

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: TRIB TO OTSEGO LK

2.2 MI NE COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,184

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CRK

HAMLET OF MIDDLEFIELD, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 804

W MIDDLEBURG ROAD

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

2 MI SW OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 209

CR 32A

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

1.7 mi SW of Cobleskill, Schoharie, NY

Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,873

RTE 55

Good

Over: W BR MONGAUP RVR

0.4 MI S OF SWAN LAKE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1985 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,476

COUNTY ROAD 23

Good

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

3 MI SE OF NARROWSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 2014 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 51

MAPLE STREET

Good

Over: LAUNDRY BROOK

AT JEFFERSONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 250

COLD SPRING ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDL MONGAUP RVR

.6 MILE EAST OF LIBERTY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 506

GROOVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRAGUE BROOK

5 MI NE OF LIVINGSTON MNR, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 252

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK

NORTH CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 1937 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 670

BEERS BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BEERS BROOK

3 MI S OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 211

CARLOTT ROAD

Good

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

2.5 m W Rte.9 & CR 12 int, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3

County Road 13

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CATTARAUGUS CRE

Mansfield Bridge No. 58, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2017 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 396

RTE 237

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL Erie Canalwa

JCT SH 237 & BARGE CANAL, Orleans, NY

Built 1984 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,043

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE I90

EXIT B1 OF NYS THRUWAY ov, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 13,203

HELDERBERG AVENUE

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.7 MI NW OF INT25 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,749

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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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