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 107A

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

1 MI NW JCT SH 34B & SH38, Tompkins, NY

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 238

NORTH BERGEN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BLACK CREEK

4.1 MI NW OF BERGEN, Genesee, NY

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,162

CR 268

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.3 miles north Churchvil, Monroe, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,675

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: SB CATTARAUGUS CK

.1 MI NE OF VILLAGE LINE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,259

JOLLYTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: HASKELL CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 157

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

3.2 MI S OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 400

HOOKER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB MILL CREEK

0.5 MI W CHARLOTTE CENTER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 292

MAPLE SPG/E CT RD

Fair

Over: BROWNS CREEK

1.6 MI N OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 218

PANAMA ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CREEK

1.7 MI S OF PANAMA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 638

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR CONEWANGO CK

0.6 MI NW OF BALCOM, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 133

NORTHRUP ROAD

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

1.1 MI SE JCT SH78 &SH400, Erie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,818

BRALEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF RANSOMVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 515

CARMEN ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

3.1 MI EAST OF SOMERSET, Niagara, NY

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 192

WILLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CK

.1 MI SE OF SOUTH WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 110

COUNTY ROAD 6

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

IN CAYUTAVILLE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 177

COUNTY ROAD 64

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.5 MI S OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,750

COUNTY ROAD 99

Fair

Over: S BR TUSCARORA CK

.2 miles south of route 2, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 327

COUNTY ROAD 121

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1 MI S OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 676

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: OLMSTEAD BROOK

2.1 MI SE CONSTABLEVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 682

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

LOCATED IN SLAB CITY, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1921 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,004

DEEP HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

1.7 MI NW OF S.AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 62

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

0.9 MI SE JCT RTS 22+343, Dutchess, NY

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,835

CHERRY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

2.5 MI SW WASHINGTON VILL, Orange, NY

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 187

TUCKAHOE ROAD

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

0.8 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1922 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,305

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT RTS BRP<287, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,281

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON SUSQU

HAMLET OF CONKLIN, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,228

TREADWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATNER BROOK

1 MILE NW OF FRASER, Delaware, NY

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 598

TREADWELL-FRAS RD

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

0.3 MI S OF TREADWELL, Delaware, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 689

COLES CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: COLES CLOVE BROOK

1 MI N OF PEPACTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 77

MATTICE ROAD

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

.5 MI S LIVINGSTONVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1

CR6

Fair

Over: TRIBCHARLOTTE CK

3 MI SW OF SUMMIT, Schoharie, NY

Built 1924 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 365

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: HUNT CREEK

0.6 MILES NORTH OF ALMA, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 245

DEAN CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 584

GARDNERTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,335

MUD SETTLEMENT RD

Fair

Over: FROG CREEK

3 MI SE OF CENTRAL SQUARE, Oswego, NY

Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,578

RTE 13

Fair

Over: Old Erie Canal

07MI N JCT RTS 5+13, Madison, NY

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,399

RTE 31

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTS 31 & 78 & CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,286

RTE 96

Fair

Over: Marsh Road Erie Canal

1 MI W JCT BARGE C & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1916 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,582

BR. TO PEEBLES IS

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL CANAL

WATERFORD @ E1 & ERIE C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1913 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 962

PARKER STREET

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trailway ERI

0.1MI E JCT BARGE C+RT250, Monroe, NY

Built 1912 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 851

GILLETT ROAD

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

1.4MI E JCT BARGE C + 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,654

HULBERTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.3 MI E JCT BG CL &SH387, Orleans, NY

Built 1913 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 512

MARSHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

1.5 MI W JCT B CNL & SH63, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 915

RTE 955

Fair

Over: NIAGARA RIVER VIA/AMTRA

JCT RT 182 + NIAGARA R., Niagara, NY

Built 1897 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,240

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

0.7 MI S JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 42,645

CR 79

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.3 MI NE OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,067

RTE I87

Fair

Over: EX-N Y CENTRAL RR

1.4 MI NW OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 35,755

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RAMP LX2

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t

HR10

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE DRIVE

SOUTH BOUND RAMP FROM GWB, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t

RTE 440

Fair

Over: Gertrude Street Juliett

NORTH OF BAYONNE BR, Richmond, NY

Built 2017 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30,008

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