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

SIMONS ROAD

Good

Over: AMTRAK

0.5 MI N MAPLE HILL ROAD, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1999 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 724

Railroad Avenue

Good

Over: Urban Avenue

Railroad Ave over Urban A, Nassau, NY

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 845

TUMBLWEED RNCH RD

Good

Over: WEST KILL

3 MI S JEWETT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 2013 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 91

KELSEY ROAD

Good

Over: CATATONK CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 367

GAROND ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN BROOK

4.2 Miles NW of Lawrencev, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2021 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 42

UPPER HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.6 MI N OF GREEN RIVER, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 53

PINES BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: PINES BROOK

1 MILE EAST OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 482

County Road 202

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

IN GUILDERLAND CENTER, Albany, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,009

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

1.4 MI NE OF EAST NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 384

CHATIEMAC RD

Good

Over: BAKER BROOK

1 MI W SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 49

JORDAN RD

Good

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

1.4 MI NNW OF MOTTVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,533

POKAMOONSHINE RD

Good

Over: CARNEY HOLLOW CRK

4.3 MI SW SPRINGWATER, Livingston, NY

Built 2013 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 333

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.4 MI W OF BRISTOL CENTER, Ontario, NY

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 812

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.5 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 281

N NINTH STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

0.3 mi. N of NYS Route 35, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 366

WHIG STREET

Good

Over: WHIG STREET CREEK

0.5 MI E OF ELKDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 236

RAILROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

IN LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 73

MILL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF CHARLTTE CTR, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 57

CHERRY CK-LEON RD

Good

Over: TRIB DREDGE DITCH

1.1 MI E OF CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 410

28TH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TWENTY EIGHTH CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2023 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 139

COUNTY ROUTE 72

Good

Over: TR WB CONEWNGO CK

2 MILES SW OF HAMLET, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 518

PONTIAC ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

2.4 MILES NW OF N COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 2020 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 373

BLAKELEY CNRS RD

Good

Over: E BR CAZENOVIA CK

1.9 MI NW OF SOUTH WALES, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,061

EWINGS ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

2.4 MI E OF WARRENS CORS, Niagara, NY

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,981

LOVELAND ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3.1 MI SOUTH OF SHAWNEE, Niagara, NY

Built 1937 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,066

COUNTY ROAD 2B

Good

Over: N BR PHILLIPS CRK

4.3 M SW OF W ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 153

MC FAIL ROAD

Good

Over: SING SING CREEK

2.2 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 55

VARGO ROAD

Good

Over: N BR NEWTOWN CREEK

0.2 MI S OF INTERSECTION, Chemung, NY

Built 2023 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 71

HORNBY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB MEADS CREEK

1 MILE S OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 113

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 976

SOUTHSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

1 MILE SW OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,556

HARNEY BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

.3 MI S OF CADYVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 2020 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,182

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

IN NATURAL BRIDGE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 238

NORFLK-BRASHER RD

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

IN PLUM BROOK, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 722

BROUSE ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

4 M NE OF RAYMONDVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 439

VILLAGE ROAD

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

AT TUXEDO PARK, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 517

COUNTY ROAD 36

Good

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

1 MI S OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 884

LOCH SHELDRAKE RD

Good

Over: TB E B MONGAUP RV

0.7 MI N OF HURLEYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,170

HUNTER ROAD

Good

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

2.5 MI N OF CURRY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 95

BRICK HILL ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

3.3 MI SW OF CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,984

CONNERS ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

CONNERS RD AND SALMON RVR, Clinton, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 321

TRUMBULL CRNRS RD

Good

Over: W.ENFIELD CREEK

.8 MI SW OF CNR CR133-SH3, Tompkins, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 527

BRIGHTN HEN TL RD

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

IN HENRIETTA, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,425

RTE 79

Good

Over: CAYUGA INLET

.1 MI W JCT SH 96 & SH 79, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 11,501

RTE 31

Good

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

JCT RTE 31F+STATE BARGE C, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10,001

RTE 987D

Good

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

4.5 MI S JCT RTS SMRP&87I, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 43,153

Fremont Road

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.6 MI E EXIT 34A OF I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,685

SB INT 17 RAMP

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.4 MI S JCT RTS I-87&84, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,905

RTE 90IX

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

I90 EB OVER TONAWANDA CRK, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,719

SERVICE RD NO 2

Good

Over: VAN WYCK EXPWY VAN WYCK

AT KENNEDY INT:L AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2013 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,000

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