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 678

Good

Over: JFK RELIEF

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 53,292

RTE I86

Good

Over: STATE PARK AVENUE

IN CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,459

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 951M TOWNSEND CREEK

CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,459

WILSON PLACE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.7 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,758

RAMPV I287 TO I87

Good

Over: 87IX 87IX RAMP W I87 T

JCT OF RTS 287 & I87, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 12,613

RTE 17

Good

Over: LITTL BEAVER KILL

1.1 M W OF PARKSVILLE EX, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 54.8 t

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87 SEDGWI

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 27,986

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

0.1 mi W of junction of h, Broome, NY

Built 1949 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 8,058

FISH HATCHERY RD

Good

Over: PUTNAM CREEK

.25 MI E CROWN POINT CTR, Essex, NY

Built 1995 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 26

COUNTY ROAD 57

Good

Over: BR CASSADAGA CRK

.5 MILE SW OF CENTRALIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2014 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,102

TACONIC PKWY INT.

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I90 & TSP INTERCHANGE, Columbia, NY

Built 2020 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,340

RTE 94

Good

Over: 6 17 83101169 RTE 6

JCT SH 17 & SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 16,694

RTE 226

Good

Over: TOBEHANNA CREEK

NW END OF TYRONE, Schuyler, NY

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 832

RTE I690

Good

Over: NY Susquehanna & Western

.7 MI W JCT I690 & NY298, Onondaga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 38,721

MIXER ROAD

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.1 MI N OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2013 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 70

THISTLE STREET

Good

Over: KASHONG CREEK

0.9 MI W OF BELLONA, Yates, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 167

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: ALDER BOTTOM CRK

2.6 MI NW OF N CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2021 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 100

RTE 907G

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE

3.0 MI S JCT BRP & TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 7,141

HORAN ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canalway Trail Eri

0.5MI E JCT BARGE C+RTE63, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 839

RTE 3

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

VILLAGE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,138

RTE 7

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.4 MI W JCT SH 7 & SH 28, Otsego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,071

RTE I890

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1/4 MI SW JCT SH7 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 38,523

RTE 22B

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

MORRISONVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 2015 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,852

RTE 24

Good

Over: 908T908T03011097 RTE 90

JCT RTS 24+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1937 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 44,914

RTE 33

Good

Over: ROSARY BOULEVARD

.3 MILE W JCT SH 33 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 43,225

RTE 38

Good

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

0.2 MI SE JCT.RTS.38 & 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,609

RTE 39

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 20 + 39, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2018 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,005

RTE 39

Good

Over: CATT CK BR

7.6 MI E JCT RTS 39 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 69

Good

Over: E BRANCH FISH CRK

7.4 MI SE JCT SH13 & SH69, Oneida, NY

Built 2003 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,957

RTE 79

Good

Over: TEXAS HOLLOW CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF BENNETTSBURG, Schuyler, NY

Built 2022 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,417

RTE 80

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

2.1 MI W JCT RTS 5S & 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 845

RTE I81

Good

Over: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR

0.9MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,018

RTE 206

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

IN TROUT CREEK - SH 206, Delaware, NY

Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,614

RTE 223

Good

Over: WOOLEVER CREEK

IN SWARTWOOD, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,208

RTE 238

Good

Over: STEVENS BROOK

0.9MI E JCT RTS 238 + 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 251

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.1MI E JCT RTS 251 & 64, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,607

RTE 369

Good

Over: OSBORNE CREEK

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 369 & 7, Broome, NY

Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,235

RTE 8

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

WEST SIDE VLLGE OF POLAND, Herkimer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,161

RTE 690

Good

Over: RTE 370

JCT OF RTS 690 SB + 370, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,120

RTE 690

Good

Over: RTE 370

JCT OF RTS 690 NB + 370, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,120

RTE 930C

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.6 MI SE JCT ONON CK &SH5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,880

FINGERBOARD RD

Good

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

1.8MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2012 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,948

RTE 44

Good

Over: FALL KILL

1.2 MI E JCT 44+HUDSON R, Dutchess, NY

Built 1977 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 43,091

RTE 390

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

0.6MI NORTH JCT RTS18&390, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,787

RTE 5S

Good

Over: McGowan Creek W MAIN ST

2.8 MI W JCT SH 5S & SH28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 9,947

RTE 96

Good

Over: FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL

JUST N JCT SH 79 & INLET, Tompkins, NY

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,932

RTE 219

Good

Over: RTE 39

.5 MI W Springville, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,096

RTE 219

Good

Over: RTE 39

.5MI W. Springville, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,096

RTE 201

Good

Over: Ramp B

1 000ft E of Susq Rvr, Broome, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 34,011

Ramp to I278 EB

Good

Over: Exit 15 from I-278 E/B

4.5 NW Narrows Rd S & Leg, Richmond, NY

Built 2013 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,388

Showing 14,551-14,600 of 17,642 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use New York's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in New York and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New York Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.