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

Rockaway Blvd

Good

Over: 678I678IX5M12009 JFK AI

Rockaway Blvd + I678, Queens, NY

Built 2022 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,738

RTE 219

Good

Over: ABBOTT ROAD

3.9MI S JCT RTS 20A + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10,415

RTE 5

Good

Over: CSXT/CN & D&H

.7 MI NE JCT SH 5 & SH198, Erie, NY

Built 1910 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 17,355

HERRICK STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK-2 AMTRAK-3 CSX

CITY OF RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,210

DORWIN AVENUE

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

CITY LINE - SO.SYRACUSE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,693

UPPER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.4 MI WEST OF LODI, Seneca, NY

Built 2019 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 416

LAKE AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

IN CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1946 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 18,477

TRIANGLE ROAD

Good

Over: TB CATTARAUGUS CK

1 MI WEST OF IRVING, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2019 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 301

CORNWELL ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.7 MI NW OF FREEMAN, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8

SILVER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

.8 MILE SE OF WOODRIDGE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 125

86TH STREET

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH

AT BENSONHURST, Kings, NY

Built 1995 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,840

17TH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,634

CLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

AT GRASMERE, Richmond, NY

Built 1932 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,427

TOMPKINS AVENUE

Good

Over: GREENFIELD AVENUE

AT CLIFTON, Richmond, NY

Built 1931 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,936

CHELSEA ROAD

Good

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

1/4 MI N OF 440-EXIT 8, Richmond, NY

Built 1997 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,832

WEIDRICK ROAD

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 2021 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,019

NASH ROAD

Good

Over: CULVER CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 51

PLETCHER ROAD

Good

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

2.5 MI N OF LEWISTON, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,636

NORTH WATER STREET

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

0.1 m N of Railroad St, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 23

HOPKINS STREET

Good

Over: BUFF & PITTSBURGH

.5 MI NORTH OF SOUTH PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 398

Cold Brook Dr.

Good

Over: Cold Brook

.75mi SW Vil So.Colton, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 238

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL OVERFLOW

Catskill, Greene, NY

Built 2007 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 315

Oak Tree Road

Good

Over: Sparkill Creek

500 S of CR 8, Rockland, NY

Built 2015 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,905

COUNTY ROAD 52

Good

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

3 MI S INT CR52 & SH29, Saratoga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,236

HINCKLEY ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF HINCKLEY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 633

CR39 MILL STREET

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

0.03 MILES WEST OF RT 291, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 782

CO RTE 82

Good

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

3.5 MI SW BARDWELL MILL, Oneida, NY

Built 2017 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 908

STEVENS STREET

Good

Over: ROCKY RUN

0.2 MI W CLIFTON SPRINGS, Ontario, NY

Built 1935 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 769

RTE 444

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

VILLAGE OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,591

RTE 98

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 98 & 18, Orleans, NY

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 832

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: TRB CONEWANGO CRK

.8 MILE SOUTH OF WESLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 391

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.2 MI N OF BLOCKVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 687

KIANTONE ROAD

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

1.7 MILES S OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,239

SAVAGE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.1 MI NORTH OF SARDINIA, Erie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 970

Chestnut Road

Good

Over: E Br. Twelve Mile Creek

2.7 MI W OF EAST WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 2019 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,062

VALOIS POINT ROAD

Good

Over: BREAKNECK CREEK

0.4 MI W OF VALOIS, Schuyler, NY

Built 2002 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

0.5 MI S OF E CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,298

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: KEEGANS CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF TROUPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 186

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF N HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,179

GILBERT ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2.1MI S MOOERS FORKS, Clinton, NY

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 693

COUNTY ROAD 60

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

2.5 MILES NE OF STAR LAKE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 356

OAK TREE ROAD

Good

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

1.0 MI S OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 2014 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,226

ALBANY POST ROAD

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

IN TUTTLETOWN-US44 & CR79, Ulster, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,544

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

0.8 MI W OF MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,579

KNAPP RD TR NO 11

Good

Over: TRIB HANDSOME BRK

4.5 MI NO OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 189

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

0.1 MI SE OF SH 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 211

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1 MI N OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 2003 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 539

BIGGAR HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BIGGAR HOLLOW CRK

1 MI OFF SH28 W OF ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20

DUSTIN ROAD

Good

Over: KAYUTA LAKE

S FORESTPORT RES E RTE12, Oneida, NY

Built 2016 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 702

RTE I90

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

90IX OVER SCHOHARIE CR, Montgomery, NY

Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 21,178

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