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 I86

Good

Over: RTE 417

IN CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,459

RTE 53

Good

Over: TROUT RUN

2.0 MI NE OF WHEELER, Steuben, NY

Built 2012 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 2,427

RTE I88

Good

Over: BORST NOBLE ROAD BORST

1.9 MI W JCT I88&RTE 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 4,506

WOLCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.3 MI W OF WOLCOTTSVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,324

LANE STREET

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.2 MI. N of MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1975 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,173

RTE 920P

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90 Bike Path

1.2 MI SE OF FULTONVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,307

FUSA BOULEVARD

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

NEAR INDIAN POND, Jefferson, NY

Built 2005 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 30

MUSEUM VILLAGE ROA

Good

Over: HERITAGE RAIL TRAIL

.5 MI W JCT US 6 & SH 208, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 3,800

KING ROAD

Good

Over: French Creek

.3 MI SW OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 329

CR20

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

3.0 MI NE OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 1951 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 2,683

RTE 5S

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 162, Montgomery, NY

Built 2009 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,882

BANKS ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

.5 MILE EAST OF BESEMER, Tompkins, NY

Built 2008 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 424

PICKETT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

0.1 M S OF NYS 443, Schoharie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 431

DEGARMO ROAD

Good

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.2 MI E OF ARLINGTON, Dutchess, NY

Built 1972 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 8,894

SPENCER STREET

Good

Over: 81I 81I33032055 RTE I81

0.5 MI S JCT RTS I-81+298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1955 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 6,583

RTE 13

Good

Over: Ramp to WB Service Rd 86

JCT SR13+RAMP C OF SR17, Chemung, NY

Built 2004 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 5,202

Willis Ave Ramp to

Good

Over: 87I 87IX1M11006 Willis

2.8 MI 5 JCT 187+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 2012 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 56,384

RTE I88

Good

Over: RTE 145

JCT I88 & RTE145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 5,236

PINE HILL RD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI NW HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 34

DEWITT FLATS ROAD

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

1.5 MI SW OF YOUNGSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 172

OXBOW ROAD

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

5 MI NORTH OF MORRISVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 2018 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 2,019

RTE 3

Good

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

4.1 MI S JCT RT 3 & 193, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,002

RTE 7

Good

Over: BEARDS HOLLOW CRK

.7 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,976

RTE 9

Good

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE

6.9 MI N JCT US 9 & SH129, Westchester, NY

Built 2010 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 38,253

RTE 9W

Good

Over: CEDAR POND BROOK

2.5 MI E PIP Exit 15, Rockland, NY

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 13,052

RTE 16

Good

Over: E BR CAZENOVIA CK

7.0 MI SE JCT RTS 16 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,992

RTE 17C

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

JCT RTE 17C + CAYUTA CK, Tioga, NY

Built 2017 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,708

RTE 17

Good

Over: LITT BEAVER KILL

0.1 MI W PARKSVILLE EX 98, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 56.2 t

RTE 21

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 21 + NYS THRUWAY, Ontario, NY

Built 2019 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 15,661

RTE 29

Good

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

03MI S JCT RTS 29+29A, Herkimer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,947

RTE 31

Good

Over: COLDSPRINGBROOK

0.9 MI SW JCT RTS 31B+ 34, Cayuga, NY

Built 1948 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,864

HOSPITAL DRIVE

Good

Over: 33 33 53011047 RTE 33

3.7 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,572

RTE 38

Good

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 38 + 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1953 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,690

RTE 73

Good

Over: E BRANCH AUSABLE RIVER

RT 73 2.2 MI N KEENE V., Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,457

RTE 86

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH AUSABLE RIVE

0.8 MI NE JCT RTS 86 & 73, Essex, NY

Built 1973 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,923

RTE 98

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

JCT SH98 & OAK ORCHARD CK, Genesee, NY

Built 1967 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,797

RTE 173

Good

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

JCT SH 173 & SH 91, Onondaga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,780

RAMP P TO I287

Good

Over: 287I287I87011027 RTE I2

.1 MI E JCT I287 & SH 100, Westchester, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,783

RTE 414

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT SH 414 & I90, Seneca, NY

Built 2000 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,921

RTE 981M

Good

Over: CSXT RIVER LINE

1 MI S JCT US 9W & US 209, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 21,566

RTE 168

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

01MI W JCT RTS 80+168, Herkimer, NY

Built 2017 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 167

RTE 400

Good

Over: RTE 20A

JCT RTS 400 + 20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,922

CR 17

Good

Over: 17 17 93081160 RTE 17

2.4 MI E EXIT 87A OF SH17, Delaware, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 503

FLETCHER STREET

Good

Over: 17 17 83101117 RTE 17

IN GOSHEN-EXIT 122A/SH17, Orange, NY

Built 2004 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,404

RTE 951A

Good

Over: 87TH STREET

1.5 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,939

RTE I88

Good

Over: Brooker Hollow Rd

.7 MI NE OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,836

RTE I88

Good

Over: Brooker Hollow Rd

.7 MI NE OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,734

ISLAND COTTAGE RD

Good

Over: LOSP Multi-Use Trail 94

0.1MI E INTER RT 390&LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,594

RTE I990

Good

Over: RTE 952T

1.5 MI N INT I990 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 24,017

RTE 987G

Good

Over: CHAPPAQUA RD

1.8 MI S JCT RT 133 &TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 61,045

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