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

Ramp I

Good

Over: Mamaroneck River

I287 Exit 7, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,382

RTE 278

Good

Over: 54TH ROAD

I-278 WB Over 54th Road, Queens, NY

Built 2019 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 85,937

278I 278IX5M33004

Good

Over: 54TH AVE

I278 OVER 54TH AVE, Queens, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 766

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 446

.4 MI E JCT I86 & CO LINE, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,721

RTE I86

Good

Over: BELLVIEW ROAD

2.7 MI SE BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 56.2 t

RTE 86

Good

Over: 86I 17 52111307 RTE I86

EXIT 13 OF I86 - FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2006 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,230

PICTUAY ROAD

Good

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

1 MI SW OF SELKIRK, Albany, NY

Built 2014 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 468

FRANCIS AVENUE

Good

Over: 890I 890I 16012009 RTE

CITY OF SCHENECTADY, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,211

BURR STREET

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

AT GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1922 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 503

GREENBRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: M BR MOOSE RIVER

.5 MI SW OF OLD FORGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 130

BALLANTYNE RD

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.8 MI NW JCT US 11 & SH 1, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,955

WEST STATE ST

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

IN WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,113

BOWSER ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.5 MI NW OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t

VERY ROAD

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF MACHIAS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 120

SOUTHSIDE PARKWAY

Good

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

0.8 MI SW JCT RTS 16 & 62, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,025

STEVENSON STREET

Good

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

1.2 MI SW JCT RT 16 & 62, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,208

PECONIC BAY BLVD

Good

Over: BRUSHS CREEK

1.4m S of Rte 23, Suffolk, NY

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,121

CR 77 STONEBREAK

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

.7m E Route 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,551

Little Peck Hollow

Good

Over: Little Maben Hollow

0.25Mi Ne jct Oliverea rd, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t

Horse Block Road

Good

Over: Long Island RR LONG ISL

1.5 MI EAST OF MEDFORD, Suffolk, NY

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 19,439

SOUTH SCHODACK RD

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

4.2 MILES SE OF CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 330

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 145

SWANSON ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK RUN CREEK

2.3 MI S OF MOUNT MORRIS, Livingston, NY

Built 2012 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 19

FERGUSON ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

.9 MI SW OF SENECA CASTLE, Ontario, NY

Built 2017 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 163

COOLEY ROAD

Good

Over: WISCOY CREEK

0.3 MI SW BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1987 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 54

COWENS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CLEAR CREEK, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 299

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: CONNOISARAULY CRK

1.5 MI NW OF ASHFORD HLLW, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 77

MEYER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: EAST OTTO CREEK

2 MILES SE OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2013 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 55

QUACKENBUSH ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

1.6 MI EAST OF ELLICOTTV, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 32

SHUMLA ROAD

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.9 MI S OF LAONA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.2 MI S OF MAIN STREET I, Allegany, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 520

OLD COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

1.4 MI S OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 387

MC HENRY ROAD

Good

Over: MC HENRY CREEK

2.6 MI N.W. OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 568

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: TRIB MEADS CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 680

COUNTY ROAD 66

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

2.5 MI S OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,716

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

0.9 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 2007 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 331

SLOSSON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

3.5 MI NE OF WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 162

CARGIN ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

2.6 MI NW OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 2008 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 337

SANDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

9.0 MI E OF ADAMS CENTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 138

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BROOKFIELD POWER CANAL

S MAIN ST OVER HYDROCANAL, Jefferson, NY

Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,819

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

3.3 MI NE OF GLENFIELD, Lewis, NY

Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 873

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

3.3 MI NE OF GLENFIELD, Lewis, NY

Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 873

County Route 30

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

IN MARTINSBURG, Lewis, NY

Built 2008 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 189

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

.5 MI FROM NORTH HAMMOND, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 248

PRVL-NORFOLK ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

.5 MI SE OF STOCKHOLM CTR, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2018 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 593

HALFWAY HOUSE RD.

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

5.0 MI SE OF WADDINGTON., St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1963 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 98

SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE

Good

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

3.1 MI N OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,478

DENNING ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RI

1.2 mi NE of Claryville, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 277

OTEGO STREET

Good

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

0.6MI N OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 814

COUNTY ROAD 171

Good

Over: BASHER KILL

0.2 MI SE OF WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,272

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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