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

RIDGE RD

Good

Over: CORBEAU CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1996 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 436

CHENINGO SOLON PON

Good

Over: CHENINGO CREEK TR

4.6 mi SE Jct Cheningo Rd, Cortland, NY

Built 2013 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 202

Tracy Road

Good

Over: Ash Craft Brook

.5 MI E OF EXIT 30 - I87, Essex, NY

Built 2021 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 238

RTE 383

Good

Over: Erie Canalway Trail Eri

JCT BARGE CANAL & RTE 383, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 11,852

RTE I190

Good

Over: RTE 324

INT N15 ON I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 55,416

AMERICAN FALLS BR

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN PATH GOAT IS

GOAT ISLAND-NIAGARA FALLS, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,603

RTE I86

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

0.4 MI W JCT 17 + RTE 280, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1967 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,937

WOOD ROAD

Good

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

1.25 MI SE OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 2009 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 46

COWENS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.6 MI S OF CONEWANGO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2014 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 299

EMERYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: IS.BR.OSWEGATCHIE

1.4 MI E OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2015 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 149

RTE 224

Good

Over: LANGFORD CREEK

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 34 +224, Chemung, NY

Built 2016 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 3,094

CROSS BAY BLVD

Good

Over: RTE 27 27 X

0.2 NW OF RTE 27 & BSOP, Queens, NY

Built 1949 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 44,970

RTE 3

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CRK

3.7MI SE JEFFERSON CL + 3, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,404

RTE 3

Good

Over: SKINNER CREEK

JCT SH 3 & JEFF CO LINE, Oswego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,532

RTE 8

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

.9 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,795

RTE 9

Good

Over: SCHROON RIVER

2 MI N JCT RTES 9 & 74, Essex, NY

Built 1999 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 707

RTE 12

Good

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT SH 12 & SH 2, Chenango, NY

Built 2000 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 16,540

RTE 15

Good

Over: RED CREEK

1 MI S JCT RTS 15& 252, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 17,639

RTE 33

Good

Over: ROSARY BOULEVARD

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

Built 1967 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 43,225

RTE 36

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.2 M NW JCT RT 36 & I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1996 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 6,663

RTE 41

Good

Over: CORNELL CREEK

2.0 MI S JCT RTS 41 + 7, Chenango, NY

Built 2020 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,346

RTE 43

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

RTE 43 AT STEPHENTOWN CTR, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2016 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,319

RTE 62

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 62 & 438, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,510

Sitterly Road

Good

Over: 87I 87I15091043 87I 87I

.7mi S.of I87exit9at Ramp, Saratoga, NY

Built 2022 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 10,893

RTE 97

Good

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

0.1 M S E FRONT ST, Delaware, NY

Built 2005 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 131

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

2.0 Miles West of Junctio, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,260

CARLLS STRGT PATH

Good

Over: 495I495I07031069 RTE I4

1.2 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 2015 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,243

RTE 291

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK MOHAWK

.2 MI NE JCT RTS 69 & 291, Oneida, NY

Built 1994 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,386

RTE 17

Good

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

5.1 MI SW JCT SH17 & SH38, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,142

RTE I495

Good

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A 495I

JCT I495 & CROSS ISLD PKY, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 147,031

CAMPUS ACCESS RD

Good

Over: 85 85 11012012 RTE 85

.2 MI N JCT RTS 20 & 85, Albany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,689

RTE I81

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 191 COUNTY

3.8 MI N JCT I-81+ST.LAWR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1969 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,005

RTE I390

Good

Over: STONER HILL RD

2.7 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,694

NY 16

Good

Over: 17 17 52111173 RTE I86

1.5MI.W.JCT.RTES 394 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 98

CARPENTR PRINGLE

Good

Over: 17 17 52111179 WB RTE

1.OMI.W.JCT.RTES 394 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 172

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE I990 RAMP

1.0 MI NW JCT RT 263+290I, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 51,953

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE I990

1.0 MI NW JCT RT 263+290I, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 48,868

RTE 67

Good

Over: BOSTON & MAINE

CITY OF MECHANICVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,650

OLD LOUDON ROAD

Good

Over: 7 7 11081147 RTE 7

1MI N OLD LOUDON RD & 7, Albany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 6,311

RTE 5S

Good

Over: RTE 51

0.3M N RTS 5S & 51-OVER51, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 11,140

RTE 440

Good

Over: Depression

.3 MI N SH440/W SHORE EXP, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 37,694

RTE I495

Good

Over: BQE NB TO LIE WB

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 103,162

RTE 907A

Good

Over: WINCHESTER BLVD

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 13,823

RTE 28

Good

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 28+212, Ulster, NY

Built 2021 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,368

N SEVENTH STREET

Good

Over: 86I 17 51123149 RTE I86

2.1 MI E INT RTS 17& 952W, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,854

RTE I90

Good

Over: MOORDENER KILL

.1 MI S JCT I90 & SH 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2013 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 10,189

RTE 6

Good

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

JCT US6 & NEVERSINK RIVER, Orange, NY

Built 2019 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 15,777

RTE 7

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

1 MI W OF E BING CITY LNE, Broome, NY

Built 1976 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 9,342

RIVER STREET

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

AT CITY BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1975 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,462

MIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB RUSH CREEK

2.2 M SE OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 31

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