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

GLENDENNING RD

Good

Over: NB GLENDENNING CK

2.5 MILES SW OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 139

SAVONA CAMPBELL RO

Good

Over: HELMS CREEK

2.6 MI N OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2022 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 322

72ND ST NB HHP

Good

Over: RELIEF

Jct US Rt 9A & 72nd St, New York, NY

Built 2011 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,289

37TH AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

AT JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens, NY

Built 2008 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,782

ONTARIO STREET

Good

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

EAST ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 262

Tempel Lane Extens

Good

Over: Tributary to Mill Creek

.24 Mi SE of JCT Tempel L, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2023 Load: 57.2 t

Veterans Road

Good

Over: Fivemile Creek

.14 Mile west of Rt. 9N, Essex, NY

Built 2022 Load: 57.2 t

HIGH FALLS RD EXT

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

2 MI NE HMLT PALENVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2009 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 155

EVERGREEN MOUNTAIN

Good

Over: WEST KILL

3 MI S JEWETT CENTER, Greene, NY

Built 2012 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 37

LONG ROAD

Good

Over: WEST KILL

1.5 MI SE HMLT WESTKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1996 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1

CEMETERY DRIVE

Good

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

AT CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 1988 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 53

CR 67

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

2 MI E I87 EXIT 14 (SH29), Saratoga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,444

CR 59A

Good

Over: WAMPECACK CREEK

5.0MI S OF GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 2020 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 477

Loring Crossing Ro

Good

Over: East Br. Tioughnioga Riv

1.5 MI NW OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 2022 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 869

RTE 173

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT Hinsdale Rd, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,479

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: N BR LIL SALMON R

6.3 MILES EAST OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2017 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 382

COUNTY ROAD 241

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF SODUS CENTER, Wayne, NY

Built 2009 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 627

DREDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

1.3 MI S OF SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2023 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 411

GRISWOLD ROAD

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

0.2 MI EAST OF GRISWOLD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1997 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 144

PROSPECT STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

IN SINCLAIRVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2013 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 110

BULLIS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

NORTH END OF MARILLA, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,179

HOLLAND-GLENWOOD

Good

Over: E B CAZENOVIA CRK

.1 MILE SW OF HOLLAND, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,598

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: TRIB CANISTEO RVR

3.7 MILES NW OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2009 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 635

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: TRIB SIXTOWN CREEK

0.6 MI E OF CENTERVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 2009 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 794

County Road 8

Good

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.1 MI NE OF WELLSBURG, Chemung, NY

Built 1988 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,369

DIAMOND VALLEY RD

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 261

STANDISH RD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

2.5 MI N RIVERVIEW, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 262

KEARNEY ROAD

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

1.0 MI NE OF WEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2003 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 172

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.5 MILES N OF SOUTHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2013 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 630

MILL LANE

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1 MI E OF PLEASANT VALLEY, Dutchess, NY

Built 2020 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

0.4 MI SE OF BRUYNSWICK, Ulster, NY

Built 1960 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,050

LESTER AVENUE

Good

Over: LITT CHOCONUT CRK

70 FT N OF CFJ BLVD, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,089

COUNTY ROAD 37

Good

Over: VLY CREEK

.5 MILE N OF FLEISHMANNS, Delaware, NY

Built 2012 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 382

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: BEAR KILL

1 MI NE OF CONESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2018 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 191

LEHIGH ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.9 MI SE OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1966 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,366

TRUE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: TRUE BROOK

TRUE BROOK RD 1.4M N RT 3, Clinton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 170

EAST DEKALB ROAD

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

2 MI SE OF EAST DEKALB, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1953 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 620

BEAVER MEADOWS RD

Good

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS CK

BETWEEN US219 & SH 240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 143

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Good

Over: TR IRONDEQUOIT CK

4 MI NE OF HONEOYE FALLS, Monroe, NY

Built 1999 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 1,331

NORTH CREEK RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 MI E JCT CR86 & SH168, Herkimer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 152

ALLEN ROAD

Good

Over: SPENCER BROOK

2.4 MI. NE OF EAST CONCOR, Erie, NY

Built 2014 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 196

RTE I90

Good

Over: RTE 16

JCT RTS 16 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 93,430

RTE 987F

Good

Over: RTE 119

JCT SBSP&119 AT ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 2013 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 53,172

SLUSSER RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF SLUSSER RD & I-90, Genesee, NY

Built 2004 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 453

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 417

IN CITY OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,655

RTE I88

Good

Over: BORST NOBLE ROAD BORST

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

Built 1980 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 5,236

RTE 55A

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

3.4 MI NW OF LACKAWACK, Ulster, NY

Built 2000 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 722

GERARD AVENUE

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT MOTT HAVEN, Bronx, NY

Built 1898 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 2,263

WEST RIVER DRIVE

Good

Over: PARKS CREEK

3 MILES SW OF BARTON, Tioga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 1,030

RTE 907W

Good

Over: W B MAMARONECK RV BRIDL

1.6 MI S JCT HRP & SH 127, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 42,383

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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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