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

GREENKILL AVENUE

Good

Over: BROADWAY

AT KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 2017 Load: 57.7 t

COUNTY RD 69

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF ADAMS, Jefferson, NY

Built 2010 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 916

JERDEN FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

4.4 MI NE OF INDIAN RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 2018 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 26

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: TRIB. WRIGHTS CRK

.5 mi NE of Humphrey, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 329

RTE 242

Good

Over: DEVEREAUX BRANCH

1.1 MI NE JCT RTS 242&240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,227

GCP Westbound to 9

Good

Over: Terrain

9 MI E I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 2019 Load: 58.0 t

RTE I86

Good

Over: Johnson St.

ON RTE 17 IN OLEAN N.Y., Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 6,157

SIXTH STREET

Good

Over: TRIB MOHAWK RIVER

IN ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1985 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,388

HAWKINSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

3 MI EAST OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,374

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

1.7 MI SOUTH OF ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,401

HALL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

6 MI NE JCT CR 2 + 987G, Columbia, NY

Built 2010 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 383

RTE 3

Good

Over: DEAD CREEK

7.3 MI SE JCT RTE 3 & 56, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,765

RTE 5

Good

Over: WEST ST ARTERIAL WEST S

JCT OF RTS 5 +WEST ST ART, Onondaga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,945

RTE 8

Good

Over: 790I 790I 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF I90 & I790, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,804

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9

2.3 MI S JCT RTS I87 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,465

RTE 13

Good

Over: KENNEY BROOK

1.5 MI S JCT RTS 13 + 91, Cortland, NY

Built 2007 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,299

RTE 17

Good

Over: MONGAUP RIVER

JCT RTE 17B + MONGAUP R, Sullivan, NY

Built 2020 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 12,379

RTE 19

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

2.3MI N JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 2022 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,613

RTE 20A

Good

Over: W BR SMOKES CREEK

1 MI E JCT US 20A & SH277, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,098

RTE 41

Good

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

1 MI S JCT SH 41 & SH 220, Chenango, NY

Built 1994 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,331

RTE 42

Good

Over: WEST KILL CREEK

RT 42 7.2 MI N ULSTER CO, Greene, NY

Built 2017 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,006

RTE 70

Good

Over: BENNETTS CREEK

0.7 MI W OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,864

RTE I87

Good

Over: MEGSVILLE ROAD BLACK RI

1.3mi S of Exit 31, Essex, NY

Built 2015 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,163

RTE I87

Good

Over: MEGSVILLE ROAD BLACK RI

4mi N of 87NB Text Stop, Essex, NY

Built 2016 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,422

RTE 366

Good

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 366 + 79, Tompkins, NY

Built 2003 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,844

RTE 367

Good

Over: BENTLEY CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 367 +427, Chemung, NY

Built 2020 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,125

I690WB TO I81 NB

Good

Over: WILLOW STREET

ON RAMP-I690 WB TO I81 NB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,724

RTE 96

Good

Over: 490I490I44031014 RTE I4

JCT RTS 96 + I490, Ontario, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 21,695

94TH STREET

Good

Over: 94TH ST TO GCP EB ROADW

1.6 MI E I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 27,366

RTE I390

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.45 MI N JCT RTS 36 +I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,489

Entrance Ramp I-27

Good

Over: Shared use path

I-278 WB Exit 48 Ramp, Bronx, NY

Built 2022 Load: 58.1 t

RTE I390

Good

Over: STONER HILL RD

2.7 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 7,139

RTE 219

Good

Over: TREVETT RD

6.3MI N JCT RTES 219 & 39, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,397

RTE I86

Good

Over: Panama Stedman Road

3.5 MI W JCT I86 & SH 394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,515

RTE 11

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

.2 MI NE JCT RTS 11 & 345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1982 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,484

RTE 390

Good

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

0.6MI NORTH JCT RTS18&390, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 9,787

RTE 907M

Good

Over: MOTOR PARKWAY

.6 MI SW GCP+CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,280

RTE 987G

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.8 MI N JCT Rt.202 & TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2006 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 23,474

RTE I86

Good

Over: OLEAN CREEK

4.2 MI SW JCT RTS 17 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,279

RTE I86

Good

Over: OLEAN CREEK

4.2 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,790

SANBURY ROAD

Good

Over: TRB STILLWATER CK

1.8 MILES SW OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2016 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 223

QUIGG HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: QUIGG HOLLOW CRK

2.5 MILES SE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 109

KELLER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

1.0 MI SOUTH OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 2017 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 205

FULMER VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CHENUNDA CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF HALLSPORT, Allegany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 62

PLEASANT VLLEY RD

Good

Over: SHELDRAKE STREAM

AT SOUTH FALLSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1999 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,518

144TH STREET

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 9,283

GIFFORDS LANE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

AT GREAT KILLS, Richmond, NY

Built 1939 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,978

WEST FINGERBOARD

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN ROSEBANK, Richmond, NY

Built 1932 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,389

Murray Hollow Road

Good

Over: Murray Hollow Brook

1.4 miles east of rte 313, Washington, NY

Built 2019 Load: 58.1 t

Christie Road

Good

Over: Whittaker Brook

0.2 miles N.W. of Rte 29, Washington, NY

Built 2023 Load: 58.1 t

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