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

SPRING STREET EXT

Good

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

IN TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 2004 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 62

CR312

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

3 MI W HAMLET OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2009 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 430

BEEDE LANE

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH AUSABLE R

0.5 MI NE OF KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 1980 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 377

CR 59 MIDDLE LINE

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK

2 MI E OF WEST MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 2002 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,373

County Road 36

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

2 MI E OF THURMAN, Warren, NY

Built 2016 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 202

CR 6

Good

Over: HATCH BROOK

1.7 MILES EAST OF BENSON, Hamilton, NY

Built 2019 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 229

CR 67 POINT ROCK R

Good

Over: POINT ROCK CREEK

AT POINT ROCK, Oneida, NY

Built 2010 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 534

TRENTON RD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

.3 MI S INT SH12 & PUTMN, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 981

COUNTY ROAD 116

Good

Over: SMITH BROOK

1.4 MILES SE OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 2005 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 913

COUNTY ROAD 225

Good

Over: STEBBINS CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF NEWARK, Wayne, NY

Built 2008 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 632

NORTH GREECE ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTONWOOD CREEK

4 MI N OF N GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 745

OCONNOR ROAD

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

1 MI NW OF FAIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,911

BELLVIEW ROAD

Good

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

0.5 MI NORTH OF RT 430, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 199

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.2 MILE S OF CLEAR CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2014 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,467

LAONA ROAD

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2011 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 398

WEBSTER ROAD

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

.2 MILE WEST OF LAONA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,965

HILLCROFT DR.

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

0.9 MI. N. OF BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 2020 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 373

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

2.6 MI EAST OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 853

BENTLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

5 MILES SOUTH OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 2015 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 38

Fowlersville Road

Good

Over: Moose River

3.2 MI E OF LYONSDALE, Lewis, NY

Built 2003 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 84

FORDHAM HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

3.6 MI SW OF RUSSELL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2006 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGERS CREEK

4.4 MI SE OF EIGHMYVILLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 2006 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 851

QUAKER ROAD

Good

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

0.5MI W OF MOUNT IVY, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,032

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

IN WEST HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1963 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 11,184

PEEKAMOOSE ROAD

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

.4 MILE NE OF BULL RUN, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 121

EAST WINDSOR ROAD

Good

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.8 MI E JCT SH 7 & SH 235, Broome, NY

Built 1990 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,355

CR25

Good

Over: CULVER CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1988 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 599

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 206

SOMERSET ROAD

Good

Over: SHENANDOAH CREEK

.5 MILE NW JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 2004 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 168

SAND LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

3.5 mi N of EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 50

RTE 907W

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

1.3 MI N JCT RTS HRP<1, Westchester, NY

Built 2018 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 92,620

RTE I90

Good

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

0.5 MI N OF EX 40 ON I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 30,507

ALEG STATE PARK 1

Good

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

EXIT 19 OF I86 - ASP 1, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1940 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 317

EHPA DPW ROAD

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

1.0 MI E OF BRONXVILLE., Westchester, NY

Built 2017 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 100

CAMP SIX ROAD

Good

Over: QUAKER RUN

2.6 MI SE JCT 280 < ASP 3, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 24

RTE 304

Good

Over: W CROOKED HILL RD

2.4 MI S JCT RTS 304+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1968 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 7,766

MANHASSET AVENUE

Good

Over: LONG ISLAND-PW BR

0.2 MI SW OF MANHASSET ST, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,266

MILE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: Hudson Valley Rail Trail

0.12 MI NE JCT 9W & Havil, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 388

CR1 BIG MOOSE ROAD

Good

Over: N BR MOOSE RIVER

3 MILES EAST OF BIG MOOSE, Herkimer, NY

Built 2010 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 479

RENWICK DRIVE

Good

Over: PLEASANT GROVE BK

.2 MI E JCT SH 34 & SH 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 243

NANTICOKE DRIVE

Good

Over: BRADLEY CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF ENDICOTT, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 4,022

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE I287 RAMP V TO I87

JCT I87 & I287 over RampW, Westchester, NY

Built 2004 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 55,605

RTE 9W

Good

Over: FERDON AVENUE SPARKILL

JCT US 9W & SPARKILL CRK, Rockland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 6,903

RTE 21

Good

Over: DYKE CREEK

.1 MI N JCT SR417 & SR 21, Allegany, NY

Built 2013 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 2,212

RTE 414

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

1.7 mi S Jct Exit 41 I90, Seneca, NY

Built 2012 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 5,939

UTICA ST

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

0.13 Mi SW of Rt32, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,032

DELHI-TREADWELL RD

Good

Over: SPRING VALLEY CREEK

0.5 MI N OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 2004 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,102

SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.6 MI S OF PORT JERVIS, Orange, NY

Built 2000 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 1,682

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9N

I87 EXIT 31, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 3,163

RTE 417

Good

Over: WIGHTMAN HOLLW CK

2 MI NE JCT SR19 & SR417, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,619

Showing 14,901-14,950 of 17,642 bridges

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