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

RTE 226

Fair

Over: TOBEHANNA CREEK

SW END OF ALTAY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1973 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 832

KELLAM-STALKER RD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

HANKINS NY - STALKER PA, Sullivan, NY

Built 1889 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 180

OLD ROUTE 13

Fair

Over: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA CREEK

4.25 MI NE OF DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 1910 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 64

Manley-Taylor Road

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

4 MI NW THOMPSON CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 1967 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 51

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

4.1 MI SE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 163

TO FDR DR N BND

Fair

Over: ROSE STREET TO FDR NB

50 NE int BK Br &PearlSt, New York, NY

Built 1955 Load: 10.0 t

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

WHITESBORO, Oneida, NY

Built 1986 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5,706

NORTH COURT ST

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

2.3 MI NE OF CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 2009 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 2,566

County Road 43

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

2 MI W OF FORT COVINGTON, Franklin, NY

Built 1938 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 506

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: NEGRO CREEK

0.1 MI E OF CASTORLAND, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 387

FLUGERTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

2.9 MI NE OF WILLOWEMOC, Sullivan, NY

Built 1970 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 4

ACCESS RD TO LOCK

Fair

Over: CANAL LOCK E3 SPILLWAY

LOCK 3E ACCESS & ERIE C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1906 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 250

AUDUBON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.25MI E OF 95I & US 9, New York, NY

Built 1959 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 7,682

RTE 9D

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 9D+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1884 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 13,268

COUNTY ROAD 23B

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

HAMLET OF LEEDS, Greene, NY

Built 1825 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 3,422

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: FORTFIELD AVENUE

1.1 MI N JCT SMRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1924 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 30,516

RTE 26

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

RTE 26 AT CHENANGO CL, Cortland, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 1,149

Valley Drive

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

1.3 MI NW JCT RTS 31C + 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1916 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 33

HEMP-FRANKLIN AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

5.5 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1929 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 5,544

RTE 9

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

CITY OF PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 1921 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 6,387

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN BRONX PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 10

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: EAST 175TH STREET

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 27,900

EAST 180TH STREET

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT 95I& BRONX R, Bronx, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 9,452

NEW SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.6 MI W. OF DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1916 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 8,910

ALEXANDRIA AVE

Fair

Over: OUTLET LK GEORGE

VILLAGE OF TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 1929 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 2,144

W SHORE DR

Fair

Over: W BRANCH CROTON RIVER

2.5 MI E OF MAHOPAC, Putnam, NY

Built 1908 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 1,734

COUNTY ROAD 144

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 68

SOUTH END OF KENSICO RES., Westchester, NY

Built 1915 Load: 10.3 t

SE RAMP 987F

Fair

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

S OF INT 287I & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 8,422

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

0.4 MI N HYDE PARK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1927 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 9,807

BRONX BLVD N.B.

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 1,860

WARBURTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ROWLEYS BROOK

AT HASTINGS ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1892 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 5,374

TUCKAHOE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1916 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 7,305

RTE 421

Fair

Over: BOG RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 421 + 30, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 187

CAT PATH ROAD

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

1 MILE SE OF LOCKE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 153

TOWN HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

3 MILES SE OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,021

PROJECT 32 ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.5 MILES SW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 59

PARK MAINT ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE TITUS STREAM

1.0 MI. S of MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1972 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 33

GREEN STREET

Fair

Over: DUNDERBERG CREEK

GREEN STREET GILBERTSVLLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1880 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 174

EATONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF KAST BRIDGE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 49

MCALPINE STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER CANAL

230 from McAlpine St, Lewis, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 4

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LIRR-MONTAUK BRCH

.2 MI SE JCT SH 27 & SH 2, Suffolk, NY

Built 1913 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 15,839

COUNTY ROAD 103

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

0.3 mi N of JCT SR 67, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1850 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 649

RTE 90I

Fair

Over: THAYER ROAD

04MI S JCT RTS 5S+160, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 25,565

HIGH FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

6 MI SW VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1921 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 184

INDIAN LANE

Fair

Over: TRUESDALE LAKE OUTLET

5.2 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 134

NORRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: PROSPECT VLLY CRK

2.9 MILES NW OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 18

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: HOUSE CREEK

6 MI SE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 271

AURELIUS AVENUE

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

0.2MI NE JCT20<326 AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1886 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 2,195

ANDREWS STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1892 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 5,677

RESERVOIR ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR CROTON RIVER

1.9 MI NE OF CROTON FALLS, Putnam, NY

Built 1910 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 313

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