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

ENTRANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL KILL

0.1 MILES FROM RESIDENCE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11

RTE 5

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.9 MI E RTS 5 + 19 LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1957 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 3,216

RTE 17

Fair

Over: EX - ERIE RR ROW

.5 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH207, Orange, NY

Built 1949 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 57,085

LOWDEN POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 947A

2.2MI E JCT LOSP&RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,678

RTE 17

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

2 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 24,003

RTE 17

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

1.9 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 2, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 20,639

GREAT NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: SSP CLOSED GAS STA SSP

.2 MI E JCT SH 110 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 16,196

LOWDEN POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 947A

2.2MI E JCT LOSPRTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,678

A.C.POWEL BLVD NB

Fair

Over: WILLIE MAYS DRIVE

IN HARLEM, New York, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 15,884

DARROW ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF LYKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 250

SOUTH GALE ST.

Fair

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CRK

AT WESTFIELD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1890 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 443

RTE 93

Fair

Over: DONNER BROOK

2.5 MI SOUTH OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 15,610

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RIVER RD UNNAMED STREAM

10.9 MI W I-90 INT 29, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 10,454

RTE 27

Fair

Over: RTE 907D

5.8MI S GCP+CRSS 1SL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1947 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 27,703

WEST 50TH STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W.SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 4,598

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: OWEGO CREEK

JCT RTE 17 & CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 6,183

WILLIAM FLOYD PKY

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051309 RTE 27

7.2 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50,533

RTE 62

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 83, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 65

Fair

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

3.6MO S JCTS 65 & 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,288

RTE 304

Fair

Over: LK DEFOREST INLET

1.4 MI S JCT RTS 304+9W, Rockland, NY

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 12,112

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

EXIT 92 RTE 17 INT, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,992

RTE 27

Fair

Over: HOWELLS ROAD

2.5 MI NE JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1971 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 95,936

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RIVER RD

.4 MI N I495 + SH 24, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10,907

27 COL-DST RD

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 51 COUNTY R

14.1 MI E SH 112 & SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 7,379

SOUTH BARRY AVE

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK TIDAL BASIN

IN MAMARONECK/SHORE ACRES, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 97

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: OPP WEST 145TH ST

N RIVERSIDE DR & 145TH ST, New York, NY

Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 12,338

ROSEDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: WATTS BROOK

1.4 MI SW VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10,252

N HUDSN MORIAH RD

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

3 MI NE NORTH HUDSON, Essex, NY

Built 1932 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 393

CR 73 RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,282

SOUTH PLANK ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

.6 MILE NW OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,131

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

IN WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,048

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 12

1.3 MI NW OF CLINTN CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1945 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 11,193

RTE 96

Fair

Over: ALLEN CREEK

1.0MI SE JCT RTS 96 + 441, Monroe, NY

Built 1932 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 13,511

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: RTE 25

RTE 25+NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1936 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 165,335

OLD COUNTRY ROAD

Fair

Over: 908G908G07021027 RTE 90

.6 MI E JCT RTE 110+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 8,021

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: WOLF HILL ROAD

2.1 MI NE JCT RTE 110+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 71,202

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: WB TIOUGHNIOGA RV

0.3 MI SW JCT US11 & SH90, Cortland, NY

Built 1941 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,105

WEST 246TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

1.4 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,293

COUNTY ROAD 301

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

VILLAGE OF CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 837

BLUE FACTORY RD.

Fair

Over: BONESTEEL CREEK

3.2 MI NE OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 448

TURNPIKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

5MI NW OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,960

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: OWL GORGE

0.5MI NE BUTTERMILK FALLS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1936 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 56

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 908A RTE 908A NYC

1.4 MI SW I95+HTCHSN R PY, Bronx, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 12,606

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK SWEET

CITY OF SCHENECTADY, Schenectady, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,709

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: BROADWAY

2.4 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 75,725

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: RELIEF

EAST RIVER PARK, New York, NY

Built 1953 Load: 25.2 t

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: ST. HELENA CREEK

AT LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY

Built 1932 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 513

RTE 18

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

0.5MI E JCT RTS 18&261, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 10,223

RTE 20

Fair

Over: OCQUIONIS CREEK

AT RICHFIELD SPRINGS, Otsego, NY

Built 1929 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 5,699

RTE 448

Fair

Over: ROCKEFELLER ROAD

1.1 MI E JCT SH 448 & US9, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,299

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