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 31

Good

Over: Mud Creek

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 31 & 481, Onondaga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10,472

RTE 31

Good

Over: Old Erie Canal

01MI EJCT RTS 31+46, Oneida, NY

Built 2023 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,369

RTE I81

Good

Over: CEDARHURST ROAD

EXIT 1 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 11,798

RTE 89

Good

Over: CRUSOE CREEK

1.1 MI N JCT SH 89 & SH31, Wayne, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 955

RTE 91

Good

Over: LABRADOR CREEK

JCT RTS 13 + 91, Cortland, NY

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 521

RTE 166

Good

Over: SHELLROCK CREEK

3.3 MI SW JCT SH166 & SH1, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,276

RTE 233

Good

Over: SUCKER BROOK

0.1 MI S OF EXIT 32, Oneida, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,981

RTE 237

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

JCT RTE 237 & SANDY CREEK, Orleans, NY

Built 1991 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 998

RTE 248

Good

Over: WILEYVILLE CREEK

Hamlet of Whitesville, Allegany, NY

Built 2020 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 424

RTE 298

Good

Over: TAYLOR COMMISSION DITCH

2.3 MI SW JCT RTS 298 &31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 8,915

RTE 17

Good

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

5.1 MI SW JCT SH17 & SH38, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 8,142

RTE 28

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

1 2 MI NE JCT I88& SUSQ R, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,104

RELOCATED MILL ST

Good

Over: 88I 88I95071033 RTE I88

VILLAGE OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 288

RTE I88

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF E WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9,672

RTE 440

Good

Over: ROSSVILLE AVE

2.3MI N 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,414

LIE WB SERVC ROAD

Good

Over: RTE I278 RTE I495

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,413

RTE I495

Good

Over: 278I278IX5M14003 RTE I2

JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 77,140

RTE 987G

Good

Over: 6 687033047 RTE 6

JCT Rts. 6 & 987G(TSP), Westchester, NY

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 45,980

RTE 69

Good

Over: BLOSSVALE ROAD

7.4 MI SE JCT SH13 & SH69, Oneida, NY

Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,617

RTE 99

Good

Over: Stowell Rd

3.7 m N PA Border, Steuben, NY

Built 2013 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 6,269

RTE I490

Good

Over: Parking Lot Exchange Bl

0.1 M W of Genesee River, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 34,147

RTE I90

Good

Over: CSX/AMTRAK

Jct I90 & Everett Rd, Albany, NY

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 45,169

Ramp A

Good

Over: Drainage Culvert Ramp E

South of Lyell Ave., Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,667

RTE 38

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

RTE 38-200 FT FROM RTE 5, Cayuga, NY

Built 1929 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,408

RICHARD AVENUE

Good

Over: MOON BROOK

VILLAGE OF FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 425

MAMARONECK AVENUE

Good

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 18,056

BRACE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: FALL CLOVE BROOK

BRACE HOLLOW X FALL CLOVE, Delaware, NY

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 9

SOUTH PASCACK ROAD

Good

Over: PASCACK BROOK

1100 FT NW JCT RTS 59&I87, Rockland, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10,243

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: N BR VAN CAMPEN C

IN FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 2010 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,246

TAN HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

2.5 MI W HMLT WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2014 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 67

GRAY WILMURT ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 32

TEXAS RD

Good

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIV

2.8 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 561

LUDLOWVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.2 MI S of LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 2020 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 828

UNION STREET

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF WEST CHILI, Monroe, NY

Built 1915 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 601

FORTY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB S BR CATT CR

1.9 MILES SE OF GOWANDA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 47

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: HASKELL CREEK

4 MILES NW OF PORTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2016 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 707

EMERY RD

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.4 MI E OF MOOERS FORKS, Clinton, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 156

BAILEY ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF LOCUST GROVE, Lewis, NY

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 133

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: LOWER LAKE

.5 MI SE RENSSELAER FALLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 739

WEST POTSDAM ROAD

Good

Over: NETTLE CREEK

CO RD 34-750 WEST RT 310, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,093

CR12 OXB-GOUVR RD

Good

Over: EDJIM CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF OXBOW, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 655

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: TYLER BROOK

1.5 MI SW OF NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 930

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

0.4 MI W OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 54

WILLOWEMOC ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

IN WILLOWEMOC, Sullivan, NY

Built 2016 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 219

WOLFF ROAD

Good

Over: WEST KILL

3.2 MILES SW OF HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 2020 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 11

OLD US ROUTE 11

Good

Over: BOLAND CREEK

NEXT TO FIRE STATION, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 623

COUNTY ROAD 253

Good

Over: TRIB BOZENKILL

2.3 MILES NW OF ALTAMONT, Albany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 441

FRANKLIN DEPOT RD

Good

Over: CARRS CREEK

Town of Sidney, Delaware, NY

Built 2007 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 441

HASELTON ROAD

Good

Over: NEW BRIDGE BROOK

2.25 MI NE WILMINGTON, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 438

RTE 987D

Good

Over: KISCO AVENUE

1.8 MI W JCT SMRP & SH117, Westchester, NY

Built 2017 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 32,078

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