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

CR 101

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4 MI NOR SENECA FALLS, Seneca, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 400

BIRDSEY RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.7 MI W 90I EXIT 41 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 810

NINE FOOT RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.9 MI E 90I EXIT 42 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 732

S OGDEN ST

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190

0.7 MI W I-90, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 11,026

RTE I90

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 20,908

RTE 334

Good

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

1.9 MI SW JCT SH334 &SH67, Fulton, NY

Built 1982 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,371

SHORT CLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE AVENUE

6090 SE JCT 202 & 9W, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 7,398

DE GROFF ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 1975 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 319

WEST LEYDEN RD

Good

Over: MOOSE CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 585

RTE 173

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.5 MI SE JCT SH 173 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 1,695

WADE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 45

RTE 984

Good

Over: 9W 9W83021146 9W 9W8302

1.25 MI S JCT RTS 9W&94, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,249

RTE 13

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1.9 MI W JCT 13&ONEIDA CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,475

RTE 20

Good

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

1 MI W JCT US 20 & SH 51, Herkimer, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,612

RTE 33

Good

Over: 390I390I43037016 390I39

3.0MI E JCT RTS 33+251, Monroe, NY

Built 2021 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,686

RTE 39

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.9 MI E JCT RTS 39 & 362, Wyoming, NY

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,934

RTE 62

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 62 & 438, Erie, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,510

RTE 79

Good

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

4.1 MI NW JCT SH12 & SH79, Broome, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,052

COUNTY ROAD 189

Good

Over: GRUNLEY CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT RTS 177 &189, Jefferson, NY

Built 2021 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 265

RTE I287

Good

Over: BROCKWAY PLACE

1.5 MI E JCT RTE I287-BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 97,492

RTE 294

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH 46 & SH29, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,606

RTE 86

Good

Over: Mygatt St

In Binghamton, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 29,120

RTE 17

Good

Over: Mygatt St.

In Binghamton, Broome, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 30,992

RTE 992L

Good

Over: 88I 88I95071068 RTE I88

2 MILES SW OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,427

RTE I88

Good

Over: RTE 7

1 MI W OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,180

RTE 22

Good

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

JCT SH22 & US4 - COMSTOCK, Washington, NY

Built 1980 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,120

RTE I990

Good

Over: DODGE ROAD

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 990I&270, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 18,946

RTE 440

Good

Over: RTE 440 RAMP TO NB KWV

JCT 440+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 30,283

RTE 135

Good

Over: RTE I495

0.1 MI N JCT RT I495 &135, Nassau, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 42,392

RTE I86

Good

Over: Five Mile Creek

0.6 MI NE JCT 17 + 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,178

SOUTH AVE

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

NE OF LOWER ONONDAGA PARK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 6,021

SNOWBALL HOLLOW RO

Good

Over: SNOWBALL HOLLOW CREEK

4.5 MI NW OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1995 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 230

RTE 25

Good

Over: Metro Transit Aut LIRR-

AT SUNNYSIDE YARD, Queens, NY

Built 1910 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 37,781

SAND HILL RD

Good

Over: SAND HILL CK

5.5 mi NE of Unadilla, Otsego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 105

GAYLORD ROAD

Good

Over: APALACHIN CREEK TRIBUTAR

0.3 Mile East of Penn Ave, Tioga, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t

CR 49

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

ROCK CITY FALLS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,057

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: W B CONEWANGO CRK

IN SOUTH DAYTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 769

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: FORKS CREEK

2.7mi NE US219 and SR98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 426

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

0.7 MI SW LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 254

CARP. PRINGLE RD.

Good

Over: BALL CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF STOW, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 172

WALL STREET

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

1.8 MILES SW OF STEDMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 87

Good

Over: W B CONEWANGO CRK

.3 MILE NORTH OF BALCOM, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2023 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 936

SANDRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

1.8 MILES NW OF ALDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,125

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.5 MI N OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 282

VANDERMARK ROAD

Good

Over: VANDERMARK CREEK

4.6 MI NE OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 634

MILL STREET

Good

Over: DECKERTOWN CREEK

0.3m W of JCTN SR 228/224, Schuyler, NY

Built 2013 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 825

DUQUETTE ROAD

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

1.8 M SW CADYVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 712

CR 7

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO ROELIFF JAN

1.4 MI SW OF ANACRAM, Columbia, NY

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 776

COUNTY ROAD 51

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

0.3 MI S OF JACKSON CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2017 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 111

BOULEVARD STREET

Good

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

SOUTH END OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,560

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