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 907G

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT RTS BRP+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 13,194

FROST VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: W BR NEVERSINK RV

AT CLARYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 418

WILLI HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BRISCOE LAKE

IN BRISCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2017 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 83

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

AT GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 10

STONE STORE ROAD

Good

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

NEAR JCT OF CR19 & SH 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 163

RTE 10

Good

Over: NYS BARGE CANAL CSX TRA

.3 MILE S JCT SH 5 & SH10, Montgomery, NY

Built 2008 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,985

E ROBINSON STREET

Good

Over: OLD NIAG FLS BLVD ERIE

1.3 MI SW JCT US62 &CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 2003 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,206

BLACK BROOK RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.2 MI E 90I EXIT 41 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 265

BASELINE RD

Good

Over: 190IX RTE I190

1 MI NW EXIT 18 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,264

RTE I90

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

AT SPRAKERS, Montgomery, NY

Built 2019 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 20,726

VICTCE RAMP

Good

Over: Terrain

JFK INT AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t

CR 1

Good

Over: INLET FOURTH LAKE

AT INLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 909

EMMETT DRIVE

Good

Over: Long Island RR

0.2 MI N Int Montauk Hwy, Suffolk, NY

Built 1999 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,293

PRE-EMPTION ROAD

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

2.7 MI SE OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 1989 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,158

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

AT W TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 2021 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 730

LAKE SCHOOL ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.5 KM S OF REEDVILLE RD, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 50

RTE 22

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RTES 22& 153, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 3,531

MALTA AVE C.R.63

Good

Over: RTE I87

JCT I87 & MALTA AVE LT, Saratoga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 9,358

RTE 220

Good

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

1.6 MI NE JCT SH220 &SH41, Chenango, NY

Built 1994 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 340

YELLOW MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

2.2 MI E OF MACEDON, Wayne, NY

Built 2014 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 1,545

CR21

Good

Over: E BR HANDSOME BRO

1 MI S OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 1,500

RTE I190

Good

Over: Lasalle Expy WB Ramp to

190I @ Exit 21, Niagara, NY

Built 2010 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 44,147

RTE 5

Good

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN

1.5 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 36,237

RTE 8

Good

Over: 790I 790I 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF I90 & I790, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,804

RTE 13

Good

Over: ABAN NYCRR (RW&0)

1 MI W JCT SH13 & ONEIDA, Oswego, NY

Built 1949 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,475

RTE 23

Good

Over: TEDLE BROOK

9 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1984 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,108

RTE 28

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT S H 28 & I-87, Ulster, NY

Built 2000 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 23,070

RTE 38A

Good

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

3.5 MI SE JCT RTS 38A+437, Cayuga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,430

RTE 55

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT RTS 55+209, Ulster, NY

Built 2017 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,859

RTE 63

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

1.6 MI SE RTS 63 & 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1994 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,616

RTE 947

Good

Over: Salmon Creek

.2 mi E Jct LOSP & SH 261, Monroe, NY

Built 2013 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,137

RTE 947A

Good

Over: DEWEY AVE

6.1MI E JCT LOSP+RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1956 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 13,586

RENSSELAER STREET

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

IN RENSSELAER FALLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2012 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 580

OLEAN STREET

Good

Over: RTE I86

6.9 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 573

RTE I88

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

.3 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 790

Sixth avenue to Ho

Good

Over: Vacant Land

City of Troy, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 6,651

RAMP I790WB TO 8NB

Good

Over: RIVER ROAD Ramp 8NB to

.1 MI E OF RTES 5 8&12INT, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 757

TO I790 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NY SUS

JCT SH 5 & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 7,808

RTE 907W

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.1MI S JCT RT 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 60.8 t

CURTIS ROAD

Good

Over: 17 17 52111290 RTE I86

0.9M E JCT 86 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 303

RTE 219

Good

Over: ABBOTT ROAD

3.9MI S JCT RTS 20A + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 10,415

RTE 27

Good

Over: 3RD AVENUE

JCT I27 & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 36,587

65TH STREET

Good

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

IN WOODSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1914 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 841

39TH STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK/LIRR COACH YARD

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1910 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 13,815

BABCOCK STREET

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.4 MI NW JCT SH 16 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,097

PECK ROAD

Good

Over: BATAVIA KILL

1.6MI NE HMLT MAPLECREST, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 45

TUBBS ROAD

Good

Over: SAGE CREEK

2.6 MI E OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 2018 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 316

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

4.0 MI E OF MINETTO, Oswego, NY

Built 2013 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 241

STANTON HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 578

LOOMIS ROAD

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

1.6 MI SW OF RUSHVILLE, Yates, NY

Built 1953 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 94

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