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 13

Good

Over: CADMAN CREEK

2.8 MI NW NY29<NY147, Saratoga, NY

Built 2020 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 985

COUNTY ROAD 61

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

6 MI SOUTH OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1963 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 580

SHORTLOTS ROAD

Good

Over: STERLING CREEK

3.4 MI E OF W SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 323

CR32

Good

Over: SHERMAN BROOK

1.5 MI NE HAMILTON COLL, Oneida, NY

Built 1996 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,899

PORT GIBSON RD

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

2.8 MI.NE OF MANCHESTER, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,075

Orlean Monroe Coun

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.3 MILES NE OF HOLLEY, Orleans, NY

Built 2007 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 631

MARTIN ROAD

Good

Over: FORKS CREEK

0.8 MI N OF GREAT VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2018 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 914

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

2.3 MILES SE OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 576

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: TRIB MANSFIELD CR

1.0 MI S OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 396

TAPPAN ROAD

Good

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

0.25 MI SW OF JCT SR 38 &, Tioga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,291

RTE 812

Good

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

.2 MI W JCT SH 812 & SH 3, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1983 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,462

COUNTY ROUTE 35

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.0 MI S OF WEST POTSDAM, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2019 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 604

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

2.7 MI NW THOMPSON RIDGE, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 951

BONE HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH PETERS KILL

1.5 MI NW OF KRIPPLEBUSH, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 389

BRP NB ACCESS RAMP

Good

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 60.8 t

COUNTY RD 24

Good

Over: HANDSOME BROOK

1.2 MI NO OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 2003 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 820

Applinville Road

Good

Over: Canaseraga Creek

300 ft west of Route 63, Livingston, NY

Built 2019 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 727

WHITBECK ROAD

Good

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

7MI E. INTERS RTS 21 & 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,181

LEE ROAD

Good

Over: ERIE CANAL BIKEWAY

0.6MI NW JCT ERIE C. + 31, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 17,640

RTE 987F

Good

Over: RTE 119

JCT SBSP&119 AT ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 2013 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 53,172

RED RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SUMNER BROOK

8.4 MILES FR LIMLKIN RD, Hamilton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 18

RTE I86

Good

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

0.4 MI W JCT 17 + RTE 280, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1965 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,720

RTE I86

Good

Over: RTE 219

JCT. STE & RTE 219, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 11,973

GUN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 2000 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 10,709

CR 13

Good

Over: ALDER CREEK

2.5 MI NE SH 29 < SH 147, Saratoga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 431

COUNTY ROAD 7E

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

In Rushford, Allegany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 730

RUSSELL TURNPIKE

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2 KM NE OF US MILITARY, Jefferson, NY

Built 2007 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 50

RTE 15A

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

5.5MI N JCT RTS 15& 5&20, Monroe, NY

Built 2010 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 5,166

RTE 86I

Good

Over: NORFOLK-SOUTHERN

0.5 MI E OF INT. WITH NYS, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 4,413

Front Street

Good

Over: Willis Avenue

Front St. over Willis Ave, Nassau, NY

Built 2021 Load: 61.2 t

SAWYER ROAD

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

1.9 MI SE POINT BREEZE, Orleans, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 176

SAMSONDALE AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ RIVER LINE

IN WEST HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 2019 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 5,983

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.8 MI.SE OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 4,107

Pomeroy Road

Good

Over: Trib Treadwell CK

1.6 mi ESE Jct Rt 14 & Rt, Delaware, NY

Built 2010 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 61

PLEASANT AVE

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.5 MI SW EXIT 57 OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 6,128

RTE 9

Good

Over: WAPPINGER LAKE

5.4 MI N JCT RTS 9 & 52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 36,866

RTE 394

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

3.4 MI NE JCT RTS 394+ 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1995 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,576

RTE 394

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.32KM NW JCT RTS 394&474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1998 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,710

RTE 30

Good

Over: KENNEYETTO CREEK

01 MI N JCT RTS 30+29, Fulton, NY

Built 2012 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,464

RTE 62

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

JCT RTE 39 + CATT CR., Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1963 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,101

RTE I81

Good

Over: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR

0.9MI N JCT RTS I-81 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,365

RTE 82

Good

Over: SPROUT CREEK

5.5 MI N JCT RTS 82+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 2017 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,825

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 155

1.2 MI W JCT RTS 9 & 155, Albany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 48,216

RTE 97

Good

Over: PEA BROOK

0.6 MI N SULLIVAN CO LINE, Delaware, NY

Built 2016 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 97

Good

Over: PEA BROOK

0.7 MI N SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 2016 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 159

Good

Over: KELLAR AVE

.8 MI NW Jct NY7 & NY159, Schenectady, NY

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 4,753

MINER FARM RD.

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.5 MILE EAST OF ALTONA, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,054

RTE 199

Good

Over: SAWKILL CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 199+308, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 5,635

RTE 211

Good

Over: MNRR PJ Line/NSRR

.1 MI W JCT SH 211 & SH17, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 61.7 t

RTE 261

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

1 MI N JUNCT RTE 18&261, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,976

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