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 119

Good

Over: 287I 287I RTE I287

JCT I287 & RTE 119, Westchester, NY

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 20,440

Michigan Avenue

Good

Over: 890I890I16012016-WB RTE

.2 MI NW JCT SH146 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1960 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 13,430

RTE I690

Good

Over: TEALL AVENUE

JCT OF RTE I-690 + TEALL, Onondaga, NY

Built 2018 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 91,568

JAMAICA AVE

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

JAMAICA AVE OVER I678, Queens, NY

Built 2007 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10,156

HILLSIDE AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

.4 MI SE RTE 678+RTE 25, Queens, NY

Built 2006 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 23,474

RTE 957A

Good

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 633

W.FOLEY-HASKIN RD

Good

Over: 17 17 91073035 RTE I86

1.2 MI E JCT I81 & SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 61.7 t

CR 217

Good

Over: 17 17 91073055 RTE I86

3.1 MI E JCT RTS I81 & 17, Broome, NY

Built 2000 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,543

RTE 278

Good

Over: 54TH AVENUE

I278 WB OVER 54TH AVE, Queens, NY

Built 2019 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 85,937

RTE I86

Good

Over: NORTH WORK ST

0.8 MI W FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 5,296

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

4.3 MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 88

HARRISON ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

2.1 MILE WEST OF HORNBY, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3

CHARLES SMITH RD

Good

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

2.0 MI NW.OF CEMENTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1985 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 215

39TH STREET S

Good

Over: AMTRAK & LIRRYARD

IN SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1911 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 13,815

FRISBEE STREET

Good

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 464

TWIN ELMS LANE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO HACKENSACK

2.7 MI N JCT PIP & SH 304, Rockland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,464

Creek Road

Good

Over: Cowaselon Creek

Creek Rd/Cowaleson Crek, Madison, NY

Built 2022 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 571

OLD RAVENA ROAD

Good

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF SELKIRK, Albany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 140

OTIS ROAD

Good

Over: BOQUET RIVER

2.5 MI S OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 2013 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 19

CR 6

Good

Over: NEW POND BROOK

.5 MI E OF EXIT 30 - I87, Essex, NY

Built 2021 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 238

Cornwallville Road

Good

Over: Cornwallville Creek

1.50MI OF DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2022 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 115

CR12 L DESOLA RD

Good

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.5 MI NW MIDDLE GROVE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,072

PECKS WOODS ROAD

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

8 MI NE OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1935 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 674

Hickory Hill Road

Good

Over: Camden Valley Creek

5 MI SSE OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 2022 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 81

OLD STATE RD

Good

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

AT SOUTH END OF POLAND, Herkimer, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 402

EAST RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

3 MI SW OF RUSH, Monroe, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,207

KENYONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD RIVER

0.1 MI S OF KEYONVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 2002 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 455

W MIDDLEBURY ROAD

Good

Over: LIT TONAWANDA CRK

.5 MI E OF W MIDDLEBURY, Wyoming, NY

Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 557

COUNTY ROAD 72

Good

Over: TB WB CONEWNGO CK

.8 MILE SW OF HAMLET, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 590

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: CHEMUNG CANAL AB

NORTH OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 6,612

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: PURDY CREEK

5.1 MI SW OF CANISTED, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 37

Good

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

2.9 M E OF WAYLAND, Steuben, NY

Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 320

NORTON ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

3.9 MI S OF PORT LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 231

ERIE CANAL ROAD

Good

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

4 MILES EAST OF RTE 26, Lewis, NY

Built 1966 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 448

BENTLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BRAKEL CREEK

2.7 MILES SW OF PHARSALIA, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 37

BURNS ROAD

Good

Over: BUSH KILL

IN OAKLAND VALLEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 22

VORCE ROAD

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI NE OF COPENHAGEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 128

COUNTY ROAD 45

Good

Over: SACKETT LAKE OUTL

3 MI SW OF MONTICELLO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2000 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 518

N.Y.C. ROAD

Good

Over: HUCKLEBERRY BROOK

1.0 MI W OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1954 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 137

31 3706 1079

Good

Over: RTE 31

1.3 miles West of Rte 14, Wayne, NY

Built 2013 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 9,100

RTE 248

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

2.6 MI S OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2010 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 1,232

BROOK AVE

Good

Over: 27 27 0705 1103 27 27 0

2.1 MI W JCT RTS 27+111, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 10,910

Blackman Hill Rd.

Good

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

2 MI N OF SPEEDSVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1994 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 129

FOSTER ROAD

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

1.0 MI SE OF LAWRENCEVILL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2016 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 92

COUNTY ROAD 130

Good

Over: YATESVILLE CREEK

4.6 MILES S OF RANDALL, Montgomery, NY

Built 2014 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 162

CHAPEL WOODS

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH26B

NE 0F KLEIN & YOUNGS, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 1,045

RTE 16

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1.2 MI W JCT SH16 & SH277, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 7,983

RTE 20

Good

Over: LIT CANADAWAY CRK

2.8 MI NE OF BROCTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2004 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,747

RTE 31

Good

Over: 390 390 43011005 RTE 39

JCT RTS31+47 LYELL AVE, Monroe, NY

Built 2018 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 25,069

RTE 31

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.8MI SE JCT RTS31+47, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 10,381

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