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 414

Good

Over: 987G84021071 987G840210

JCT. PUDDING ST AND TSP, Putnam, NY

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,876

RTE 4

Good

Over: Slocum Creek

190 South of Green St., Washington, NY

Built 2021 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,252

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

VILLAGE OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,082

AFRICAN ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW RUN CREEK

3.2 MILES EAST OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 2013 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,313

AVENUE S

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT BENSONHURST, Kings, NY

Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 8,295

GLASS FACTORY RD

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

2.5 MI N OF MORRISVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1955 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 95

COUNTY ROAD 15B

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

IN BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 311

Hamm Road

Good

Over: DURHAM CREEK

1 MI NE HMLT DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 2009 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 11

CR68 MILL ROAD

Good

Over: HALL BROOK

3 MI WEST OF NORTH BAY, Oneida, NY

Built 2015 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 287

ARCAD-ZURIC ROAD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

4.4 MILES NE OF NEWARK, Wayne, NY

Built 2019 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 818

PRATT ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

1 MI NW OF EAST PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 2019 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 403

IRVINE MILLS RD

Good

Over: TUNUNGWANT CREEK

2.0 MI N OF LIMESTONE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2010 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 230

COUNTY ROAD 119

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

.7 MILE NW OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 410

HALSEY VALLEY RD

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 828

KUSHAQUA MUD POND

Good

Over: RAINBOW LAKE OUTL

.7 MI N OF ONCHIOTA, Franklin, NY

Built 1949 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 39

CUSHMAN RD

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

1 MI NW OF WESTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1998 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 276

BLAUVELT ROAD

Good

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

3.6 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1925 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,808

SANFORD BOULEVARD

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

0.6 MI NW OF PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 10,137

WURTSBORO MT ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB WILSEY BROOK

0.8 MI NW OF WURTSBORO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2003 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,985

BERME CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

AT POND EDDY, Sullivan, NY

Built 2001 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 85

County Road 21

Good

Over: Tributary Agawamuck Cree

100 E Pheasant Ln JCr21, Columbia, NY

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 566

CAUGHDENOY ROAD

Good

Over: CAUGHDENOY LOCK

0.5 MI N JCT RT239, Onondaga, NY

Built 2005 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,229

RAMP FROM HRP NB

Good

Over: W BR MAMARONECK R

1.6MI S JCT R&S HRP & 127, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,522

SW RESTR SERV RD

Good

Over: VAN WYCK EXPRSSWY

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2000 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,000

HEATH ROAD

Good

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

IN TOWN OF COLDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 932

WILLIS AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.8 MI S JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 9,411

RTE 415

Good

Over: WOLF RUN CREEK

1.5 MI N OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 2009 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,457

INTAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR KILL

3.0 MI SE OF GRAND GORGE, Delaware, NY

Built 2017 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 98

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 5

JCT I87 & SH 5 IN COLONIE, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 59,744

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 5

JCT I87 & SH 5 IN COLONIE, Albany, NY

Built 1998 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 48,224

RTE 28

Good

Over: THIRTEENTH BROOK

JCT RTE 28 & HUDSON R, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,021

RTE 68

Good

Over: GRANNIS BROOK

2.0 MI SE JCT RTS 68 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,680

RTE 163

Good

Over: OTSQUAGO CRK

0.02M W JCT RTS 163&80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1988 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,529

RTE 221

Good

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

7.4 MI W JCT SH 221 & US, Cortland, NY

Built 2005 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,102

RTE 251

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

3.2 MI W JCT RTS 251 & 15, Monroe, NY

Built 1995 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,251

RTE 315

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

03MI S JCT RTS 12+315, Oneida, NY

Built 2016 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,987

RTE 345

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

0.4 MI SE JCT RTS 345+ 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,233

RTE 441

Good

Over: 490I490I43023015 RTE I4

1 MI E JCT I490 E & 441, Monroe, NY

Built 2001 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 31,671

RTE 990F

Good

Over: Park Creek

JCT RTS 990F+17 CONNECTOR, Broome, NY

Built 1962 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,437

RTE I88

Good

Over: South Hill Road

.3 MI SOUTH OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,987

RTE 7

Good

Over: RTE 32

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 7A+I787, Albany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 63,101

NB HRP EXIT 14 RAM

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

SOUTHWEST JCT 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,772

Entrance ramp to S

Good

Over: RTE I278

1.9MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2014 Load: 64.4 t

CIP SB

Good

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A I495

.2 MI SE JCT I495 & C.I.P, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 27,058

UNDERWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: 86I 17 51125064 RTE I86

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 291

RTE 209

Good

Over: FANTINE KILL

1N ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2021 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 13,559

JACK BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.7 MI S OF STANDARDS, Allegany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 498

STOUT ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB CHENUNDA CRK

IN HALLSPORT, Allegany, NY

Built 1977 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 154

RTE I278

Good

Over: 32ND AVE

BQE EB OVER 32 AVE, Queens, NY

Built 2004 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 59,491

RIVER AVENUE

Good

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1916 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 5,878

Showing 15,251-15,300 of 17,642 bridges

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