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

SOUTH TENTH AVE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.8 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1898 Load: 64.4 t

BULL ROAD

Good

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

1 MI N OF WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2001 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,010

COUNTY ROAD 15B

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

2.5 MI W OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 729

WAIT CORNERS ROAD

Good

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

1.7 MI E JCT RTS 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 103

ALLEN FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: W BR ST REGIS RVR

3.5 MI N OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 215

County Road 74

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

1 Mi S of Greenwich, Washington, NY

Built 2022 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 728

TELEPHONE ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

IN ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1993 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,216

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

0.3 MI S OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 73

POLAND CENTER RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF CLARKS CORN., Chautauqua, NY

Built 1936 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 546

COUNTY ROAD 43

Good

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

0.18 miles south of Old S, Allegany, NY

Built 2017 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: YOUNG HICKORY CRK

3.5 MI W 0F TROOPSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 186

CR23MALONECHATEAU

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVE

BURKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1935 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,566

County Road 27

Good

Over: N.BR.GRASSE RIVER

2.0 MI E OF Clare, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 513

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Good

Over: SAWYER CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 431

PHILIPS ROAD

Good

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

3.6 ME SE OF POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 2021 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,512

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: MOODNA CREEK

1.8 MI E WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1985 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,152

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CLOVE CREEK

5.0 MI NE OF COLD SPRING, Putnam, NY

Built 2017 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 14

ROGERS ROAD

Good

Over: PAGE BROOK

3.0 MI N JCT NY7 & NY369, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 443

CR69

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CREEK

4 MI N OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,055

HIGH POINT ROAD

Good

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

2.25 MI NE DAVENPORT CTR, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 178

Route 13 Connector

Good

Over: Newton Creek

.6 MI W of SR 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2023 Load: 64.4 t

SCOTLAND HILL RD

Good

Over: 87IX EXIT 14A RAMP 87I

0.3 MI E JCT RTS I87<45, Rockland, NY

Built 2021 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,764

RTE I87

Good

Over: SEVEN LAKES DRIVE STONY

4.6 MI S JCT I87 & CR106, Rockland, NY

Built 2013 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 36,690

RTE I87

Good

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 32, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 43,981

Ramp 87I to Rt 300

Good

Over: 84IX 84IX Ramp WB-NS

500 W of Union Ave & I84, Orange, NY

Built 2008 Load: 64.4 t

HOOVER AVE

Good

Over: 678I678IX5M12038 RTE I6

.3 MI SE GCP + I678-KEW G, Queens, NY

Built 2014 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 8,004

LOCUST STREET

Good

Over: MOODNA CREEK

VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILL, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 817

COUNTY ROAD 3A

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

2.2 MI NE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 2010 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 396

RAMP FROM SANDFORD

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

0.7 MI N JCT HRP & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 64.5 t

RTE 38

Good

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.9 MI NW JCT RTS 38 +38A, Cayuga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 2,441

RTE I86

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.7 MI W OF I-86 WB EXIT, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 12,806

EAST PINE STREET

Good

Over: HAGEN CANAL

IN LONG BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 855

20TH AVENUE

Good

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 2010 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 5,632

HILL BOULEVARD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BARGER BROOK

7.0 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 2021 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 5,759

STANDISH ROAD

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

STANDISH RD OVER COLD BK, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 262

CHATSWORTH AVE RAM

Good

Over: I-95 RTE I95

2.6 MI N JCT I-95 & US-1, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 1,752

NEW BAY STREET

Good

Over: 9 9 87033009 RTE 9

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 9 AND 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 608

RTE 17C

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

RTE 17C E TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,346

RTE 28

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.1 MI NE JCT RTS 28 & 29, Herkimer, NY

Built 2014 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,612

RTE 30A

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.1 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 2012 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,603

RTE 62

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 83, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,278

ELECTRIC AVE.

Good

Over: 179 179 53011009 RTE 17

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 179 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 299

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE 384

JCT RT 384 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2016 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 45,081

DIVISION STREET

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

IN NEW ROCHELLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,006

RTE I481

Good

Over: PROPOSED I690

JCT OF I481 NB & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 38,836

RTE 17

Good

Over: CR 179

.5 MI NW OF SH17- EXIT 96, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,452

RTE I88

Good

Over: South Hill Road

.3 MI SOUTH OF WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,836

RTE I88

Good

Over: CR1

3.8 MI S JCT I88 & SH 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 628

RTE 394

Good

Over: 86I 17 52111189 RTE I8

JCT.OF RTES 394 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,818

RTE I990

Good

Over: CR299

0.6MI W RT263 & COUNTY299, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 19,759

Showing 15,301-15,350 of 17,642 bridges

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