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 I990

Good

Over: CR299

0.6MI W RT263 & COUNTY299, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,753

RTE 84

Good

Over: 84I Ramp WB-NS 84I

1000 E JCT 84I & 87I, Orange, NY

Built 2009 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 46,873

908B908BX5MR06B1

Good

Over: 907M 907MX5M14080 Road

JCT GCP+ROUTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 2017 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 25,285

RTE 46

Good

Over: CSX Trans/ Amtrak

NORTH END OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 2008 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,991

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Good

Over: SMOKES CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,099

GRANNIS ROAD

Good

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

4 MI NW OF CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 2020 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 468

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: BASIC CREEK

IN HAMLET OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2006 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,134

COVINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: GENESEE & WYOMING

0.5 MI N OF LEICESTER, Livingston, NY

Built 2004 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 418

FAULKNER ROAD

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF CANASERAGA, Livingston, NY

Built 2018 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 240

EAST SWAMP ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.4 MI S OF GORHAM, Ontario, NY

Built 2000 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 309

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: SB CATTARAUGUS CK

IN OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2013 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 511

WATERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1.2 MI W. OF MOONS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2007 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 198

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: TRIB W BRANCH CREEK

1.6 MI S OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 967

CR 33

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

.5 MI SW OF PEASLEEVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 628

BLUE MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: QUEBEC BROOK

8.6 MI SOUTH SANTA CLARA, Franklin, NY

Built 2013 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 33

CR 3

Good

Over: W BR DEER CREEK

.5 MI S OF COOKS CORNERS, Franklin, NY

Built 2011 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 706

NORFOLK-BRSWER RD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.4 MI W OF NORFOLK, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1996 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,333

DUTTON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.2 MI N OF N RUSSELL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2022 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 63

WILLOWVALE ROAD

Good

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

0.8 MI SE of PINE PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 2021 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 93

RTE 984

Good

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM BRANCH

2.3 MI WEST OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 25,881

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: I-90 NYS Thruway I-90 N

6 MILES WEST OF FT.PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1952 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 360

FULTON STREET

Good

Over: OLD CHAMPLAIN CANAL

FULTON ST & OLD CHAMP C, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 83

RTE 907W

Good

Over: RESERVOIR FLUME

0.3MI N JCT RTS HRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 107,392

RTE I278

Good

Over: OTHER

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 2016 Load: 65.3 t

COOLEY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER KILL

0.5 NE OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 546

PECK ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 2001 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 2,458

LAKE HUNTINGTON RO

Good

Over: MITCHELL POND BROOK

0.75 MI E OF SH 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 1993 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 325

STREETER BROOK ROA

Good

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CR

0.8 MI SW OF LITTLE GENES, Allegany, NY

Built 2012 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 117

RTE 42

Good

Over: WESTKILL CREEK

RT 42 4.6 MI N ULSTER CO, Greene, NY

Built 2011 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 1,006

RTE 7

Good

Over: ELM STREET

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 7A+I-787, Albany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 63,101

SLADE ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.2 MI. SO. OF RIDGEWAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1991 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 310

KUSHAQUA MUD POND

Good

Over: LK.KUSHAQUA OUTLT

2.6 MI NE OF ONCHIOTA, Franklin, NY

Built 2006 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 39

RTE 5

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

3 MI W JCT RTS 5+63 BATV., Genesee, NY

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 8,088

RTE 9

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.1 MI SW JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,687

RTE 11

Good

Over: RTE 990G

1.6 MI SE E BING CITY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1997 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 11,104

RTE 17C

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

3.5 MI WEST OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1996 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,705

RTE 20

Good

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 20 & 66, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2015 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,315

RTE 31

Good

Over: PUTNAM BROOK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 31 + 34, Cayuga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,116

RTE 31F

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

1.7MI E JCT RTE31F+250, Monroe, NY

Built 2018 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,740

RTE 169

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

16MI S JCT RTS 29+169, Herkimer, NY

Built 2018 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,136

RTE 212

Good

Over: BEAVER KILL

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 212+28, Ulster, NY

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,234

RTE I290

Good

Over: RTE 384

JCT RT 384 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 2015 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 41,415

Gowanus HOV Ramp

Good

Over: 907C 907CX2M14001 3RD.

Jct Prospect Expy & I287, Kings, NY

Built 2012 Load: 66.2 t

RTE 987C

Good

Over: I-87 RTE I87

SB P. I. P. over I-87, Rockland, NY

Built 2002 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 31,381

RTE 219

Good

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

.3 MI S JCT US219 & SH391, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 9,393

RTE I878

Good

Over: 134TH STREET

.2 MI W RTE 678+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 50,787

RTE 17

Good

Over: 55 X

Jct Rts 17 & 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 2013 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,642

RTE 278

Good

Over: MORGAN AVE

I-278 OVER MORGAN AVE, Kings, NY

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 130,888

RTE I86

Good

Over: JOHNSON STREET

ON RTE 17 IN OLEAN N.Y., Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,845

DEWEY AVENUE

Good

Over: CSXT

.5 MI N JCT SH 198 & SH33, Erie, NY

Built 2022 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,176

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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