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 17

Good

Over: 84I 84I83011192 RTE I84

JCT SH 17 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 63,905

RTE I86

Good

Over: Norfolk Southern

0.4 MI E OF I-86 EB EXIT, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 17,289

RTE 434

Good

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 8,451

PEAVY ROAD

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 2016 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 201

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

2.7 MI NE WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,175

PITKIN AVENUE

Good

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

AT EAST NEW YORK, Kings, NY

Built 1915 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 8,554

NORTH RAMP

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 776

HAIG ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI SW OF DIXON CORNERS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2013 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 78

WAYNE HUNTER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANDY BROOK

3.0 MI NE OF CHIPMAN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2015 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 47

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: WEST KILL

0.5 MI W HMLT SPRUCETON, Greene, NY

Built 2021 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 214

RTE 351

Good

Over: QUACKEN KILL

1.5MI W OF CROPSEYVILLE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2004 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,303

BAY STATE ROAD

Good

Over: BAY STATE BROOK

4.8 MI SW OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 64

COUNTY ROAD 63

Good

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF GERRY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 897

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.5 MI S. OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 111

DRUM ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.7 MILES NW OF JEDDO, Niagara, NY

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 176

SEAMAN ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.8 MILES NW OF JEDDO, Niagara, NY

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 153

LAMBERTON ROAD

Good

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

2.3 MI. W OF MOOERS FORKS, Clinton, NY

Built 2017 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 219

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: POCHUCK CREEK

0.4 MI W OF PINE ISLAND, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,363

RTE 907G

Good

Over: MNRR HA LINE

4.1 MI N JCT BRP & SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 2015 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 26,325

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: HORTON BROOK

AT HORTON, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 326

WINKLESTERN LANE

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

3.2 MI SW JEFFERSONVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20

SPRINGV-BOSTON RD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

2 MILES NE OF SPRINGVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,278

RTE 987F

Good

Over: GRASSY SPRAIN BK

1.7 MI SW OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,423

SOUTH SERVICE RD

Good

Over: JFK EXPRESSWAY (Outbound

AT JFK INT:L AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2014 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY ROAD 49A

Good

Over: RIDER HOLLOW STREAM

3.5 MILES NORTH OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 192

QUIGG HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: QUIGG HOLLOW CRK

2.2 MI SE OF ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 109

RTE 11

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF US 11 & I-90, Onondaga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,697

RTE 394

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 394+ 241, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1932 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,890

RTE 22

Good

Over: 287I287I87011037 RTE I2

JCT US 22 & I287, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 26,140

RTE 82

Good

Over: SPROUT CREEK

1.9 MI N JCT SH 52 & SH82, Dutchess, NY

Built 2016 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 10,198

RTE 159

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.8 MI NW JCT SH7 & SH159, Schenectady, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,753

RTE 987C

Good

Over: RTE 202

JCT RTE 202 + PIP(987C), Rockland, NY

Built 2010 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 57,969

RTE 248

Good

Over: COLBY CREEK

5.6 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 2010 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,278

I495 WB TO GRN PT

Good

Over: RTE I278 I495WB TO I278

JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 18,348

RTE 781

Good

Over: 37 37 73011033

.6 mi N jct Rts 342 & 37, Jefferson, NY

Built 2012 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 8,595

RTE 173

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.3 MI W JCT SH 173 & US11, Onondaga, NY

Built 2009 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 14,836

SPRAGUE STREET

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2012 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 940

RTE I678

Good

Over: Cross Island Parkway RT

JCT OF I678 & CRS ISL PKW, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 10,365

W 66TH STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK RR

W 66 ST OVER AMTRAK, New York, NY

Built 2007 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 9,989

NEW BALTIMORE RD

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

1 MI W NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY

Built 2009 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 670

NEW FORGE ROAD 2

Good

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF W. TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 11

RAPIDS ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

4.7 MI NE OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1938 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 912

COUNTY ROAD 46

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI SE OF DANSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1992 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 368

ERPF ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

2.2 MI E OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 2002 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 44

MAXON ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

5 MI SE OF SHELDON, Wyoming, NY

Built 1993 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 95

RTE 987D

Good

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

.3 MI N JCT SMRP & I87, Westchester, NY

Built 2019 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 29,010

RTE 23

Good

Over: AMBLER CREEK

2.1 MI NW JCT SH 23 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1990 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,100

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CREEK

2 MI. SOUTH OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 1,596

WALNUT STREET

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

VILLAGE OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 2014 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 461

RTE 907W

Good

Over: W B MAMARONECK RV BRIDL

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

Built 1987 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 3,325

Showing 15,451-15,500 of 17,642 bridges

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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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