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

MEETING HOUSE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE WHITE CRK

4.3 MI ENE OF EAGLE BR, Washington, NY

Built 1943 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 136

RTE 9N

Good

Over: MCKENZIE BROOK

RT 9N S END PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 2008 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,625

RTE 38A

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.3 MI E JCT SH 38A & SH 3, Cayuga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,788

RTE 97

Good

Over: TRIB OF PEA BROOK

1.0 MI N SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 2016 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 120A

Good

Over: BLIND BROOK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 287&120A, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 18,013

FROM JFK EXPRWY

Good

Over: FROM NASSAU EXPWY

JCT.NASSAU + JFK EXPRWYS, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 69.9 t

BLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

1 MI E OF ADIRONDACK, Warren, NY

Built 2016 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 7

SLATE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB SLATE CREEK

5.0 MI. NW OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 2008 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 47

RTE 907C

Good

Over: ROCKAWAY PARKWAY

5.6 MI SW I678+BELT PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2012 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 153,789

BECKLEY DRIVE

Good

Over: FANTINE KILL

AT ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 232

KATE YAEGER ROAD

Good

Over: Plattekill Creek

0.6 MI SE JCT CR 33 & W.S, Ulster, NY

Built 2012 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 240

DUGWAY ROAD

Good

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

DUGWAYRDTOBACKST-AUSABL R, Essex, NY

Built 1983 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 576

E GREENWICH ROAD

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

2.5 MI SW OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1930 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 292

EAST LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH MCMILLAN CK

1.4 MI NW OF CONESUS, Livingston, NY

Built 1931 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 727

DUNBAR ROAD

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

1 MI S VILLAGE OF ATTICA, Wyoming, NY

Built 2000 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,569

PROSPECT STREET

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

N BORDER VILLAGE ATTICA, Wyoming, NY

Built 1998 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,997

THOMAS CORNERS RD

Good

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF SPRINGVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2013 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 159

BAKER STREET

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1 MI SW OF ASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,368

SILVER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

1.8 MI N OF HAWKEYE, Clinton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 350

RTE I90

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.9 MI NW I90 EX 37 RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 35,968

RTE 38A

Good

Over: DRESSERVILLE CRK

.9 MI E JCT SH 38A & SH 3, Cayuga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 2,081

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.5 MI W FORESTPORT STA., Oneida, NY

Built 1901 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 591

CLAY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

IN FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 2008 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 696

RTE 394

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

.8 MI W JCT SH 241& SH394, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2002 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 1,272

ORAN - DELPHI ROAD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF ORAN, Onondaga, NY

Built 2019 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 1,574

COREYS ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

.2MI E AXTON, Franklin, NY

Built 2003 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 44

RTE 20

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

JCT RTE 20 + TONAWANDA CK, Genesee, NY

Built 2015 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,146

RTE 28

Good

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

7.5 MI NW JCT RTS 28 +10, Delaware, NY

Built 1991 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 2,592

RTE 31

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD RIVER

0.2MI E JCT RTS 31 + 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1970 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,848

RTE 42

Good

Over: WEST KILL

RT 42 6.4 MI N ULSTER CO, Greene, NY

Built 2011 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,006

RTE 56

Good

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

IN VILLAGE OF SO COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1994 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,043

RTE 90

Good

Over: LITT SALMON CREEK

2.4 MI E JCT SH90 & SH34B, Cayuga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 901

RTE 144

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

0.7 MI S JCT RT 143 & 144, Albany, NY

Built 2023 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,214

RTE 227

Good

Over: TRUMANSBURG CREEK

0.2 MI SW JCT RTS 227&96, Tompkins, NY

Built 1932 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 2,692

RTE 353

Good

Over: WHIG STREET CRK

2.0 MI S. RTE 242 OVERLAP, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1941 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 5,651

RTE 981G

Good

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.2MI E JCT RTE17+PARK RD, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 4,320

UNDERCLIFF AVE

Good

Over: 95I 95IX1M22002 RTE I95

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 2012 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,353

RTE I88

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

0.6 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 252

MALTA AVENUE

Good

Over: RTE I87

IN MALTA RIDGE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 9,358

PARK ROAD

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.11 Mi. SE of Hornell, Steuben, NY

Built 2001 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,618

RTE 283

Good

Over: S.BR. BLACK RIVER

IN WATERTOWN, Jefferson, NY

Built 2004 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 7,604

PIKE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.2 MI EAST OF CANTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 2,689

MIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

AT SAYVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 2014 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 5,389

PIONEER ROAD

Good

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF GROVELAND, Livingston, NY

Built 2009 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 28

WHIG STREET

Good

Over: WHIG STREET CREEK

0.3 MI E OF ELKDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1959 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 236

RISLEY STREET

Good

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

AT FREDONIA RISLEY STREET, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,339

CR 54

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

6 MI NW OF FORT JACKSON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1985 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 225

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

IN HAMLET OF TYNER, Chenango, NY

Built 1985 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 572

PINE KILL ROAD

Good

Over: PINE KILL

1.7 MI NW WESTBROOKVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2019 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 213

Ragged Lake Rd

Good

Over: Ingraham Stream

1 mi East of CR 27, Franklin, NY

Built 2013 Load: 70.8 t

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