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

Canandaigua Road

Good

Over: Canalway Trail Erie Can

0.9 MI NW JCT RTE 31F + C, Wayne, NY

Built 2015 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,051

EAST 3RD ST

Good

Over: 907W 907W87011012 RTE 9

AT PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 2018 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 8,326

CLARK STREET

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.9 MI S JCT RTS I87+CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 3,600

RTE I90

Good

Over: Electronics Pkwy Electr

.25 MI W OF I90 EXIT 37, Onondaga, NY

Built 1951 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 35,968

RTE 248

Good

Over: BENNETT CREEK

1.4 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 2011 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 1,278

RTE 372

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL

0.3mi SE of Rt 29 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 2011 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 3,266

WALTON STREET

Good

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

500 ft NW Armory, Onondaga, NY

Built 1927 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 1,855

SUTTER AVENUE

Good

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI RR NY

AT BROWNSVILLE, Kings, NY

Built 2004 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 5,979

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: WHARTON CREEK

0.2 MI E OF NEW BERLIN, Otsego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 668

RTE 9N

Good

Over: STURDEVANT CREEK

0.1mi West of Main St, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 4,429

RTE 11

Good

Over: GRASSE RIVER

VIL CANTON-.1 MI E JCT68W, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1981 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 15,615

RTE 16

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

3.3 MI S JCT 16 + CATT CK, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1964 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 4,878

RTE 94

Good

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

2.9 MI E JCT SH94 & SH17M, Orange, NY

Built 1978 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,215

RTE 155

Good

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.5 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 155, Albany, NY

Built 2002 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 18,924

LONG ISLAND MOTOR

Good

Over: 495I 495I 0703 1114 RTE

2.5 MI W JCT SH454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 2011 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 21,748

RTE 992A

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

0.8 MI E OF WORCHESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 286

RTE 86

Good

Over: Prospect Conn

In Binghamton, Broome, NY

Built 2014 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 29,120

RTE 17

Good

Over: Prospect Conn

In Binghamton, Broome, NY

Built 2012 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 30,992

ROCKWELL ROAD

Good

Over: TRACY CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 2009 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 189

RICHFIELD STREET

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 387

SHORT CLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

6060 SE JCT 202 & 9W, Rockland, NY

Built 2011 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 7,398

FREEDOM ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.5 MI W OF FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2015 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,283

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

IN SOUTH OTSELIC, Chenango, NY

Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 902

TREMPER ROAD

Good

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

0.9 MI E OF YOUNGSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2014 Load: 71.7 t

EDEN-EVANS CTR RD

Good

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

.8 MILE NORTH OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1975 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 3,097

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: ERIE STREET NORFOLK SOU

3.1 MI E JCT SH 78 & US20, Erie, NY

Built 2012 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,357

CR 7

Good

Over: SACANDAGA RESERV

3.5 MI SW OF HADLEY, Saratoga, NY

Built 2013 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 643

GRACE CHURCH ST

Good

Over: 95IX RTE I95

.2 MI E JCT I95 & I287, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,165

BURRITT ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTONWOOD CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 2,146

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 9 TROUT BROOK

JCT RTE 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 2012 Load: 72.0 t ADT: 6,818

Ramp 13 SB to I86

Good

Over: RAMP TO SERV RD 86I 620

0.2 MI W JCT RTE 86I & 13, Chemung, NY

Built 2007 Load: 72.0 t ADT: 2,551

RTE 3

Good

Over: JENNY CREEK

4.4 MI SW JCT RTS 3 + 58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2007 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,806

WILLOW AVENUE

Good

Over: 9W 9W83021122 RTE 9W

.6 MI SW JCT US9W & SH218, Orange, NY

Built 2020 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,194

RTE 20

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

4.9 MI NE JCT RTS 20 + 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2010 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,485

RTE 20A

Good

Over: OATKA CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 20A & 19, Wyoming, NY

Built 1998 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,838

RTE 80

Good

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

.6 MI W JCT SH 80 & SH 12, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,550

RTE I87

Good

Over: RTE 155

1.2 MI W JCT RTS 9 & 155, Albany, NY

Built 2007 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 48,340

RTE 906A

Good

Over: WASHINGTON AVENUE

1.2 MI SE JCT NSP & I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1997 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 8,924

RTE 912F

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH MOORDENER K

AT SCHODACK CENTER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1972 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 6,654

FARNSWORTH ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB GRIFFIN CREE

3 MILES SE OF CUBA, Allegany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 108

GRAND CONCOURSE

Good

Over: EAST TREMONT AVE EAST T

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 24,715

HOOS RD

Good

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

0.4 MILES SW OF LIVINGSTO, Sullivan, NY

Built 2012 Load: 72.6 t

COUNTY ROAD 121

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

IN FOREST HOME - ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 2014 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 3,660

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: POESTEN KILL

3.3 MI E.OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2007 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 157

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: DYKEMAN CREEK

3 MI NE OF CENTRAL SQUARE, Oswego, NY

Built 1996 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,499

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

.4 MILE SOUTH OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2017 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,457

SHERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BR CHAUTAUQUA CRK

2.2 MILES W OF SUMMERDALE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1999 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 499

BEAR RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.7 MI E OF PENDLETON CTR, Niagara, NY

Built 2021 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 3,182

CRESCENT STREET

Good

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

IN MILLPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 2011 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 305

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: BANFIELD CREEK

3.9 MI SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 2000 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 229

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