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

MILES ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

IN HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2000 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 395

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

LOCATED IN BROOKDALE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1938 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 415

FAIR ST

Good

Over: MID BR CROTON RVR

1.4 MI E OF CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 2006 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 8,588

RTE 5S

Good

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

5.1 MI E JCT SH5S & SH30A, Montgomery, NY

Built 1909 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,349

RTE 392

Good

Over: GRIDLEY CREEK

2.0 MI W JCT RTS 90 + 11, Cortland, NY

Built 2005 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 1,504

RTE 90

Good

Over: PAINES CREEK

8.9 MI S JCT SH90 & SH326, Cayuga, NY

Built 2010 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 1,334

RTE 357

Good

Over: HANDSOME BROOK

1.7 MI SW OF FRANKLIN, Delaware, NY

Built 1991 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,781

RTE 8

Good

Over: E BR COLD SPRING CREEK

6.3 MI NE JCT SH 8 & SH 1, Delaware, NY

Built 2021 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,408

RTE 28

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER

JCT RTE 28& HUDSON RIVER, Warren, NY

Built 2017 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,838

RTE 31

Good

Over: TRIB SENECA RIVER

.8 MI SE JCT SH31&WYNE CL, Seneca, NY

Built 1997 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,857

RTE 36

Good

Over: LIMEKILN CREEK

S END OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 10,927

RTE I88

Good

Over: CR1

1.2 MI S JCT SH 10 & SH 1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 5,236

TO 81I NB

Good

Over: COLESVLLE RD

1.4 MI E OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1985 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 3,996

678I678IX5MR09C1

Good

Over: MTA Access Road 907M907

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 2020 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 3,969

RTE 22

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

.2 MI SW JCT CR 63 & SH22, Columbia, NY

Built 2016 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 3,388

RTE I495

Good

Over: WOODHAVEN BLVD WOODHAVE

1.5 MI SW JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 107,052

TILE KILN ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SALMON CREEK

1.7 MI S OF VENICE CENTER, Cayuga, NY

Built 2022 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 44

CLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: COXING KILL

0.6 MI E OF MINNEWASKA, Ulster, NY

Built 2022 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 263

RTE I278

Good

Over: 30TH AVENUE

BQE E LEG OVER 30TH AVE, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 77,891

COUNTY ROAD 306

Good

Over: VLY CREEK

.5 MI E OF VOORHEESVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,714

BACK TO SODOM ROAD

Good

Over: CHATIEMAC BROOK

1 MI NE OF SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 2016 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 90

VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

3/4 MI S OF ORISKANY, Oneida, NY

Built 1986 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,682

CR11

Good

Over: S BR LIL SALMON R

3.7 MI SE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 653

YATES CARLTON TLR

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.2 MI N ASHWOOD, Orleans, NY

Built 2022 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 385

WOODCHUCK ALLEY

Good

Over: BALD EAGLE CREEK

1.3 MI. NORTH OF KENDALL, Orleans, NY

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 69

KEITEL ROAD

Good

Over: W BR SANDY CREEK

2.3 MI NE ALBION, Orleans, NY

Built 1997 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 256

MOSHER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CONEWANGO CREEK

2.2 MILES S OF EAST LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 576

ZOAR OTTO ROAD

Good

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

5.4 MI NW OF EAST OTTO, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 176

ORCHARD BEACH RD

Good

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT PELHAM BAY PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 2012 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 4,190

RTE 12

Good

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

1.1MI N JCT SH 12 & SH28, Oneida, NY

Built 2008 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10,501

RTE 31

Good

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 31 & 316, Oneida, NY

Built 2013 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 4,522

RTE I88

Good

Over: SMITH ROAD

2.5 MI W OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 4,180

Ramp D

Good

Over: Ramp K

600 m E JCT 84-I & Rt.17, Orange, NY

Built 2015 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 3,800

RAMP FROM HRP NB

Good

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

0.1 MI S HRP at E. LINCOL, Westchester, NY

Built 2022 Load: 74.4 t

WEST 31ST STREET

Good

Over: AMTRAK LAYUP TRACKS

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 2021 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 8,241

GLEASON ROAD

Good

Over: N BR GRASSE RIVER

8 MI S OF COLTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2018 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 2

COUNTY ROAD 114

Good

Over: Powamppokonk Creek

.7 MI NW OF JOHNSONVILLE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2020 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,443

CHERRY VALLEY RD

Good

Over: SPROUT BROOK

04.5 MI W OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1982 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 930

MAPLE AVE

Good

Over: RED CREEK

2.2 MI N OF PALMYRA, Wayne, NY

Built 2002 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,968

COUNTY ROAD 156

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

IN EAST RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 2014 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 267

YOUMELL RD.

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

3 MI N OF NORTH LAWRENCE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 396

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4 MI SW OF KENDREW CORNRS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2017 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 226

PLANT ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: SARANAC RIVER

2.5 MI S OF BLOOMINGDALE, Essex, NY

Built 2008 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 10

GILLETTE HILL RD

Good

Over: BR OF BIG BROOK

4 MI NE OF LAKE DELTA, Oneida, NY

Built 2004 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 43

RTE 15

Good

Over: Canalway Trail 390I390I

RTE. 15 OVER CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 31,271

RTE 10

Good

Over: MCMURDY BROOK

5.2 MI SW JCT SH 10 & SH, Delaware, NY

Built 2000 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,455

RTE 100

Good

Over: MUSCOOT RESERVOIR

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 100+35, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 9,885

RTE 921E

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

GENESEE ST NEW HARTFORD, Oneida, NY

Built 1993 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 14,452

N ELLICOTT CRK RD

Good

Over: N DIVERSION CHNEL

.1 MI EAST JCT SH356&US62, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,027

25AX EB

Good

Over: RTE 907M

JCT GCP + I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 75.3 t

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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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