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: Ravine

4.5 mi NW of Liberty, Sullivan, NY

Built 2011 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 6,503

COMMONS ROAD

Good

Over: COMMONS CREEK

0.8MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 92

Larkin Rd

Good

Over: Tributary of Sangerfield

0.3 mi East of Poolville, Madison, NY

Built 2022 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 678

CRIM ROAD

Good

Over: N B LIT SALMON RV

4.2 MILES EAST OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 2014 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 114

ARCADIA ZURIC RD

Good

Over: SALMON CREEK

3.8 MI SOUTH OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 2013 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 520

CORBY ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.5 MI SW OF HONEOYE FLLS, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,078

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: S BR VANCAMPEN CK

.3 MI WEST OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 2000 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 339

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: CHENUNDA CREEK

2.6 M E OF HALLSPORT, Allegany, NY

Built 1999 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 271

CR53 STOKES-WVILL

Good

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

N END DELTA RES & WVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 2000 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 837

OLD POST ROAD

Good

Over: MOORDENER KILL

2.9 MI NW CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 987

JOE GREEN ROAD

Good

Over: HADLOCK POND OUTL

4.5 MI W FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 2006 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 475

RTE 22

Good

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 22 & 43, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2009 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 3,072

RTE 33

Good

Over: Beach Road

0.2 MI E JCT RT 33 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 32,249

RTE 33

Good

Over: Beach Road

.2 M E JCT RT 33 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 2001 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 32,249

RTE 98

Good

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

2.5MI S JCT RTS 98 & 354, Wyoming, NY

Built 1993 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,483

POST ROAD

Good

Over: 908G 908G 0301 1087 RTE

1.9 MI E JCT RTE 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1998 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 21,531

SUTTON ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF PENNELLVILLE, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 875

GEIGER ROAD

Good

Over: S BR 18 MILE CRK

.25 MI SE OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 1998 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 15

STATE ROAD

Good

Over: TREMPER KILL

2.3 M SW OF ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1976 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 21

PECK HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: PECK HOLLOW STRM

.4 MI N JCT SH28&PK HL RD, Ulster, NY

Built 2020 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 53

UNION STREET

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF WEST CHILI, Monroe, NY

Built 2011 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 7,332

County Road 55

Good

Over: DEER RIVER

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

Built 1960 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 590

HAUVERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

1 MI NE LIVINGSTONVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 2000 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 216

RTE I90

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLET

2.5 MI E EXIT 43 OF I90, Ontario, NY

Built 2014 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 37,600

RILEY ST.

Good

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.5 MI. E OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 1,206

Plains Road

Good

Over: Honeoye Creek

2.2 MI NW Honeoye Falls, Monroe, NY

Built 2003 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 405

RTE 12

Good

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK.

2.6 MI.SW JCT RT12 & 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1987 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 6,588

RTE 209

Good

Over: VER NOOY KILL

1.6 MI N JCT RTS 209+55, Ulster, NY

Built 1933 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 10,261

RTE 79

Good

Over: MOSS CREEK

0.6MI SE JCT RTS 79 + 206, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,304

RAMP U TO RAMP H

Good

Over: 287I 287I RTE I287

1.6 MI E JCT RTE I287+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2009 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 8,156

RTE 940K

Good

Over: KODAK RAILROAD KODAK SE

.5 MI S JCT MT READ&SH104, Monroe, NY

Built 2006 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 16,758

RTE 278

Good

Over: MOSEL AVE

2.7MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 2019 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 80,085

RTE I88

Good

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

200 W Mill St overpass E, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 4,180

I495 TO I495 WB

Good

Over: I495 WB TO C.I.P.

.5 MI NE JCT I495 & C.I.P, Queens, NY

Built 2003 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 12,138

RTE I278

Good

Over: 34TH AVENUE

.1 MI S JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 143,258

HOPKINS AVENUE

Good

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

.4 MI NE JCT SR394 & CR40, Chautauqua, NY

Built 2023 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 568

SOUTH THIRD AVE

Good

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.5 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 2023 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 6,960

County Road 26

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.7 MI SW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 482

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: CAUGHDENOY CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF CENTRAL SQUA, Oswego, NY

Built 2016 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 2,956

FISHER ROAD

Good

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

1 MI NW OF EXIT 42 - I90, Ontario, NY

Built 2002 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 751

GOODMAN ROAD

Good

Over: HADLOCK POND OUTLET

.5 EAST OF ROUTE 149, Washington, NY

Built 2007 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 214

GLENWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: Canalway Trail Erie Can

0.2MI E JCT BARGE C+RTE63, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 331

RYNEX CORNERS RD

Good

Over: 90IX RTE I90

INT RYNEX CORNERS RD& I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 2001 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 516

RTE 907W

Good

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

0.7 MI S JCTS HRP & RT127, Westchester, NY

Built 1991 Load: 78.0 t

RTE 100

Good

Over: 987F 987F87012080 RTE 9

JCT RTE 100+SBP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 7,530

FORK ROAD

Good

Over: E. BR. DEER RIVER

5 MI SE OF BARNES CORNERS, Lewis, NY

Built 1992 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 8

PUNCHBOWL ROAD

Good

Over: ABE WOOD BROOK

TH44-OFF CR92 AT ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 19

DUNBAR HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

3 MI NE HAMLT OF WESTERLO, Albany, NY

Built 2004 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 92

WEST STONE ROAD

Good

Over: CATFISH CREEK

4.2 MI W OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1965 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 264

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: SOMERVLLE VAL CRK

1.6 MI SE OF ELLICOTTVLLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 733

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