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 907C

Good

Over: BAY RIDGE AVE

.9 MI NE 86 ST+SHORE PKWY, Kings, NY

Built 2015 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 55,432

CLARKSVILLE SO RD

Good

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

VILLAGE OF CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2001 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 648

HARRISON ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.1 MI S OF SHELBY, Orleans, NY

Built 2002 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 222

DELEVAN ELTON RD

Good

Over: ELTON CREEK

.7 MILE SW OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1998 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 741

TOWN LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2.8 MI N OF NO TONAWANDA, Niagara, NY

Built 1994 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,718

ALLEGANY ST PK 2

Good

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

1.5 M EAST OF RED HOUSE L, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1995 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 239

RTE 55A

Good

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

NEAR JCT SH 55A & CR 153, Sullivan, NY

Built 1939 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 854

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: N BR LITTLE SALMON RIVER

IN THE VILLAGE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1983 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 114

RTE 259

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1 MI N JUNCT RTE 259&18, Monroe, NY

Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 4,890

WINTHROP AVENUE

Good

Over: 287I287I87011009 RTE I2

.5 MI E JCT I287 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 2005 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,753

RTE I86

Good

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

5 MILES E JCT I86 & SH 76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1996 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 3,896

LEONARD ROAD

Good

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

2 MI SOUTHEAST OF MARYLAN, Otsego, NY

Built 2008 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 19

KINNEY ROAD

Good

Over: MOSES KILL

1.5 MI NE OF ARGYLE, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 508

ALDERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF MACEDON, Wayne, NY

Built 2011 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,560

Mallory Road

Good

Over: MALLORY CREEK

4.0 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 159

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

0.8 MI SW OF ELIZAVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 2000 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,546

FOLSOMDALE ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.1 MI SW OF FOLSOMDALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1998 Load: 82.9 t ADT: 700

RTE 5

Good

Over: MULTI USE PATH

1.9 M S. OF JCT I-190 & R, Erie, NY

Built 2009 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 40,588

RTE I278

Good

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

JCT OF I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 2013 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 71,669

N CLENDENNING CREE

Good

Over: N B GLENDENING CREEK

.7 MILE WEST OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 139

ELM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.9 MI N OF EAST RANDOLF, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2008 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 479

ABBOTT ROAD

Good

Over: NEUMAN CREEK

1.75 MI EAST OF HAMBURG, Erie, NY

Built 2013 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 1,794

EAST STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1M S of JCT EAST & MILL, Monroe, NY

Built 2019 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,485

AWIXA AVENUE

Good

Over: AWIXA-PENATAQ.CNL

SOUTH OF BAYSHORE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1991 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 509

490IX EB RAMP TO 9

Good

Over: WILLOWBROOK RD

EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 16,866

SPINNERVILLE-GULF

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK TRIBUTARY

AT TOWN OF GERMAN FLATTS, Herkimer, NY

Built 2018 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 1,795

RTE I678

Good

Over: Road to MTA Maintenance

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 2014 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 139,073

DRYDEN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: DRYDEN CREEK

7 MILES SW OF LOOMIS, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 42

RTE I278

Good

Over: 31ST AVENUE

.3 MI N JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 5,477

149TH STREET

Good

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN FLUSHING, Queens, NY

Built 1924 Load: 84.4 t

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: TANNERY CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF NY ROUTE 3, Allegany, NY

Built 2021 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,138

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.7 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2021 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 281

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: KARR VALLEY CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF W ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 2008 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 254

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

1.3MI SW JCT US-9 NY-308, Dutchess, NY

Built 2022 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 317

PINES BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

AT AMAWALK, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,835

Lincoln Ave

Good

Over: Hutchinson River 907W 9

1.7 MI N JCT RTS HRP & 1, Westchester, NY

Built 2021 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 10,700

FRANKLIN ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

LOCATED IN WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 1,148

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.3 MILES EAST OF LEON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 281

RTE I690

Good

Over: NY Susquehanna & Western

.7MI W JCT I-690 & NY 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 39,270

RTE 28A

Good

Over: ASHOKAN RESV OTLT

1.0MI E JCT RTE 28A&213, Ulster, NY

Built 2010 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,574

JAY ST

Good

Over: CARRS CREEK

AT SIDNEY CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 107

PENDERGAST ROAD

Good

Over: HINMANSVILLE CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 923

EDGEMERE DRIVE

Good

Over: ROUND POND OUTLET

2 MI NW OF ONTARIO BEACH, Monroe, NY

Built 2012 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,895

POOLER ROAD

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

2 MI NE OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 53

CR16

Good

Over: ALDER CREEK

2.5 MI NE RT.29 & 147, Saratoga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 449

DOAN ROAD

Good

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 2008 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 22

907MX511001

Good

Over: UNION TPKE WB TO GCP WB

Kew Gardens Interchange, Queens, NY

Built 2019 Load: 86.2 t

RTE 34

Good

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

.1 MI N JCT SH 34 & US 20, Cayuga, NY

Built 1912 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 7,107

BOROUGH PLACE

Good

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

ST. GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 150

CAMPTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

3.1 MI S OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 123

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