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 I81

Good

Over: BEAVER MEADOW CK

1.5 MI S JCT I-81 + 3, Jefferson, NY

Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,133

RTE 912Q

Good

Over: ENGLISH BROOK

JCT EXIT 22 OF I87 & US 9, Warren, NY

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,628

RTE I87

Good

Over: MUD BROOK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS I87 & 22, Essex, NY

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,072

RTE I87

Good

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

.2 MI S INT I87 & C R 24, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,800

RTE I87

Good

Over: LITT CHAZY RIVER

.2 MI S INT I87 & C R 24, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,125

RTE 97

Good

Over: SHINGLE KILL

0.6 MI W JCT RTS 97+42, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,306

RTE 104

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.6MI W JCT RTS 104 + 279, Orleans, NY

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,939

RTE 211

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.5 MI E JCT SH211 & SH17, Orange, NY

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,390

RTE 219

Good

Over: CONNOISARAULEY CR

6.6 MI S JCT RTS 219 + 39, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1956 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,083

RTE 235

Good

Over: WYLIE BROOK

7.2 MI N JCT SH 235 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 712

RTE 277

Good

Over: SLATE BOTTM CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT SH277 &SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 22,239

RTE 374

Good

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

6 MI NW OF DANNEMORA, Clinton, NY

Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,287

RTE 26

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

3.1MI W JCT RT 26 & US11, Jefferson, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,451

RTE 8

Good

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

6.7MI S JCT.RTES 8+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,630

RTE I84

Good

Over: MASONIC CREEK

3.1 MI EAST OF EXIT 15-I8, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,381

RTE I84

Good

Over: STUMP POND STREAM

2.3 MI NW EXIT 58 OF I84, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 42,744

RTE 8

Good

Over: CHESTER CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT 8 & 9, Warren, NY

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,307

RTE I86

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

0.3 MI SE JCT 17 + INT 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,299

RTE I86

Good

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

0.3 MI SW JCT 17 + INT 19, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,570

PUMP HOUSE ACCESS

Good

Over: 6TH BR.MOHAWK RIV

.2MI S.JCT787 < ALT RTE 7, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1

WSE WEST SERV RD

Good

Over: OLD PLACE CREEK

JCT OF RTS I-278 & I-440, Richmond, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,098

SMP RAMP TO 117

Good

Over: MARYS BROOK

0.1MI E-HARRIS RD & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,000

SMP RAMP TO 117

Good

Over: MARYS BROOK

0.15MI E-HARRIS RD & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,226

BE NB SERVICE RD

Good

Over: RTE I95 908A NB TO 95I

JCT I95+I878+I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,741

RTE 908B

Good

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 RTE

JCT GCP+ROUTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 25,285

RAMPS FM/TO RTE 5S

Good

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

Route 5S WB Ramps, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,371

RTE 915

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

.5 mi N I-87 Exit 11, Saratoga, NY

Built 2008 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,546

RTE 193

Good

Over: Bear Creek

1.3 MI W JCT RTS 193 & 81, Jefferson, NY

Built 2018 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 536

RTE 29

Good

Over: Crum Creek

29 2102 1054_Crum Creek, Fulton, NY

Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,939

RTE 17

Good

Over: DRY BROOK CREEK

IN WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,267

RTE I684

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

1.4 MI N EXIT 4 OF I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29,529

RTE I684

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

1.8 MI N RTE I684 INT 4, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 28,096

RTE I84

Good

Over: STUMP POND STREAM

0.2 MI E JCT I84 INT 17, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,321

RTE I86

Good

Over: MOON BROOK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,857

JERSEY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: JERSEY HOLLOW CREEK

2.2 MILES SE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 210

LOWELL ROAD

Good

Over: LIT CANADAWAY CRK

1.0 MI N OF LAMBERTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 118

BOWEN ROAD

Good

Over: DREW LAKE OUTLET

2.6 MI N OF LAKE CARMEL, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 117

COUNTY ROAD 72

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CK

1.5 MI N. Johnson City, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,036

TROUT CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: MORMON HOLLOW BRK

3.5 MI S OF TROUT CREEK, Delaware, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t

COUNTY RD 47

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

3 MILES S OF TROUT CREEK, Delaware, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 88

DRY BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY BROOK

5.8 MI S TROUT CREEK, Delaware, NY

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2

RTE I278

Good

Over: NORTHERN BLVD

JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 143,258

NEW UTRECHT AVE

Good

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,330

FOURTH AVENUE

Good

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,275

WEST AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB WEST RIVER

5.3 MI SW OF MIDDLESEX, Yates, NY

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 176

RTE 982

Good

Over: SHATZELL AVENUE CSX TRA

AT RHINECLIFF STATION, Dutchess, NY

Built 2001 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 243

FULTON STREET

Good

Over: HOSKINS CREEK

350 SW of Center St., Lewis, NY

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 51

Packwood Place

Good

Over: Skaneateles Creek

0.7mi s. seneca trnpik, Onondaga, NY

Built 2011 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 200

SULLIVAN ROAD

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.0 MILES W OF HOPKINTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2019 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17

County Road 352

Good

Over: SQUIRMER CREEK

4 MI.SW.RENSSELAERVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 2018 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 601

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