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

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: OTHER

N END VIL OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t

RTE 907A

Fair

Over: 908M908M03012002 RTE 90

JCT CRS IS PKWY & LAUR PK, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t

BUTLER ROAD

Fair

Over: WILSEY CREEK

7.0 MI.SE OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 48

MUTTON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: FINGER LAKES RAIL ROAD

.25 MILE NORTH OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,078

ROCKAWAY BLVD

Fair

Over: HOOK CREEK

ROCKAWAY BLVD OVER HOOK, Queens, NY

Built 1993 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 81,178

BURR STREET

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

1.3 MI N OF CAZENOVIA, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 923

LANDON ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

E .1m of CR26/ Vill Eaton, Madison, NY

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 722

RTE 394

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

0.7 MI SE OF JUNCTION OF, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,542

SUMMIT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION / RIV

0.3 MI EAST OF INT. 9W &, Greene, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 166

DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 375

BUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SALMON CREE

.9 MILE W OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1945 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 276

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD MILL BROOK

1.0 MI W OF GT NECK, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,037

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: QUANTUCK CREEK

2 MI EAST OF WESTHAMPTON, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,775

WILLIAM FLOYD PKY

Fair

Over: LIRR MAIN LINE

1.8 MI EAST OF YAPHANK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 38,065

WINTHROP RD

Fair

Over: GARDINERS CREEK

E OF SHELTER ISLAND HTS, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,703

NILES ROAD

Fair

Over: SQUIRMER CREEK

1 MI W HMLT MEDUSA, Albany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 55

HAGAMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: HEALY KILL

4 MILES SE OF PERTH, Fulton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,250

LEE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.3 MI NW OF BRISTOL CTR, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 55

WATSON ROAD

Fair

Over: TR CATTARAUGUS CK

8.0 MI NW OF WEST VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 57

BRAY ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4 MILES NE OF DELEVAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 582

BOZARD HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

3.4 MI NE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 40

DEPOT STREET

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

AT FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 15

MANN ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.3 MI E OF WOLCOTTSVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 92

WILSON-BURT ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.8 MI S JCT SH18 & SH78, Niagara, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,433

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: ELM VALLEY CREEK

0.9 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 985

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 676

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1/4 MI E OF BLACK CREEK, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 279

CR03 WYNCOOP CRK R

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

3.4 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 936

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: MEADS CREEK

IN MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,077

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,135

STRAITS CORNRS RD

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

IN STRAITS CORNERS, Tioga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 272

CR 33

Fair

Over: W BR OWEGO CREEK

4.4 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,071

WEST CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DOOLITTLE CREEK

4.1 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,424

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: KEUKA LAKE OUTLET

3.0 MI.EAST OF PENN YAN, Yates, NY

Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 360

DAVIDSON ROAD

Fair

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

1.7MI W MOOERS FORKS, Clinton, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 482

SCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

3 MI SE OF THERESA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1921 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 55

SCHIBLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

1.4 MI E OF LYONS FALLS, Lewis, NY

Built 1942 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

IN SOUTH AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,126

COUNTY ROAD 58

Fair

Over: TRIB WEBATUCK CREEK

2.1 MI S OF NORTHEAST CTR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 413

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

IN ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 814

RESERVATION ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

7.0 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t

TANNERY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB GENEGANTSLET CK

0.25 MI EAST OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 29

TR 23 FOULDS RD

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

1.9 MI NE OF PITCHER, Chenango, NY

Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 48

GREGORY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: DOWNS BROOK

1.5 MI NE OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 214

MILL BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

4.5 MI S OF MARGRETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 32

COVERED BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

4.3 MI E OF SIDNEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 530

HOBART RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

AT HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 494

COUNTY ROAD 142

Fair

Over: SWAN LAKE OUTLET

JCT CR 142 & SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,425

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: TRAPPING BROOK

1.8 MI E OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 744

RTE 414

Fair

Over: SENECA CANAL

1.4 MI E JCT RTS 14 + 414, Schuyler, NY

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,504

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