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

SPRUCETON ROAD

Good

Over: WEST KILL

0.7 MI SE JCT SR 42, Greene, NY

Built 2013 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 214

CHAMBERLAIN MILLS

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI E OF WEST HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 317

COUNTY ROAD 46

Good

Over: Dead Creek

1 MI EAST OF FORT EDWARD, Washington, NY

Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 626

FERGUSON LANE

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

.3 MI EAST OF WEST HEBRON, Washington, NY

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 23

HARPER ROAD

Good

Over: MOSES KILL

1.9 MI WEST OF S ARGYLE, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12

JACKSONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OX CREEK

5.3 MI SW OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 2012 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 305

MALTBY ROAD

Good

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

0.9 MI NE OAKFIELD, Genesee, NY

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 551

SLIKER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CONESUS INLET

1.8 MI W OF CONESUS, Livingston, NY

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,700

GOOSENECK ROAD

Good

Over: GOOSENECK CREEK

IN RICEVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2001 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 685

HOPPER ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF NASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 64

NEW OREGON ROAD

Good

Over: TRB S B 18 MI CRK

2 MILES N OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 154

MIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.5 MI N OF SPRINGVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,135

JENNINGS ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.6 MILES EAST OF COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 234

MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3.4 MI W OF WOLCOTTSVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1951 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 60

TOWN LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3.2 MI N OF N TONAWANDA, Niagara, NY

Built 1997 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,902

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.7 MILES WEST OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 595

JEWETT RD

Good

Over: PLUM BROOK

.8MI S WESTVILLE CENTER, Franklin, NY

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 591

LINCOLN AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB BLIND BROOK

1.8 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,473

OREGON HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BROOK

1.0 MI WEST OF KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 36

RTE 179

Good

Over: S BR SMOKES CRK

1.6 MI E OF RT 90I ENTRNC, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 23,824

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF DE KALB JUNC, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2010 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 617

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: KELLY BROOK

1.1 MI W PEARL CREEK, Wyoming, NY

Built 2016 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 356

COUNTY ROAD 50

Good

Over: CARLLS RIVER

JCT S H 109 & S H 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,884

South Buffalo Str

Good

Over: Spring Creek

300 south of Main Street, Erie, NY

Built 2010 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,792

County Route 31

Good

Over: Black Creek

.06mi E of Button Rd JCT, Washington, NY

Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t

RTE 984

Good

Over: 87IX RTE I87

YONKERS AVENUE, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,420

N.Y.C. ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

6.1 M SW OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 237

NINE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: CHIPMUNK CREEK

2.7 MI SW VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 638

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

HILLSIDE ROAD

Poor

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

2 MI NW NORTHWESTERN, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 234

STEVENS ROAD

Poor

Over: COLD BROOK

6.4 MILES NORTH OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 35

WALL STREET

Poor

Over: W. BRANCH TIOUGHNIOGA RI

VILLAGE OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1878 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 322

DEAN ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1.9 MI W OF NY414, Seneca, NY

Built 1936 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 34

POTTER MORGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE CREEK

2.5 MI N OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 83

PORT BEN ROAD

Poor

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

.7 MI SE OF WAWARSING, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 259

TOMPKINS AVE

Poor

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,122

SOUTH FULTON AVE

Poor

Over: BUILDING

0.8 MI W OF HRP EXIT 5B, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10,973

EAST 3RD STREET

Poor

Over: UNIVERSAL METAL BUILDING

1.3 MI NW OF PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 6,987

BROOK STREET

Poor

Over: LAKE BROOK

VILLAGE OF LAURENS, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 446

TANNERY STREET

Poor

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

VILLAGE OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 1902 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 61

HANSEN AVENUE

Poor

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

2MI N OF ST RT 5S EXIT 22, Herkimer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 45

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Poor

Over: AMTRAK

0.57 MI East of N. Ballst, Schenectady, NY

Built 1976 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,781

EMERYVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: POWER INLET CHANL

LOCATED IN EMERYVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 149

WARSAW AVENUE

Poor

Over: SMOKES CREEK

CENTER OF LACKAWANNA, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 428

RIVER AVENUE

Poor

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

.5 MILE EAST OF EASTPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1907 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 337

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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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