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

JAYNE STREET

Poor

Over: MILLERS CREEK

IN FLORIDA, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 417

INCINERATOR ROAD

Poor

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

AT CANAJOHARIE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 31

NYSDEC ROAD

Poor

Over: ROUND LAKE OUTLET

OFF CHIMNEY MTN ROAD, Hamilton, NY

Built 1995 Load: 0.0 t

KENT RD

Poor

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

100 S HINMAN HOLLOW RD, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t

MILESTRIP RD

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK

.3 MI NW JCT SR179 & Mile, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t

FREESE ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

0.13 mi NW of Rte 366, Tompkins, NY

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,059

CARTER CREEK RD

Poor

Over: CARTER CREEK

3.0 MI NE ALPINE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

PLEASANT VALE RD

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

1.2 MI NW OF ELIZAVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t

TRIBROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

1.1 MI NE OF HILLSDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 44

RIVER STREET

Poor

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

1.1 m N I-87 Exit 34, Essex, NY

Built 1878 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CR 36

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

0.1 MI SE OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 487

SCHROON RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: SCHROON RIVER

1 MI NORTHWEST I87 EXIT24, Warren, NY

Built 1896 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 162

CAMDEN VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: CAMDEN VALLEY CREEK

6.0 MI N OF ANAQUASSACOOK, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 159

CLARKSBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR 18 MILE CRK

2.9 MI NW OF NEW OREGON, Erie, NY

Built 1911 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 363

KETCHUM RD

Poor

Over: N BR CLEAR CREEK

1 MILE SE OF LAWTONS, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t

STATE STREET

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

1.5 MI NE JCT 935, Erie, NY

Built 1938 Load: 0.0 t

HUNT STREET

Poor

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF ST JOHNSBURG, Niagara, NY

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 94

CR 26

Poor

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.5 MI.E.OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 964

BROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH OF OWEGO CRE

2.7 MI S OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 278

DUBOIS - WEBB RD

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

1 MI N JCT US 11 & I87, Clinton, NY

Built 1991 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 216

KELLY ROAD

Poor

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

1.2MILES SOUTH of SOUTH B, Franklin, NY

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 48

SLATER ROAD

Poor

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

1.7 MI NW OF MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 1981 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 79

WORDEN RD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7

GARDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

IN PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 164

WEAVER ROAD

Poor

Over: SKINNER CREEK

3.5 MI.SW OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1941 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 48A

Poor

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

1.5 MILES N OF NORWOOD, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1892 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 152

GILLETT ROAD

Poor

Over: EX-NY CENTRAL RR

1.4 MI E OF SPENCERPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,654

HIGHLAND AVENUE

Poor

Over: WALLACE STREET

IN OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1979 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,463

SWEETS CRSSING RD

Poor

Over: VALATIE KILL

2 MI S OF US20 ON CR 203, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 271

RTE 254

Poor

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

JCT RTE 254 & FEEDER C, Warren, NY

Built 1952 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 11,716

COUNTY RD 65

Poor

Over: BARGE CANAL

33MI W ST JOHN+N 90I, Montgomery, NY

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t

STONEY CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

2.3 M E JCT RT 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1911 Load: 0.0 t

COVE ROAD

Poor

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

1.1 MI E SH 13, Oneida, NY

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 36

ONEIL ROAD

Poor

Over: SENECA RIVER

1.0 MI E OF 38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250

HOWLAND ISLAND RD

Poor

Over: SENECA RIVER

1.8 MI SW JCT BARGE C +38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1913 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 105

GORHAM STREET

Poor

Over: SENECA RIVER

0.6 MI E JCT 96+BARGE C, Seneca, NY

Built 1916 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 900

LOCUST STREET

Poor

Over: CAYUGA & SENECA CANAL P

Intersection SH96 & B CNL, Seneca, NY

Built 1914 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 503

LEACH STREET

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Lock 27 and T

0.2 MI W OF RTE 14, Wayne, NY

Built 1919 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,197

DRY DOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.3 MI W JCT RTE 414, Wayne, NY

Built 1919 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 339

DIVISION STREET

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.4 MI W JCT RTE 21 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1913 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,058

GALLUP RD

Poor

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

1.4 MI E JCT BG CNL&SH260, Monroe, NY

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,053

GROTH ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

1.3 MI W JCT CANAL &SH237, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 136

HINDSBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Trailway ERI

0.7MI W JCT BARGE C+387, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 63

BROWN STREET

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

0.8MI E JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,219

ALLENS BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Trail ERIE C

3.8MI W JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 89

RTE 98

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT S.H.98 & BARGE CANAL, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,319

NORTH ADAM STREET

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

AT LOCKPORT ON CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1918 Load: 0.0 t

RTE 173

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.3 MI NW OF WARNERS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,911

RTE 324

Poor

Over: 190IX RTE I190

0.5 MI N OF S GR ISLD BRD, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 8,892

RANSOM ROAD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

5.3 miles E of Exit 49, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,891

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