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 987D

Poor

Over: RTE I87 SAW MILL RVR PK

1.3 MI SW OF ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,047

BROOKSIDE ROAD

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.2 MI S. OF RTE 299, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,107

MAINLAND GREEN IS

Poor

Over: NIAGARA RIVER

NIAGARA FALLS SW, Niagara, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

GOAT IS-GREEN IS

Poor

Over: NIAGARA RIVER

NIAGARA FALLS SW, Niagara, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

RTE 951R

Poor

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

2.9 MI E JCT RT 219 & I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1925 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

SOUTH STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

2.3 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1893 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,610

N FULTON AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.1 MILES WEST OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,342

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355

BAILEY ROAD

Poor

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2

OLD STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77

CRANE STREET

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1.8 MI W JCT RT5 & RT7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 4,964

ELM ST EXTENSION

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Poor

Over: I278 FDR Drive FDR Dri

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1883 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 110,939

VALLI ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF WEST PARK, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 29

FITCHES BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295

LATTINS FARM DRVE

Poor

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

1 MI W JCT BARGE C & SH98, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 55

WALLBERGER ROAD

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

4.4 MI S JCT SH 1 & SH 81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1928 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 17

RTE 907L

Poor

Over: 34TH STREET 35TH STREET

JCT FDR DRIVE & 34TH ST, New York, NY

Built 1966 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 135,883

BLAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: FLORENCE CREEK

4.25 MILES N OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1963 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 74

YOUNGS ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE NANTICOKE CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7

BOICE MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: FALLS MILL BROOK

0.8 MI NE OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 607

CREEK FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: ARBOR CREEK

1 MI E OF 250-STATE RD IN, Monroe, NY

Built 2016 Load: 3.6 t

GILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ROARING BRANCH

6 Mi W of Stony Creek, Warren, NY

Built 1910 Load: 3.6 t

FILLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

Sherrill off E Seneca St, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 19

COTTRELL ROAD

Poor

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

6MI NE OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 165

H MOYER ROAD

Poor

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF STARKVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1889 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 4

FRONTENAC ROAD

Poor

Over: TRUMANSBURG CREEK

7.9 MI SE OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1940 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 164

CENTRE AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.5 MI NE OF PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1886 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 4,951

SOUTH STREET

Poor

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 17A & 94, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 3,633

PARSONAGE STREET

Poor

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

AT RHINEBECK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1900 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2,508

DUNN ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB MONKEY RUN

5.0 MI NE OF ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1944 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 11

TWIN SISTERS RD

Poor

Over: MOOSE RIVER

5.4 MI NE POTTERS CORNERS, Lewis, NY

Built 1920 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 7

COUNTY ROAD 54

Poor

Over: BEAVER KILL

AT TURNWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1939 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 134

POLLYS ROCK ROAD

Poor

Over: KISKATOM BROOK

4.0 MI SW HMLT CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1965 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 44

SUTTERBY ROAD

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

.5 MILE NW OF STERLING, Cayuga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 1

WAVERLY AVENUE

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

AT MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 7,267

MCNAIR RD

Poor

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

HAMLET OF DAMASCUS, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 56

HUNTERSLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

5 MI SE OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 379

ARMITAGE ROAD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

2.3 MI NW JCT SH 89 & CNL, Seneca, NY

Built 1914 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 275

LAWRENCE ROAD

Poor

Over: STONY KILL

.7 MI SE OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 52

RTE 93

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT RTS 93 + 267, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 3,355

MAPLE AVENUE

Poor

Over: LITTL SANDY CREEK

IN LACONA, Oswego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 159

GOULD ROAD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

2.8MI SW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1947 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 84

PINE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNTS CREEK

3.0 MI N OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 130

VALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

4.3 MI SE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 163

SHUNPIKE ROAD

Poor

Over: OWL KILL

2.5 MI N CENT WHITE CREEK, Washington, NY

Built 1943 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 307

TRIMMER ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Bike Path ER

1.2MI W JCT BARGE C + 259, Monroe, NY

Built 1909 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 910

WEST 254TH STREET

Poor

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

N END OF RIVERDALE PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 50

CENTRAL AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

2.2 MI SW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1898 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,000

PARTRIDGEVILLE RD

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

7.4 MI NE OF BRANTINGHAM, Lewis, NY

Built 1978 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 14

Showing 16,051-16,100 of 17,642 bridges

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