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

HILLSIDE AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

AT MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,751

SOPER MILLS RD

Poor

Over: CATFISH CREEK

4.8 MILES NW OF MEXICO, Oswego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 143

PHILLIPS ROAD

Poor

Over: N B CONEWANGO CRK

1.1 MILES NE OF BALCOM, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1964 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 256

RTE 104A

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK WEST BRAN

6.8 MI SW CL OSWEGO, Cayuga, NY

Built 1914 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 626

SEAWANE DRIVE

Poor

Over: AUERBACH CHANNEL

SW OF EAST ROCKAWAY, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 7.5 t

LOCKERBY HILL RD

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.7 MI N OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1945 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 328

WATER STREET

Poor

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.6 MI SE JCT RTS 82+9+23, Columbia, NY

Built 1953 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 145

BELL BLVD

Poor

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.6 MI NE JCT I295 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1959 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 7,558

WYERS POINT ROAD

Poor

Over: GROVES CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF NY89, Seneca, NY

Built 1936 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 105

EATONVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF GLENFIELD, Lewis, NY

Built 1920 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 41

CRESCENT AVENUE

Poor

Over: CHUCTANUNDA CREEK

NE COR CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 928

MCKINNEY ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.8 MI WNW OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1958 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 129

GRAY ROAD

Poor

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1936 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 20

NICHOLS ROAD

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

.1 MILE EAST OF MARTVILLE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 347

WHITE ROAD

Poor

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

AT WEST VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1926 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 98

STONY FORD ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY WALLKILL RIVER

3.4 MI E OF CAMPBELL HALL, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 3,643

MOUNT HOPE ROAD

Poor

Over: W BR MONGAUP RIVR

AT SWAN LAKE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1939 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 1,304

INDUSTRIAL PK.BLV

Poor

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

IN CITY OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1974 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 314

HIGH BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

2.0 MI NE OF CUYLER, Cortland, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 236

RTE 32

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 32+44, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 4,358

ROUND LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: LONG LAKE OUTLET

5.5 MI N FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 9

HARTLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 1951 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 239

CARROLL STREET

Poor

Over: GOWANUS CANAL

OVER GOWANUS CANAL, Kings, NY

Built 1889 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 914

SAW KILL ROAD

Poor

Over: SAW KILL

1.6 MI NE OF BARRYTOWN, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 290

PLAZA DRIVE

Poor

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

0.5 MI SE JCT RTS 62&182, Niagara, NY

Built 1981 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1,287

FLUSHING MDOW PK

Poor

Over: TIDE GATE DAM

Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5,718

TIFFANY AVE.

Poor

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

TEFANY AVE BOUND TOWN LNS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 2,632

PLANK ROAD

Poor

Over: POESTENKILL

5.5 MI E OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 921

SCHODACK LANDING R

Poor

Over: MUITZES KILL

4MI.S. CASTLETOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 524

SCHIBLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: MOOSE RIVER

1.4 MI E OF LYONS FALLS, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 250

PEEKSKILL HOLLOW

Poor

Over: PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CREEK

3.5 MI N OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 2,068

LONG BRANCH ROAD

Poor

Over: ONONDAGA LAKE OUTLET ON

.1 MI N JCT I90+ONON LAKE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1915 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 2,522

WASHINGTON STREET

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1925 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 9,456

KEENAN ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNKINS MARSH

3 MILES EAST OF HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1902 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 68

NEW VERNON ROAD

Poor

Over: Metro North Railroad Por

.9 MILE NW OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 1,498

MADDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST CREEK

1.4 MI N OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 45

SEELEY STREET

Poor

Over: PROSPECT AVENUE

W OF PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 2,325

UPPER LISLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1902 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 264

County Road 16

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

5 MI.SE TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1895 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 351

PARK ROAD

Poor

Over: CONNETQUOT BROOK

CONNETQUOT RIVER ST PK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1900 Load: 9.8 t

LOWE ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

.8 MI W HYNDSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1910 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 300

BEVERLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

AT KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 12,582

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Poor

Over: WEST 158TH STREET AMTRA

IN NW MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1927 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 13,049

BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: LONG ISLAND-PT WS

.5 MILE NE OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1898 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,088

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL

Poor

Over: N BR MOOSE RIVER

1.5 MILES SE OF CARTER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 10.0 t

NO. BARRY AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

AT MAMARONECK/ RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 7,948

WILLIAM STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

IN PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 500

VALLEY VIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: BASHBISH BROOK

AT COPAKE FALLS, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 291

BLUE FACTORY RD

Poor

Over: BONESTEEL CREEK

3.0 MI NW POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 448

SPROUT BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: CANOPUS CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Putnam, NY

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,867

Showing 16,101-16,150 of 17,642 bridges

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