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

OLD NORTH COURT ST

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

N.WAMPSVILLE OVER CANAL, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 21

RTE 23A

Poor

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

JCT SH23A/KAATERSKILL CRK, Greene, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 4,644

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: QUASSAICK CREEK

IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1883 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 4,507

MARSHALL ROAD

Poor

Over: KENDIG CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF WATERLOO, Seneca, NY

Built 1950 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 600

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.75 MI SE JCT I-90RT 78, Erie, NY

Built 1922 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 395

CENTRAL DRIVE

Poor

Over: TRANSV RD NO 1

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 498

RTE 59

Poor

Over: PASCACK RD

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 59+45, Rockland, NY

Built 1931 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 19,772

RTE 212

Poor

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 5,208

RTE 907H

Poor

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

.1 MILE N JCT I95 & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 112,038

HOUSER ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST BR MOHAWK RIVER

350 E of Rte 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1

DITMAR ROAD

Poor

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

2 MILES NE OF WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 541

CHURCH ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY ESOPUS CREEK

0.1 m NW NYS-28 and CR-47, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 16

GOODMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

1.3 MI NNW FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 1957 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 214

CR4

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

VILLAGE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1901 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 436

MORRISON ROAD

Poor

Over: STYLES BROOK

3.4 MI. EAST OF RTE. 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1996 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 41

BEALS ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

2 MI E JCT BG CNL & SH 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 63

SLAYTON SETTMT RD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL SOUTH TRAIL

4 MI W JCT SH271 & CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1911 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 673

WEST STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

.8 MI N OF MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 4,094

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

0.9 MI W OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1,281

LEWISBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

TR 14B & MAIN IMPACT AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1

RTE 20

Poor

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

0.8 MI NE JCT RTS 20 +323, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 6,893

PROSPECT STREET

Poor

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1912 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 3,960

EAST DRIVE

Poor

Over: TRANSV RD NO 3N

E END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 266

SOUTH PARK DRIVE

Poor

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

IN UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1925 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,830

BUTTS-WMS COR RD

Poor

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

2.2 MI SO OF EARLVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 626

PINE STREET

Poor

Over: W.BRANCH TIOUGHNIOGA RIV

IN VILLAGE OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1878 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 158

WILLIAMS GROVE ROA

Poor

Over: DYKE CREEK

3 MILES NE OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 15

BRICE ROAD

Poor

Over: MOYER CREEK

1.0 MI SW VLLGE FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

BROADWAY

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.2 MI N MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 3,048

TR57

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

4MI NE GARNET LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1914 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 60

WOOD BATTLE ROAD

Poor

Over: COBB CREEK

3.1 MI S JCT RT 12, Lewis, NY

Built 1939 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 96

CARTER ROAD

Poor

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 428

CORBETT ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.2 MI SW OF COLCHESTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1926 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 441

BENTON HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: BENTON HOLLOW BRK

1.9 MILES W OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1968 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 78

400 WB to 953C

Poor

Over: 400 400 53011164 RTE 40

0.2 MI E JCT RT 400 + I90, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 3,475

COUNTY ROAD 59

Poor

Over: OAKS CREEK

3.4 mi SW of Cooperstown, Otsego, NY

Built 1965 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 1,027

CR 49

Poor

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

IN OAKLAND VALLEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1961 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 610

RTE 987D

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

2.8 MI S JCT RTS SMRP<I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 43,153

RTE 98

Poor

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.6MI S JCT RTS 78 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1931 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,114

HOULAHAN ROAD

Poor

Over: FLORENCE CREEK

4 MI NE THOMPSON CORNERS, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 12.7 t

HAWLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: RED CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 1940 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 116

WALSH ROAD

Poor

Over: QUASSAICK CREEK

AT NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 2,564

FAWN HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: WOODLAND CREEK

2.5 MILES SW OF PHOENICA, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 37

HEARST STREET

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

0.9 MI W GRASSY SPR. RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1902 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 2,690

FOX HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: FOX HOLLOW CREEK

2.4 MI S OF SH 28-ALLABEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 241

SIMONDS HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

4 MI S OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1984 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 164

ANGLING ROAD

Poor

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF LYNDONVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 1956 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 99

ERICKSON ROAD

Poor

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF PANAMA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 180

SOUTH HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: BUSH KILL

2.2 MI SW OF WEST SHOKAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1983 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 8

QUAKER BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: CROTON RIVER

AT CROTON ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 925

Showing 16,151-16,200 of 17,642 bridges

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