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

BLANDING ROAD

Poor

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

.6 MI SOUTH OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 324

BENTON HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: BENTON HOLLOW BRK

1.6 MILES W OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1952 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 78

TUCKER ROAD

Poor

Over: LUDLOW CREEK

7.0 MI SE OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 30

RTE 94

Poor

Over: DOUBLE KILL

.5 MI N JCT SH94&NY/NJ LI, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 6,824

FIRST STREET

Poor

Over: POESTEN KILL

FIRST ST IN TROY SOUTH, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1900 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 2,267

PROSPECT VALLEY RO

Poor

Over: PROSPECT VALLEY CREEK

3.3 MI NW OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 368

RTE 33

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

7.4 MI E JCT SH 33 & SH78, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 3,070

RTE 5

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

2000FTEASTINTLAKEST&RTE05, Ontario, NY

Built 1958 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 12,765

RTE I684

Poor

Over: MUSCOOT RESERVOIR OUTLET

.5 MI N JCT SH 138 & I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 63,160

RTE 390

Poor

Over: PADDY HILL CREEK

0.04M N of MAIDEN LANE, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 46,856

RTE 374

Poor

Over: MEAD BROOK

1.2Mi W of Jct Rte190+374, Clinton, NY

Built 1970 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 6,690

RTE I86

Poor

Over: GODFREY HLLOW BRK

5.1 MI SW JCT I86 & SH16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 11,480

RTE 89

Poor

Over: BUTLER CREEK

4.6 MI N JCT RTS 89 + 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1970 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 955

NELLIS DRIVE

Poor

Over: S BR LITTLE SALMON RIVER

3.2 MI SE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 4

MERRILL ROAD

Poor

Over: NEGRO BROOK

2.4 MI W VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 20

GUN HOUSE HILL RD

Poor

Over: LAKE BROOK

1.1 M NW OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 489

FOX ROAD

Poor

Over: BROOKS CREEK

1.5 MI W OF CASTLE CREEK, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 93

HIGHLAND DRIVE

Poor

Over: CORTLANDT LAKE CK

2.7 MILES N OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 649

NORTH BRIDGE STREE

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 772

CORTLAND STREET

Poor

Over: OWASCO INLET

IN VILLAGE OF GROTON, Tompkins, NY

Built 1955 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 484

HOTCHKISS HOLL RD

Poor

Over: HOTCHKISS RUN

1.4 MI.WEST W.PERIMETR RD, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 26

DUTCH SETTLMNT RD

Poor

Over: TRIB OF FOX CREEK

VILLAGE OF WEST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 245

UNNAMED TOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: FOX CREEK

1.5 MI NW PRESTON HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 5

RIVER STREET EXT

Poor

Over: OUTLET BROOK

IN LAKE PLACID, Essex, NY

Built 1984 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 6,437

County Road 126

Poor

Over: DEEP KILL

1.5 NE SPEIGLETOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 645

DIVISION STREET

Poor

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

0.5 MI S OF THROOPSVILLE, Cayuga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 1,258

CR85 CUNNINGHAM R

Poor

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1938 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 569

OLD SEVENTY SIX RD

Poor

Over: TRIB BOYER CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF SPEEDSVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 436

ROSE ROAD

Poor

Over: BOWEN CREEK

2.7 MI SE E.PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1959 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 209

CHEESE FACTORY RD

Poor

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1 MI. SW OF DALTON, Livingston, NY

Built 1986 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 226

HINMAN HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: MANSFIELD CREEK

2.1 MI E OF MAPLES, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 222

ELMER ROAD

Poor

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

1.3MI N ALBURG, Franklin, NY

Built 1983 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 69

CR 8

Poor

Over: EAST BR DEER CRK

2 MI. N OF NORTH BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1990 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 1,640

COUNTY ROAD 25

Poor

Over: VROOMAN CREEK

0.1MI NW OF OXBOW, Jefferson, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 586

ON-THE-GREEN ROAD

Poor

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.4 MI. NE OF VERBANK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 132

HARTLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

1.0 MI. W OF BARKER, Niagara, NY

Built 1948 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 625

NEWFIELD DEPOT RD

Poor

Over: W BR CAYUGA INLET

.5 MI E OF MAIN ST-NEWFLD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1987 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 508

Eagle Court

Poor

Over: Mamaroneck River

0.5 mi west of west ave j, Westchester, NY

Built 1980 Load: 13.1 t

BLAKLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

2 MI SW OF EAST GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 181

KORTWRIGHT RD

Poor

Over: LIT BROKENSTRAW C

0.4 MI SE OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1929 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 594

CARPENTER HILL RD

Poor

Over: SHEKOMEKO CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF BETHEL, Dutchess, NY

Built 1947 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 347

NELSON AVE EXT

Poor

Over: RTE I87

2.0 MI N RT 9 & I87 LT, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 513

HIGH STREET

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1901 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 1,243

WEST GERMAN ST

Poor

Over: BELLINGER BROOK

VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 4,335

RAMP907PXMR07B1

Poor

Over: HIGH BRIDGE RTE 907P R

RAMP HRD TO TMX, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 28,991

McGRAW MARATHON RD

Poor

Over: HUNTS CREEK

3.2 MI N OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 510

RTE 69

Poor

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

.3 MI W JCT SH 69 & US 11, Oswego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 2,613

NELSON AVE EXT

Poor

Over: RTE I87

2.0 MI N JCT RT 9 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 513

RTE 24

Poor

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

2.4 MI S JCT GCP & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 37,997

TRIPOLI ROAD

Poor

Over: E B TIOUGHNIOGA R

.3 MI NORTHWEST OF CUYLER, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 313

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