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 1

Poor

Over: BYRAM RIVER

JCT RTE 1+N Y+CONN ST LN, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 14,570

RTE 93

Poor

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

JCT RT 93 + TONAWANDA CR, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,052

RTE 94

Poor

Over: MOODNA CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 94+208, Orange, NY

Built 1976 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 5,215

BILLY HAMLIN ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

2.6 MILES NE OF GRAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 47

NORTH MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

0.09 MI N OF W CENTER ST, Allegany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 946

RTE 907V

Poor

Over: AMTRAK-W SIDE CON

4 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 105,892

UNION TURNPIKE

Poor

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.3 MI SE JCT GCP & CIP, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 26,038

PARK AVE. VIADUCT

Poor

Over: 42ND STREET 41ST STREET

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1917 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 22,713

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: BUFF & PITTS R.O.W. (aba

IN GLENWOOD, Erie, NY

Built 1951 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 18

ACCESS RD PARKING

Poor

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.2 MI E OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,369

Pine Bush Road

Poor

Over: Tributary To Fulmer Cree

0.1MI S JTN168&PineBush, Herkimer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

VILLAGE OF HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 622

DUG ROAD

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

2.3 m NW of Rt 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1900 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 62

MCEWEN ROAD

Poor

Over: ALLEN BROOK

2 MI SW OF LAWRENCEVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1984 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 125

CAMDEN VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: CAMDEN VALLEY CREEK

3 MI SOUTH EAST OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 159

WITT ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB CLEAR CREEK

.4 MILE EAST OF FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 43

GREEN VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: N B GRT CHAZY RVR

1.8 MI NE ELLENBURG DEPOT, Clinton, NY

Built 1976 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 139

HASBROUCK AVENUE

Poor

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

1.1 MI W OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,606

GLEN ISLAND APPROA

Poor

Over: NEW ROCHELLE HARBOR

.9 MILE E OF PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t

CHAMBERLIN MILLS R

Poor

Over: CHAMBERLIN POND

6 MI N OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1985 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 211

RTE 987G

Poor

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.4 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 12,079

COUNTY ROAD 333

Poor

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

.5 MILE WEST OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 2,411

OLD ROUTE 209

Poor

Over: KRIPPLEBUSH CREEK

0.9 MI SE OF KRIPPLEBUSH, Ulster, NY

Built 1927 Load: 13.7 t

MERRICK BOULEVARD

Poor

Over: RTE 907B

5 MI S GCP & CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1933 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 17,339

RTE 31

Poor

Over: Canalway Trail ERIE CAN

RTE.31(MONROE AV) + CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1941 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 17,156

RTE 987D

Poor

Over: 907K Ramp to SMRP RTE

JCT OF RTS SMRP + CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1940 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 67,953

SUNDOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

7.0 MI N JCT RTS 209 & 44, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 236

FLETCHER FARM RD

Poor

Over: COLD BROOK

2.2MI SE VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1964 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 286

HUCKLEBERRY BROOK

Poor

Over: HUCKLEBERRY BROOK

2.2 MI S OF MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1959 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 114

RTE I87

Poor

Over: 87IX1M11025 87IX1M12025

.1 MI S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1976 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 18,233

BERT HAGER RD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

3.6MI SW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1912 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 16

TIBBITTS RD

Poor

Over: NOWADAGA CREEK

5 MI S CITY LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 41

MOYER ROAD

Poor

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

.8 MI EAST OF STARKVILLE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 93

KLONDYKE ROAD

Poor

Over: TB TWENTYMILE CRK

.9 MI SW OF SHELDON CRNRS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 4

SOUTH HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 30

LONG CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: LONG CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1978 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 301

DRUMMOND FALLS ROA

Poor

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF PATENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1884 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 279

LOFT ROAD

Poor

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

HAMLET OF MARYLAND, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 73

BET. NY 129 & ARCA

Poor

Over: NEW CROTON RESERVOIR

4.6 MI NE CROTON ON HUDS., Westchester, NY

Built 1904 Load: 14.5 t

SPRAGUE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: DRY BROOK

2.1 MI NW OF KENNEDY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1940 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 265

FALCONER STREET

Poor

Over: MOON BROOK

0.04 MI S HOMESTEAD ST, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1948 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,508

CLARK ROAD

Poor

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

3.3 MI NW OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 43

HOMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

3.3 MI SE TSP Exit 64, Dutchess, NY

Built 1969 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 185

COUNTY ROAD 19

Poor

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

4 MI SW JCT RTS 208+44, Ulster, NY

Built 1940 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 688

COUNTY ROAD 124

Poor

Over: STEWART BROOK

.5 MILE SE OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1919 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 662

RTE 250

Poor

Over: THOMAS CREEK

0.2MI N JCT RTE31F+BARGEC, Monroe, NY

Built 1914 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 10,027

RTE 77

Poor

Over: WHITNEY CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 77 + 63, Genesee, NY

Built 1913 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 6,034

RTE 180

Poor

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

0.03 MI SW JCT RT411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1916 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 1,161

RTE 308

Poor

Over: RHINEBECK KILL

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 308+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1919 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,787

OLD ROUTE 10

Poor

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

0.1 MI NW JCT RTS 10 + 8, Delaware, NY

Built 1971 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 506

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