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

3RD STREET

Poor

Over: GOWANUS CANAL

OVER GOWANUS CANAL, Kings, NY

Built 1903 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 8,951

CHARLTON ROAD

Poor

Over: FLINT CREEK

2 MI NE OF STANLEY, Ontario, NY

Built 1927 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 171

RTE 448

Poor

Over: BUTTERMILK HILL R

2.9 MI E JCT US 9 & SH448, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 3,299

CR26 N CAMDEN RD

Poor

Over: N BR LIL SALMON R

2.8 MI NE OF PARISH, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 563

RTE 987C

Poor

Over: LAKE TIORATI BRK

1.3 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 210, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 128

NORTH SHORE ROAD

Poor

Over: BEECHER CREEK

AT EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 2,150

RTE 11

Poor

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

1.2 MI N JCT US11 & CO.LN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,201

RTE 212

Poor

Over: SAW KILL

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

Built 1935 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 28A

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

JCT RTE 28&28A-ESOPUS CRK, Ulster, NY

Built 1911 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,393

SATTERLEE ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

0.8 MI NE OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 73

SHUMLA ROAD

Poor

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

2.2 MI S OF LEONA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 251

AMES ROAD

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.0 MI NW OF CRARY MILLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 314

HORTON HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: CANOPUS CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF OSCAWANA L, Putnam, NY

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 178

ROCK HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: PETERS KILL

1.9 MI SE OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 41

Kelley Street

Poor

Over: Skaneateles Creek

N OF US20 IN SKANEATELES, Onondaga, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,238

WAGNERS HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: CAROGA CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF STONE ARABIA, Montgomery, NY

Built 1937 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 114

JERICHO ROAD

Poor

Over: PUTNAM BROOK

2MI SE WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 302

SHARP STREET

Poor

Over: SPRING BROOK

.8 MILE N OF SPRINGVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 805

CREAMERY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

4.4 MI SW OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1910 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 33

BEARDS HOLLOW R

Poor

Over: BEARDS HOLLOW BR

5 MI S OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 87

DAVIS LANE

Poor

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1993 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 60

MARTINDALE AVENUE

Poor

Over: GLENS FALLS FEEDER CANAL

.2 MI E JCT US 4&MDALE AV, Washington, NY

Built 1931 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,256

TEA CUP STREET

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1.0 MI NE GRAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 36

MAPLE LANE

Poor

Over: BASHBISH BROOK

0.4 MI S OF COPAKE FALLS, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 54

RTE 12E

Poor

Over: PERCH RIVER

0.1 MI. SE JCT 12E & 180, Jefferson, NY

Built 1893 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 3,648

WEST ELIZABETH ST

Poor

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

S OF US20 IN SKANEATELES, Onondaga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 929

RTE 104A

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

.4 MI N JCT SH 104A & SH, Cayuga, NY

Built 1910 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,324

COUNTY ROAD 18

Poor

Over: CAMPBELL BROOK

1.2 MI S UNADILLA FORKS, Otsego, NY

Built 1931 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 514

RTE 11

Poor

Over: LAWRENCE BROOK

0.9 MI SW JCT RTS 11 + 95, Franklin, NY

Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,283

RTE 13

Poor

Over: COWASELON CREEK

JCT RT 13 + COWASELON CK, Madison, NY

Built 1976 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,684

RTE 104

Poor

Over: EIGHTEENMILE CREEK

2 MI W JCT SH 104 & SH 78, Niagara, NY

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,759

RTE 200

Poor

Over: E BR OWEGO CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 38 + 200, Cortland, NY

Built 1934 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 462

BREWER ROAD

Poor

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

1 MI SE OF CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 789

YOUNGS ROAD

Poor

Over: BR ELLICOTT CREEK

.6 MI NE OF BUF INT AIRPT, Erie, NY

Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 15,092

VALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: PUMPELLY CREEK

4.8 MI SE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 163

MATOTT ROAD

Poor

Over: CORBEAU CREEK

2.4 MI NW CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 55

RESERVOIR ROAD

Poor

Over: ASHOKAN RESERVOIR

2.3 MI NE JCT NY28A+NY213, Ulster, NY

Built 1914 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,600

EAST AVENUE

Poor

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

GASPORT EAST, Niagara, NY

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 262

LONKTO HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: BAY STATE BROOK

3 MI SW OF EXIT 19 - I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 21

KINGS LANE

Poor

Over: POTTER HOLLOW CREEK

3 MI W PRESTON HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1897 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1

KIANTONE ROAD

Poor

Over: BR STILLWATER CRK

1.1 MI S OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,552

COUNTY ROAD 94A

Poor

Over: BALL CREEK

0.1 MI SE OF STOW, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

AERO DRIVE

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.3 MI N JCT SH 33 & CR539, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,744

COUNTY ROAD 119

Poor

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.5 MI E OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,064

BRYANT BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

6.1 MI SE OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20

BROWN FALLS ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.9 MI N OF OSWEGATCHIE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 67

Bws ROAD

Poor

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

.5 MI S OF NEVERSINK RESV, Sullivan, NY

Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 333

RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE STREAM

2.0 MI N OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 33

RTE 4

Poor

Over: HUDSON RIVER & CANAL

0.15 MI W of JCT RTE 4 AN, Saratoga, NY

Built 1909 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 12,161

HAWKINSVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

EAST OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,374

Showing 16,351-16,400 of 17,642 bridges

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