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

BUTTS ROAD

Poor

Over: Canal Trailway ERIE CAN

1.4 MI E JCT BRG C & SH98, Orleans, NY

Built 1912 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 721

GRAVEL ROAD

Poor

Over: POPOLOPEN BROOK

QUEENSBORO FURNACE, Orange, NY

Built 1908 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 10

79TH ST TRFIC CRL

Poor

Over: 79ST BT BASIN GRG 79 ST

79 ST BOAT BASIN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 10,238

EAST CLARK ROAD

Poor

Over: W B TIOUGHNIOGA R

1.3 MI SE OF PREBLE, Cortland, NY

Built 1964 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 75

RTE 28A

Poor

Over: EX-ULSTER & DELWR

.3 MI W JCT SH 28A & SH28, Ulster, NY

Built 1911 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 1,393

RTE 30

Poor

Over: HUBBELL HILL BRK

2.0 MI NE MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1958 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,725

RTE 9W

Poor

Over: COEYMANS CREEK

2.7 MIS JCT RTS 9W & 396, Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 7,317

RTE 18

Poor

Over: SMITH CREEK

1.6MI E JCT RTS 18&261, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 10,223

RTE 31

Poor

Over: CSX RR / AMTRAK

.1 MI S JCT SH 31 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,556

RTE 208

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

2.1 MI N JCT SH208 &SH17K, Orange, NY

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 9,130

RTE 907H

Poor

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

4.4 MI N JCT I95 & BR PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1952 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 84,651

NEWTON ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

2.4 MI NW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 451

SIMMONS ROAD

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF VERNON, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 518

COLE ROAD

Poor

Over: SAGE CREEK

1.5 MI N OF NY104, Oswego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 88

BIG HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH VALLEY CREEK

3.6 MI S OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 27

CHURCH STREET

Poor

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,073

BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: STONY KILL

2.2 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 9

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

0.7 MI W OF FREEVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1910 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 379

CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t

POPE ROAD

Poor

Over: ELM CREEK

2.6 MI N OF EAST RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 98

DRY BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: DRY BROOK

2.3 MI NE OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 625

GORDON ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.6 MI E OF W. LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1925 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 127

TOWN LINE ROAD

Poor

Over: LISBON CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF HEUVELTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 175

NEW SWAMP ROAD

Poor

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT N SWAMP RD & CHAMP C, Washington, NY

Built 1911 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 52

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

IN NEW LONDON, Oneida, NY

Built 1865 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,167

HIGGINSVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

5 MI EAST OF SYLVAN BEACH, Oneida, NY

Built 1865 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 76

WEST TREMONT AVE.

Poor

Over: MAC CRACKEN AVE E METRO

AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 1,715

RTE I87

Poor

Over: DWAAS KILL

0.2 MI N JCT I87 & CR 109, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 39,073

RTE 159

Poor

Over: South Chuctanunda Creek

JCT RTES 30 & 159, Schenectady, NY

Built 1959 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 371

RTE 908G

Poor

Over: RTE I495

NSP - 5.1 MI NE QUEENS C, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 129,086

RTE I278

Poor

Over: FLUSHING AVENUE

3.3 MI SW JCT I278 + I495, Kings, NY

Built 1954 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 137,578

ARTHUR AVENUE

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

1.7 MI E JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,616

RTE I81

Poor

Over: SPRING BROOK RESERVOIR

0.7 MI N JCT I-81 SB +13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,949

RTE 221

Poor

Over: TRB E BR OWEGO CK

1.2 MI E JCT SH221 & SH38, Cortland, NY

Built 1938 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,299

RTE I86

Poor

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

.4 MI SW JCT I86 & SH 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 6,790

RTE I81

Poor

Over: MULLET CREEK

5 MI N INT I81 & S H 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,212

BABCOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: DAYFOOT BROOK

1.7 MI E OF PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 41

AIRPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: BEECHER CREEK

0.75MI NW EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 314

SANDY KNOLL ROAD

Poor

Over: COLLINS BROOK

1 MILE WEST OF ROUTE 374, Franklin, NY

Built 1989 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 64

WEST END ROAD

Poor

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.2 MI N OF CRARYVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1945 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 435

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: CSX

AT NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,507

EMERY ROAD

Poor

Over: SULPHUR SPRING CREEK

3.3 MI NE OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 47

RED RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: RED RIVER

11.3 MI SW OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 59

CLINTON CIRCLE

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 146

GARDNER ST

Poor

Over: GOOSE BAY

ON GARDNER ST 0.25 mi off, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 227

ENCHANTED FOREST

Poor

Over: S BR SLATE BOT CK

0.1 MI SO. FORESTREAM DR., Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 328

ROBBINS ROAD

Poor

Over: LABRADOR CREEK

1.5 MI N TRUXTON ON 91, Cortland, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 47

RTE 907

Poor

Over: EAST RIVER SHORE

EAST RIVER SHORE, New York, NY

Built 1985 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 124,183

Wood Road

Poor

Over: East Branch of Beaver Cr

50 ft S of JCT 41 & Wood, Ontario, NY

Built 1981 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,583

PRYER Manor RD

Poor

Over: PREMIUM RIVER

1.3 MI S JCT NY125+US1, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 223

Showing 16,401-16,450 of 17,642 bridges

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