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 67

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL HUDSON

0.1M E OF EMPIRE STATE TR, Saratoga, NY

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,657

BARDWELL MILLS RD

Fair

Over: KAYUTA LAKE

N BARDWELL MILLS&E RTE 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 406

WARTBURG C0NN WB

Fair

Over: SHERIDAN AVE

1.4 MI S JCT RTS CCP+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 28,339

PEOPLES ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

PEOPLES ROAD, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,217

Lauren Tice Road

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.0 MI NE OF KATSBAAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 540

West Camp Road

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.4 MI NW OF CEMENTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 122

RTE I90

Fair

Over: DEPOT RD Nowadaga Creek

3.5 MI SE OF LITTLE FALLS, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,090

RTE 987E

Fair

Over: VEHICULAR UNDRPSS

1.5 MI S OF FT MONTGOMERY, Rockland, NY

Built 1934 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 685

RTE I278

Fair

Over: BRONX KILLS CSX Harlem

I278 OVER HELLGATE, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 116,151

WEST 181ST STREET

Fair

Over: RAMP FROM WASH BR

AT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, New York, NY

Built 1940 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 45,759

RTE 19

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE 19 + BLACK CREEK, Genesee, NY

Built 1984 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,816

RTE 54A

Fair

Over: GLEN CREEK

0.3 MI NE OF HAMMONDSPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,358

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

1.2 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 2, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,639

RTE I495

Fair

Over: FLUSHING MEADOW

NORTH JCT OF I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 4,011

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COVERED BRIDGE RD WILLO

07 MI NW EXIT 96 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 5,452

S MONTGMY HLLW RD

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.3 MILES N OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 272

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: MINERVA STREAM

2 MI NE OF MINERVA, Essex, NY

Built 1977 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 159

STONE FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

1.0 MI.SE OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 397

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

0.5 S OF NEW BERLIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,888

RTE 265

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 265 + 62, Niagara, NY

Built 1949 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 2,512

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: ST CLAIR PLACE 138THSTT

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

Built 1939 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 121,341

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: CYPRESS HILLS CEM

2.8 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 101,689

KYKUIT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE ROAD

.8 MILE E OF N TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 5

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: HUNTS LANE

4.4 MI N JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 26,715

RTE 201

Fair

Over: BOLAND DRIVE SUSQUEHANN

JCT RTE 201+SUSQUEHANNA R, Broome, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 47,995

RTE 261

Fair

Over: 947A947A43021145 RTE 94

JCT RTE 261 + LOSP, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2,976

RTE 7

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.1 MI NW JCT SH 7 & SH7A, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,446

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 145,542

BAY SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021083 RTE 90

2 MI E JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 24,463

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 417 Allegheny River

6 MI W JCT SH 16 & SH 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,987

WEST 232ND STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

.6 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,367

MYRTLE AVE

Fair

Over: 908B908BX5M24026 RTE 90

1.8MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,151

GEIGER ROAD

Fair

Over: BEER KILL

2.7 MI NE OF DAIRYLAND, Ulster, NY

Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 318

CLINTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT BROOK

.5 MI NW OF SPROUT BROOK, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

MICHIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: Trib Brown Brook

2 MI NW OF CURRIERS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 419

HOTCHKISS HOLLOW

Fair

Over: HOTCHKISS RUN

2.7 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 26

BEAR LADDER ROAD

Fair

Over: COLE HOLLOW BROOK

2.5 MI N OF N BLENHEIM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 93

SIPPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: HANKINS CREEK

AT MILESES, Sullivan, NY

Built 1996 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 14

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: Maintenance Access Acce

S TRIBES HILL/N.FT HUNTER, Montgomery, NY

Built 1910 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,218

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BURCH CREEK

4.3 MI E I-90 EXIT 31 RMP, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 20,495

RTE 990L

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

JCT RTE 990M + CHENANGO R, Chenango, NY

Built 1961 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,178

RTE I278

Fair

Over: Hamilton Avenue

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 126,248

RAMP FROM N-S ARTE

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA& W

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,313

RTE I88

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT RTE I88+SUSQUEHANNA R, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5,685

RTE I278

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

.1MI E I278+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1952 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 55,675

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK

AT DERUYTER, Madison, NY

Built 1927 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 709

CR 56 STEUBEN VALL

Fair

Over: STEUBEN CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 372

CR 11

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

2.0 MI S KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1940 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 465

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.7 MI SO OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 436

HALSEY VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 828

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