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

DURLING RD

Poor

Over: SB TAUGHANNOCK CK

1.5 MI SE OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 61

FEATHERS CREEK RD

Poor

Over: FEATHERS CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF BELMONT, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 234

ROESKE ROAD

Poor

Over: CHENUNDA CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF STANNARDS, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 26

TOWNLEY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: POST CREEK

2 MI NE OF FERENBAUGH, Steuben, NY

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 233

OGDEN STREET

Poor

Over: THIRD BROOK

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 10<206, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 528

NORTH RIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: SHRUB OAK LAKE

5.2 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 33

GENUNG ROAD

Poor

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

1.8 MILES SE OF VARNA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 324

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: EVAS KILL

.9 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 157

GAYVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

0.5mi N of CONSTANTIA Ham, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,820

COUNTY ROAD 9

Poor

Over: LIT CONEWANGO CRK

2 MILES NW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1930 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 344

HAMMOND HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF SPRINGVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 139

Military Turnpike

Poor

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.5MI W INT 36 RTE 87, Clinton, NY

Built 1929 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,291

CHARLES MEDLAR R

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.2 MI SE OF PEAKVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 83

WAGNER AVENUE

Poor

Over: EMORY BROOK

AT FLEISHMANNS, Delaware, NY

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 229

COUNTY ROAD 6

Poor

Over: W BRN OTSDAWA CRK

1.2 MI N OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1932 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 335

FRIENDS NAT CP RD

Poor

Over: SUGARLOAF BROOK

1.5 MI N OF LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1970 Load: 20.9 t

RTE I90

Poor

Over: GALLERIA DRIVE SCAJAQUA

2.2 MI N JCT I90 <RTE 130, Erie, NY

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 126,187

WESTERLY ROAD

Poor

Over: WESTERLY ROAD WAY MNRR

IN OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1913 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 836

RTE 42

Poor

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

0.3MI NE JCT SH 42 & SH 5, Sullivan, NY

Built 1983 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 9,826

GALLOWS HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CK

2.3 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1939 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 3,254

149TH STREET

Poor

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.4 MI W JCT I78 & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 4,406

CASE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR OULEOUT CREEK

AT TREADWELL, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 610

RTE 46

Poor

Over: LANSING KILL

3.3 MI N JCT RTS 46 & 274, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,051

PINE PLAINS-SILVER

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

1.6 MI SW OF GALLATINVILL, Columbia, NY

Built 1932 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 691

RTE 30

Poor

Over: BATAVIA CREEK

3.3 MI NE MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1933 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,725

RTE 212

Poor

Over: BEAVER KILL

3.6 MI E JCT RTS 212+28, Ulster, NY

Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 220

Poor

Over: RED BROOK

JCT SH 220 & SH 41, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 340

RTE 274

Poor

Over: BIG BROOK

13MI E JCT RTS 46+274, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 389

RTE 279

Poor

Over: BEARDSLEY CREEK

1.8MI NW JCT RTS 279+104, Orleans, NY

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 815

ELMWOOD PLACE

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

5 MI NORTH OF UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 335

TRENTON AVENUE

Poor

Over: REALL CREEK

0.4 M N 790 Exit 35, Oneida, NY

Built 1933 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,162

LITTLE JOHN ROAD

Poor

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.0 MI S OF BELFAST, Allegany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 71

RTE 907A

Poor

Over: TOTTEN RD

.4 MI E JCT I295 & C I PK, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 138,557

OTTER BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: OTTER BROOK

9 MI SE OF INLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 103

WALNUT STREET

Poor

Over: PARK POND OUTLET

0.5 MI SW JCT RTS 5&257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1945 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 188

WILLOWOOD DRIVE

Poor

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

1.2 MI W OF I390-RT18 INT, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 649

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

IN GROTON, Tompkins, NY

Built 1971 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 412

FLOYD PKWY EXT

Poor

Over: NARROW BAY

SW OF MASTIC BEACH, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,381

BATTEN-DUGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BATTEN KILL

3 MI.E OF GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 1916 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,262

COUNTY ROAD 153

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE CREEK

1.1 MI EAST OF NY89, Seneca, NY

Built 1994 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 319

COLBY ROAD

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

1.8 MI E CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 918

BEECHWOOD DRIVE

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK TRIB

0.5 MI NW OF CHURCHVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 33

LEYDECKER ROAD

Poor

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

1 MI W JCT SH400 & SH78, Erie, NY

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,161

COUNTY ROAD 97

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

1.25 MILES SO OF RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 266

KENFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

9 MI EAST OF ADAMS CENTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 23

BEVINS ROAD

Poor

Over: FRENCH CREEK

4.0 MI.SW OF CLAYTON, Jefferson, NY

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 31

STATZER ROAD

Poor

Over: POINT ROCK CREEK

5.8 MI SW OF WEST LEYDEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 28

ULSTERVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: PAKANASINK CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 52+302, Orange, NY

Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 960

GAGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

0.9 MI NE OF W HAVERSTRAW, Rockland, NY

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 698

COUNTY ROAD 47

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

.4 MI EAST OF BIG INDIAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 164

Showing 16,501-16,550 of 17,642 bridges

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