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

NORTH RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

0.1mi W of Rt 4 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 1907 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 26

WINSLOW RD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

8.8 MI E OF EXIT 47 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 264

WHITEHAVEN RD

Poor

Over: 190IX RTE I190

2.0 MI NW JCT I190<S PKWY, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,476

RTE 4

Poor

Over: SCHUYLER CREEK

.4MI.S.JCT RTE 4<67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1885 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,084

RTE 19

Poor

Over: BLACK CR OVERFLOW

2.2 MI N JCT 19 + 33A, Genesee, NY

Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,816

RTE 20

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.9 MI SE JCT RTS 20 + 11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,372

RTE 78

Poor

Over: BEAVER MEADOW CR

3.3MI W JCT RTS 78 + 77, Wyoming, NY

Built 1928 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,549

NORTH HAMLIN ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.5 MI W OF N. HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1948 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 138

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

1.0 MI W OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,466

BARSTOW RD

Poor

Over: LIRR PT WASH BR

1.4 MI SW OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 3,794

COHANCY ST

Poor

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

1.8 MI W I678 & BELT PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 7,616

SUPERIOR ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

1.7MI S GCP+CRSS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 281

CRANES HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: EVAS KILL

1.7 MI NE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 157

RTE 13

Poor

Over: PONY HOLLOW CREEK

0.6 MI NE 13 +SCHUYLER CL, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,214

RTE 16

Poor

Over: GATES CREEK

0.4 MI N OF CADIZ, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,437

RTE 23

Poor

Over: WEST HOLLOW BROOK

RT 23 4.6 MI W OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,382

RTE 28

Poor

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

.5 MI E JCT RTS 12 & 28, Oneida, NY

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,094

RTE I590

Poor

Over: 31 31 43033019 WB RTE 3

1.0MI SE JCT 31+47 NB ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 37,014

RTE 46

Poor

Over: STRINGER BROOK

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

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,590

RTE 76

Poor

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 76 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,661

RTE I86

Poor

Over: BALL CREEK CHAUTAUQUA L

AT ORIENTAL PARK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15,071

PINNACLE ROAD

Poor

Over: HOLMES LAKE OUTLET

5 MILES NORTH OF BLEECKER, Fulton, NY

Built 1920 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 49

COLEMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: CLARK BROOK

4 MI NE OF LAKE DELTA, Oneida, NY

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 147

MANROW ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH BROOK

2 MI NORTH OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 36

DICK TURNBULL RD

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

2.2 NE OF GARRATTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 89

ROOSEVELT AVENUE

Poor

Over: 678I678IX5M11071 NYCTA

OVER I678 & FLUSHING RVR, Queens, NY

Built 1924 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,210

STIEHL ROAD

Poor

Over: THORP CREEK

2 MI N OF SH23-OFF HERVEY, Greene, NY

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13

TOWN LINE ROAD

Poor

Over: LICK BROOK

1.6 MI SW BUTTERMILK FLLS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 179

CR 74

Poor

Over: FLY CREEK

3.2MI W OF CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 749

OTSEGO ROAD

Poor

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

4 MILES WEST OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 286

TAYLOR ROAD

Poor

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF MENDON CTR., Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 419

GLENWOOD ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CREEK

1.5 MI SE VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1935 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 435

BRAGG HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RIVER

South end Wawaka Lake, Delaware, NY

Built 1948 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 282

COUNTY ROAD 9

Poor

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

6 MI EAST OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 366

JESSUP SWITCH RD

Poor

Over: QUAKER CREEK

0.7miles West from Rt 94, Orange, NY

Built 1972 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 181

OLD GREENFIELD RD

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH BEER KILL

200FT from RT 52, Ulster, NY

Built 1924 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 86

RTE I90

Poor

Over: COWASELON CREEK

0.9 m E I-90 Exit 34, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15,647

NYSTA INT 21

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

EXIT 21 NYS THRUWAY, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,963

BEDELL RD

Poor

Over: 190IX RTE I190

1.3 MI S JCT WR PKWY<I190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,089

BAKER STREET

Poor

Over: WILLOW BROOK

AT SIDNEY, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 88

Bridge Street

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

0.13 mi from junction of, Sullivan, NY

Built 1961 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,322

FARMERS BOULEVARD

Poor

Over: RTE 907D RTE 907D

1.8 MI E JCT I678 & BL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 6,437

RTE 3

Poor

Over: POWER CANAL

1 MI E JCT SH 3 & SH 3A, Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,214

RTE 9

Poor

Over: SCHROON RIVER

0.6 MI SE JCT 9 & 418, Warren, NY

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,388

RTE I590

Poor

Over: 31 31 43033019 RTE 31

1.0MI SE JCT 31+47 SB ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 42,181

RTE 216

Poor

Over: FROG HOLLOW BROOK

3.0 MI S JCT RTS 216+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1913 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,014

RTE I278

Poor

Over: MEEKER AVENUE MEEKER AV

1.3 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 140,343

HOLBRITTER ROAD

Poor

Over: SUNKAUISSIA CREEK

1.5 MI.W.OF PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 22

SHELLS BUSH ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

.75 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 688

GRIDLEY PAIGE RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

DEANSBORO, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 77

Showing 16,551-16,600 of 17,642 bridges

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