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

MYERS ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG SALMON CREEK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 198

MUNGER HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI W OF RTE 69, Oswego, NY

Built 1897 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,504

BULL STREET

Poor

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

0.1 M SOUTH OF INT. WITH, Allegany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 752

LITTLE BRITAIN RD

Poor

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

AT NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,970

WATER FALLS ROAD

Poor

Over: MOMBACCUS CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 70

SPRUCETON ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST KILL

3.5 MI SW HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1897 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: DRYDEN LAKE OUTLT

.4 MI SW OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 412

JUNCTION ROAD

Poor

Over: OATKA CREEK

3.0 MI E E.BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 264

BARROW ROAD

Poor

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

.8MI E CANNON CORNERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t

MAHONEY ROAD

Poor

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

1.7MI S SOUTH BOMBAY, Franklin, NY

Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 165

OSCAWANNA LAKE RD

Poor

Over: PEEKSKLL HOLLW CK

2.9 MI W OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,557

DOUG RD

Poor

Over: ROCHESTER CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF KRUMVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 53

OLD RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.3 MI N OF HALCOTTSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 112

RTE 34

Poor

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL SENECA

JCT.RTE.34 + CANAL, Cayuga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,718

RTE 414

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK Access

JCT OF SH 414 & BARGE CNL, Wayne, NY

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,681

CANASERAGA ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

W CANASTOTA E CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 454

RTE 31

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGEC+31 W SIDE ROCH, Monroe, NY

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,103

NEWELL RD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.4 MI NE OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 248

PHOENIX ROAD

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

1.9 MI NE OF PHOENIX, Oswego, NY

Built 2005 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,023

WOODRUFF STREET

Poor

Over: SARANAC RIVER

SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1949 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 529

RTE 19

Poor

Over: PEARL CREEK

9.8MI N JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1910 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,436

THORNWOODS DRIVE

Poor

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

1 MI N OF WARD RD & RT 62, Niagara, NY

Built 1993 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 392

RTE I678

Poor

Over: BOAT BASIN PLACE FLUSHI

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 70,205

RTE 907V

Poor

Over: DYCKMAN STREET AMTRAK

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

Built 1939 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 89,532

OLD SH 10 SUMMIT

Poor

Over: BEAR GULCH CREEK

OLD STATE HWY 10, Schoharie, NY

Built 1906 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 170

RTE 11

Poor

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

JCT RTE 11+TIOUGHNIOGA R, Cortland, NY

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,982

RTE 18

Poor

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

JCT RTE18+0AK ORCHARD CK, Orleans, NY

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,418

RTE 30A

Poor

Over: CRIPPLEBUSH CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT SH 30A & US, Schoharie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,548

RTE 32

Poor

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

JCT RTE32+RONDOUT CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,045

RTE 245

Poor

Over: FLINT CREEK

4.6MI E JCT RTS 245 + 247, Ontario, NY

Built 1929 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,195

RTE 256

Poor

Over: Conesus Creek

0.1MI S JCT RTS 256 + 15, Livingston, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,247

174TH STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I895 BRONX RIVER A

JCT I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,653

PISECO ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

AT OREGON, Fulton, NY

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 148

SWEENEY ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG ALDER CREEK

1.7 MI W OF BYRON CORNERS, Lewis, NY

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 45

WHITES STORE RD

Poor

Over: TRIB WHITES STORE

0.6 MI SW OF WHITE STORE, Chenango, NY

Built 1870 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 65

MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: TB CANAJOHARIE CK

4.3 MI NE CHERRY VALLEY, Otsego, NY

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 51

RTE 907C

Poor

Over: OCEAN AVENUE

.9 MI E BELT PKY &OCN PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 132,147

ROSS ROAD

Poor

Over: GRAFF BROOK

.9 MI N OF EAST CONCORD, Erie, NY

Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 27

MILITARY ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MILES NW OF SALISBURY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1994 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 488

EAST BAY ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BAY

.5 MI NNE OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 78

CR 114A

Poor

Over: E BR TIOUGHNIOGA

4.5 MI NE OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 1913 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 107A

Poor

Over: OWASCO INLET

.4 MILE ESE OF PERUVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 436

SUMMIT AVENUE

Poor

Over: TRIB CHAUTAUQUA L

0.15 mi N SR394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,366

DOLE SWAMP ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BROKENSTRAW CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF NIOBE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 41

Poor

Over: CUTLER CREEK

0.1 MI W OF REYNOLDS AVEN, Steuben, NY

Built 1977 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,501

BUCKWHEAT ROAD

Poor

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

1.2 MILES NORTH OF MOIRA, Franklin, NY

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 443

BISHOP STREET RD.

Poor

Over: STONY CREEK

6.0 MI.NE OF HENDERSON HB, Jefferson, NY

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 92

HURLBURT ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB GENEGANTSLET

1.8 MI SE OF E. PHARSALIA, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 35

HARDSCRABBLE ROAD

Poor

Over: PLEASANT VLLEY BK

1.1 MI N OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 222

JERICHO RD

Poor

Over: PUTNAM BROOK

1.3 MI NORTH OF NYS RTE 5, Cayuga, NY

Built 2014 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 355

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