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 954G

Poor

Over: LIT BUFFALO CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT SH358 &SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,771

RTE 9

Poor

Over: QUAY STREET S MALL-EB t

NB RMP US9 & 20 O/HDSN RV, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 15,321

RTE I890

Poor

Over: SCHENECTADY WATER LINES

4MI W JCT I90 &I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 16,282

MIDDLE STREET

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

CITY OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 772

HIGGINS ROAD

Poor

Over: SIXTOWN CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF INT. BETWEEN, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 246

ERIE ST & PERRY

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.7 MI NW RTE 5BUFFALO R, Erie, NY

Built 1945 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,655

MAIN AND PEARL ST

Poor

Over: SKYWAY RAMP "B" TO 190IX

0.1 MI S JCT RTS I190 5, Erie, NY

Built 1944 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,036

CHELSEA STREET

Poor

Over: 987F 987F MNRR HA LINE

.5 MI S JCT TSP & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1920 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,635

TUTTLE ROAD

Poor

Over: TUTTLE BROOK

1.7MI NW JCT298<31 TUTTLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 360

COUNTY ROAD 21

Poor

Over: ELTON CREEK

1.9 MILES SE OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1910 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 303

HORNBY ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB POST CREEK

0.2 MI W OF BEAVER DAMS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1941 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 253

MINER ROAD

Poor

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.7MI W SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 48

LASH ROAD

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.4MI NE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 269

MALTBY ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF RUTLAND CENT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 34

LIBERTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

0.4 MI S OF NEW BOSTON, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 159

COVERED BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,014

COUNTY ROAD 7

Poor

Over: W BR OTSDAWA CRK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 545

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.6 MI NW of JCT SR 30 &, Schoharie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,122

DIBBLE HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: FLY CREEK

5.5 MI NW OF ESPERANCE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 68

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 32

JCT S H 32 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 43,981

OHIOVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.8 MI S OF NEW PALTZ, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,822

RTE I90

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF E. SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,248

RTE 17

Poor

Over: ITHACA CENTRAL RR

.2 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH 3, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 5

Poor

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

5.2 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 249, Erie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,835

RTE 7

Poor

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

AT UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,771

RTE 8

Poor

Over: SCHROON RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT 8 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,148

RTE 10

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

2.2 MI NE JCT RTS 10 + 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,997

RTE 19

Poor

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

0.9MI S JCT RTS 19 + 78, Wyoming, NY

Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,003

RTE 33

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1 MILE SW OF CHURCHVILLE, Monroe, NY

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,916

RTE 39

Poor

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

2.0MI NE JCT RTS 19 + 39, Wyoming, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,772

RTE 94

Poor

Over: ORANGE COUNTY TRAILWAY

.9 MI E JCT SH 94 & SH17M, Orange, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,215

RTE 221

Poor

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

.2 MI W JCT SH 221 & US11, Cortland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,978

RTE 235

Poor

Over: TRIB WYLIE BROOK

13 MI N OF S CHENANGO CL, Chenango, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 620

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: 25A 25A

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,280

PECKS LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: PECKS CREEK

4.0 MI SE OF CAROGA LAKE, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 138

OLD POLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

.2 MI W SH12 AT BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 468

MORGAN HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: FORKS CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF SUGARTOWN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 58

PATRICK ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

.1 MI SOUTH OF HYNDSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 43

CHANDLER STREET

Poor

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

0.8mi E JCT SR60 & SR394, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 538

NELLIE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: WELLS BROOK

0.4 MI S OF DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 210

ROSSMAN HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF COLUMBIAVILL, Columbia, NY

Built 1941 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 490

EARLTON ROAD

Poor

Over: COB CREEK

5 MI W OF COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 471

TURKEY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

VARNA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,895

EAST AVE GULF RD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

.6 MI E JCT BG CL & SH237, Orleans, NY

Built 1911 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 519

RTE I90

Poor

Over: CRANE BROOK

.1MI NE JCT I90<31 ON I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30,507

CR 80

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.7 MI NE OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,098

RTE 96B

Poor

Over: TRB BUTTERMILK CK

5.6 MI NW TIOGA CL-SH 96B, Tompkins, NY

Built 1929 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,493

RTE 206

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1.2 MI SE JCT SH 206 & SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1959 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,596

SUNSIDE ROAD

Poor

Over: BOWERY CREEK

2 MI SE OF EAST DURHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 277

COUNTY ROAD 75

Poor

Over: MID MONGAUP RIVER

.9 MILE SW OF HARRIS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1935 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 947

Showing 16,701-16,750 of 17,642 bridges

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