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

GRAVES ROAD

Poor

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF SHONGO, Allegany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 291

CAMPTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: GLORY GULCH CREEK

3.8 MI N OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 123

DALTON ROAD

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 95

LUNN TERRACE

Poor

Over: MNRR HU LINE

At Cold Spring MNRR Sta, Putnam, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,078

WEST 38TH STREET

Poor

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,336

HEATHCOTE ROAD

Poor

Over: HEATHCOTE BYPASS

3.1 MI NE OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1910 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,895

MICHIGAN HILL RD

Poor

Over: GRIGGS GULF CREEK

2.4 MI SE OF HARFORD, Cortland, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 343

MILL HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

AT GALLATINVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 165

S.E.HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

.5 MI SE OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 336

RTE 952P

Poor

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

1 MILES SW OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,176

HAWLEY STREET

Poor

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CRK

AT W BORDER OF WESTFIELD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1926 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 752

BENJAMIN ROAD

Poor

Over: N BR NEWTOWN CRK

2.0 MI N OF SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 85

PLANK ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

3 MILES NE OF RODMAN, Jefferson, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 43

CR 30

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

3.0 MI NE OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 460

TALCVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

IN TALCVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 117

IRELAND ROAD

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

3 MI S OF BRIER HILL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 103

SALT POINT TURNPIK

Poor

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF STANFORDVLLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 897

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

.2 MI INT 90 RT 5 N., Madison, NY

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,179

LOUISIANA ST

Poor

Over: 190IX CSXT RR/AMTRAK R

0.8 MI E JCT RTS I190 < 5, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,821

SOWLES RD

Poor

Over: 90 IX RTE I90

0.6 MI NE OF INT 57, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,278

CR 200

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.0 MI NORTH OF INT 57, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,629

CR 89

Poor

Over: I-87 RTE I87

0.5 MI E OF KATSBAAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,282

UNITY ISLAND ACCES

Poor

Over: 190IX Bicycle Path BLA

.5 MI N JCT I190 & SH198, Erie, NY

Built 1909 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,063

RTE 90

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT SH 90 & I90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,156

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 FURMAN STREET

ADJACENT TO FURMAN STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 202,650

RTE 9

Poor

Over: STOCKPORT CREEK

4.8 MI N HUDSON N CITY LI, Columbia, NY

Built 1926 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,320

RTE 9A

Poor

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

1.9 MI N JCT RTS 9A+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 43,830

RTE 31

Poor

Over: JEDDO CREEK

2.1MI W JCT RTS 31A + 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,277

STRATTON HILL RD

Poor

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

.2 MI W INT CR30 & CR25, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 683

RTE 987G

Poor

Over: RTE 199

JCT TSP & RTE 199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,264

RTE I678

Poor

Over: FLUSHING BAY PROMENADE

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 183,587

GCP (EB) TO 126ST

Poor

Over: BOAT BASIN PLACE

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t

RTE I278

Poor

Over: 15th Street WB 17th Str

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 181,470

RTE I81

Poor

Over: SPRING BROOK

0.7 MI N JCT I-81 NB +13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,692

RTE 907P

Poor

Over: NYCTA IRT SUBWAY HARLEM

5.1 MI NE JCT FDR DR&SH25, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 82,471

RTE I787

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.6 MI N JCT I787 & 378, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 75,462

HOXIE GORGE ROAD

Poor

Over: HOXIE GORGE CREEK

3.5 MI S OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 324

RYAN ROAD

Poor

Over: MARBLE RIVER

4MI SW CHURUBUSCO, Clinton, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 201

RTE 9A

Poor

Over: 158TH STREET AMTRAK-W S

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

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 105,892

RTE 907C

Poor

Over: 3rd Ave 278I278IX2M2302

1.5 MI NE 86 ST+SHORE PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 55,432

RTE 9

Poor

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER HARLE

JCT US 9 & HARLEM RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 26,505

CROOKE AVENUE

Poor

Over: NYCTA Brighton Line

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,375

FAIRVIEW PK DRIVE

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

IN ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,655

RTE 62

Poor

Over: CASS RUN

3.0 MI E JCT RTS 62 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,710

CR 49

Poor

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

0.5MI NE WEST MILTON, Saratoga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,419

TRIPOLI ROAD

Poor

Over: EB TIOUGHNIOGA RV

.2 MILE WEST OF CUYLER, Cortland, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 313

CR23A

Poor

Over: SCRIBA CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF CONSTANTIA, Oswego, NY

Built 1900 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 665

JAVA LAKE RD

Poor

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

0.1 MILE N EAST ARCADE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 85

COUNTY ROAD 33

Poor

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.8 MI SW OF PEASLEEVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 628

CUSHMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DEER CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF FORT COVINGT, Franklin, NY

Built 1976 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 184

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