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

MAPLE LANE

Poor

Over: LOCUST CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF CLINTON CORS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 138

ROXBURY-STRATTON

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RIVER

500 west of Route 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 851

PROSPECT STREET

Poor

Over: LABRADOR CREEK

0.03 m N of Rte 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 131

RTE 33A

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT BARGE C + RTE 33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 15,457

GARDEN STATE PKWY

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTS GARDEN ST PKW+I87, Rockland, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,695

RTE 987E

Poor

Over: LAKE SEBAGO DAM

3.5 MI NE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1924 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,068

RTE 812

Poor

Over: CAN.QUEENS HWY.2 ST.LAW

1.8 MI.NE OF OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,033

ULSTER HEIGHTS RD

Poor

Over: BOTSFORD BROOK

2.9 MI N OF GREENFIELD PK, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 178

I 690 On Ramp from

Poor

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

IN GEDDES-ONON LAKE CO PK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,659

DUNBARTON ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

5 MI S.W. OF NEW LONDON, Oneida, NY

Built 1927 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 57

RTE 9W

Poor

Over: POPOLOPEN CREEK

.3 MI N JCT US 9W & US 6, Orange, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,344

RTE 29

Poor

Over: CAROGA CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 10 & 29, Fulton, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,238

BEST STREET

Poor

Over: 33 33 53011026 RTE 33

1.6 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,889

RTE I690

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I90 & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 48,152

RTE 59

Poor

Over: PASCACK CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 59+45, Rockland, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 19,772

RTE 66

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

3.8 MI S JCT RTE66+I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1927 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,824

RTE 75

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 75 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24,142

RTE 184

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 184 + 58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 425

RTE I678

Poor

Over: RELIEF

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,582

LANPHIER LANE

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

1.6 MI S OF BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9

CALDERWOOD ROAD

Poor

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CRK

2.9 MI NE OF HAGAMAN, Fulton, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 175

SIMMONS ROAD

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

AUGUSTA, Oneida, NY

Built 1922 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 179

BEAN STATION ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB FIVEMILE CREEK

3 MI S OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 175

CLINTON AVENUE

Poor

Over: NORTH GULLY

IN ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 997

WEST MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: MOYER CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1900 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,343

COUNTY ROAD 47

Poor

Over: HATCHERY HOLLOW

1.4 MILES S OF BIG INDIAN, Ulster, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 164

PHEASANT LANE

Poor

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.5 MI E OF HARLEMVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 42

TEN BROECK ROAD

Poor

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF HARLEMVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 38

TEXAS VALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: MERRILL CREEK

4.8 MI NE OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 176

BENJAMIN ROAD

Poor

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

2.7 MI NE SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1944 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 74

FRENCH SETLMNT RD

Poor

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

2.3 MI S OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 139

PINCKNEY ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.9 MI NW OF BARNES CORS., Lewis, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 21

COUNTY ROAD 21

Poor

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,302

HURLEY MOUNTAIN RO

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF ATWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 989

RTE 55

Poor

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

.5 MILE N OF BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,455

RTE 46

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL TRAIL ERIE B

0.25 M SW of Route 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,564

RTE 65

Poor

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

RTE.65(CLOVER ST) & CANAL, Monroe, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20,359

RTE 987D

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER EX-NYCRR

1.9 MI N JCT SMRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30,516

MEADOW HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.7 MI S JCT RTS I-87& 52, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,486

PARK ENTRANCE RD

Poor

Over: CSX LEASED AMTRA

.4 MI NORTH OF STAATSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1912 Load: 29.9 t

AIRPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: SING SING CREEK

1.0 MI NORTH OF RTE 17, Chemung, NY

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

IRR RTE 438

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.8MI SE JCT RTS 438 & 20, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,556

RTE 28

Poor

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

1 MI S JCT RTS 28 & 29, Herkimer, NY

Built 1936 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,027

STONEY CREEK RD

Poor

Over: STONY CREEK

6 MI NW OF VERONA, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 422

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: BR LITTLE VALLEY

AT LITTLE VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1938 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 142

RTE 10

Poor

Over: W BR SACANDAGA RIVER

1 MI N HAMILTON CO LINE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 302

RTE 11

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2.5 MI NE JCT RTS 11+ 190, Clinton, NY

Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,416

RTE 22

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

0.3 MI NE JCT 22 & 149, Washington, NY

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,620

RTE 28

Poor

Over: S INLET RAQUETTE

11.2 MI SW RTS 28 & 28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,166

RTE 590

Poor

Over: RTE 286

JCT ROL + RTE 286, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 97,989

Showing 16,851-16,900 of 17,642 bridges

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