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 60

Poor

Over: BR CASSADAGA CRK

4 MI S JCT SH 60 & SH 424, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,288

RTE 77

Poor

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK

2.5 MI E JCT SH 31 & SH77, Niagara, NY

Built 1918 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,780

RTE 281

Poor

Over: 81I 81I32023096 RTE I8

JCT RTS 281 + I-81, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,932

RTE 97

Poor

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

JCT SH 97 & SH 55, Sullivan, NY

Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,162

RTE I678

Poor

Over: FLUSHING CREEK MEADOW L

JCT I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 127,491

RTE I278

Poor

Over: BRUCKNER EXPWY BRUCKNER

1 MI NE I278+I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 143,338

DEARSTYNE ROAD

Poor

Over: QUACKEN KILL

1.7MI.SE.OF EAGLE MILLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 67

WATSON ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB S BR VAN CAMPEN CRE

5.0 MI S FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 22

PEARL ST TO BROOKL

Poor

Over: TO PARK DEPT YARD

AT BROOKLYN BR.OVER E.RVR, New York, NY

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t

LAKE AVENUE

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

3.2 MI S HASTINGS ON HUD., Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,180

RTE 983

Poor

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

2.7 MI W OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1900 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,649

LEWIS-WADHAMS RD

Poor

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

1 MILES EAST OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1910 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 154

PRIVATE DRIVE

Poor

Over: DRY BROOK

1.6 MI W OF KENNEDY, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 209

RTE 971H

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

LOCATED IN BROWNVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,232

COUNTY ROAD 11

Poor

Over: TRIB OTEGO CREEK

1 MI WEST OF HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 564

COUNTY ROAD 149

Poor

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

1.4 MILES SW OF LIV MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 872

RTE 52

Poor

Over: NYS & W

IN NARROWSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,510

SHEELY ROAD

Poor

Over: SUNDOWN CREEK

.1 MI S CR 101 IN SUNDOWN, Ulster, NY

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14

CAPE HORN ROAD

Poor

Over: CAROGA CREEK

AT NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY

Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 95

COBB STREET

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

AT CITY OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 1925 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 756

CR 113

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.6 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,627

RTE I87

Poor

Over: HURLEY AVE

0.4 MI SW JCT I-87 < 22, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 35,755

RTE 28

Poor

Over: HONEST BROOK

2.7 MI N JCT SH 28 & SH 1, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,592

NEW VERNON ROAD

Poor

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.5 MILES NW OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 1985 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,253

PARK AVENUE

Poor

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.4 MI SE OF HIGHL. MILLS, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 953

STARLIGHT ROAD

Poor

Over: KINNE BROOK

2.9 MI S MONGAUP VALLEY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1936 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 301

RTE 237

Poor

Over: BALD EAGLE CREEK

2.2 MI N OF KENDALL, Orleans, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 652

WILKINSON AVE

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

1.1 MI N I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 31.4 t

BRACKETT ROAD

Poor

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2.8 MILES SE OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 651

RTE 7

Poor

Over: OTSDAWA CREEK

AT OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,045

RTE 23

Poor

Over: JUMP BROOK

0.7 MI NW JCT RTS 23 + 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,685

RTE 51

Poor

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

01MI S JCT RTS 51+20, Herkimer, NY

Built 1937 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,531

RTE I87

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

JCT RTE I-87 + GR CHAZY R, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,431

RTE 184

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

5.8 MI NE JCT RTS 184+ 58, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1932 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 470

RTE 907H

Poor

Over: E TREMONT AVENUE

.2 MILE N JCT I95 & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 112,038

RTE 8

Poor

Over: Mill Pond Outlet

1.6mi E of I87 Exit 25, Warren, NY

Built 1900 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,148

CHURCH STREET

Poor

Over: CANADA CREEK

.1 MI N OF LEE CENTER, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 111

YOUNGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: SWISS CREEK

8.0 MI NW OF CROGHAN, Lewis, NY

Built 1985 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 22

INSTITUTE AVENUE

Poor

Over: CHADAKOIN RIVER

AT JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 888

LARKIN ST

Poor

Over: 86I 17 51121040 RTE I86

0.5 MI SE JCT 17 + INT 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 895

COLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OATKA CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 497

WEAVER ROAD

Poor

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

1 MILE N OF MAPLE SPRINGS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1942 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

ORMISTON ROAD

Poor

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

0.2 MI SW OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 252

COUNTY ROAD 16

Poor

Over: TRIB MEADS CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF MONTEREY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,135

COUNTY ROAD 25

Poor

Over: COBB CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF NEW BOSTON, Lewis, NY

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 73

WHITESVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: SHINGLE GULF

2.4 MI N OF BARNES CORS., Lewis, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 238

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

.6 MILE N OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 546

Dry Brook Road

Poor

Over: Dry Brook

0.3 MI SE OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 1989 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 31

COUNTY ROAD 34

Poor

Over: FORGE BROOK

0.3 MI.NW.OF RT52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,355

RTE I490

Poor

Over: CANALWAY TRAIL ERIE CAN

JCT C+I490 PERINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 52,434

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