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 I90

Poor

Over: EXIT 29A OFF RAMP TO NY-

RTE 90-I AT INT 29A, Herkimer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,090

MCKINLEY RD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.9 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 576

NORTH CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.0 MI.NE OF I-90 INT 57A, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 303

RTE 907K

Poor

Over: 100 X 87IX RTE I87 RT

JCT OF I87 & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 49,896

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 9 ENGLISH BROOK

JCT I87 & US 9, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,898

RTE I81

Poor

Over: RTE 11 JAMES STREET EA

JCT OF I-81 SB + RTE 290, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 44,604

RTE 38

Poor

Over: TRIB E BR OWEGOCK

0.4 MI S OF BERSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,479

RTE 3

Poor

Over: LITTLE STONY CREEK

2.7 MI S JCT SH 3 & SH178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,689

RTE 22

Poor

Over: BASH BISH BROOK

7.1 MI N DUT+COL CL, Columbia, NY

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,912

RTE 36

Poor

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

5.0MI SE JCT RTS 36 + 258, Livingston, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,205

RTE I81

Poor

Over: HALSEY ROAD

1 MI S I81 SB & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,174

RTE 116

Poor

Over: TITICUS RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT RTS I684+116, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,349

RTE 212

Poor

Over: BEAVER KILL

4.1 MI E JCT RTS 212+28, Ulster, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 342

Poor

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

JCT OF RTE I-81 + 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,799

RTE 290

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

.1 MI E JCT SH 290 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,086

RTE 410

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.5 Mi NE of Castorland, Lewis, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400

RTE 412

Poor

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

02MI E JCT RTS 412+233, Oneida, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,497

RTE I81

Poor

Over: E FAYETTE ST S McBRIDE

JCT OF RTS I-81 NB + 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 17

Poor

Over: ITHACA CENTRAL RR

0.2 MI SE JCT SH17 & SH34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 481

Poor

Over: CSXT-MONTREAL SEC

4 MI NW JCT SH 481 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,862

CROTONA PARKWAY

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

2.1 MI E I87 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,255

RTE I95

Poor

Over: Bronx River Ave. RAMP I

JCT I95+I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141,112

138TH STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.2 MILES S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,526

RTE 907H

Poor

Over: EAST 180TH STREET MORRI

.4 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112,038

RTE 12

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

6.5 MI NW JCT RTE 177+12, Lewis, NY

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,290

I90 WB TO SH 85 SB

Poor

Over: PATROON CREEK

.2 MI W JCT I90 & US 5, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,240

RAMP TO I-690 WB

Poor

Over: 695 695 3301 1018 STATE

0.1 MI E OF LAKELAND, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,257

RTE 983

Poor

Over: Pedestrian Walkway NEPP

CITY OF YONKERS, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,224

SPIER FALLS ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I87

.2 MI N OF I87 EXIT 17, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,527

GRANGE HALL ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST BROOK

0.8 MI NW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 416

NORTON ROAD

Poor

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF VERNON, Oneida, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 332

KERNAN ROAD

Poor

Over: CRANE BROOK

2.1MI SE JCT I90<NYSRTE90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 121

HALL ROAD

Poor

Over: SHELDRAKE CREEK

2.7 MI NW OF INTERLAKEN, Seneca, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35

N TIOGA STREET

Poor

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 848

STEELE ROAD

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

4.3 MILES SW OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112

BISHOPVILLE EXT

Poor

Over: TRIB CANISTEO RIVER

IN BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62

IVES SETTLEMNT RD

Poor

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF GUILFORD CTR, Chenango, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 278

ASTORIA BOULEVARD

Poor

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 47TH

1 MI NW JCT I278 & SH 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,013

OCEAN AVENUE

Poor

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

AT KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1916 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,223

49TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: LONG ISLAND RR AMTRAK

AT SUNNYSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,628

JFK MEMORIAL DR

Poor

Over: GROUND

2.9 MI SW HASTINGS ON HUD, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

PRESTON WAY

Poor

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.3 MI SE SMRP Exit 37, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,232

RTE 24

Poor

Over: RTE 907A

.5 MI E JCT CIP & SH 24, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,997

SIXTY-SIX ROAD

Poor

Over: STERLING VALLEY C

3.0 MI SW OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 236

BELLS POND ROAD

Poor

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

2.7 MI NW OF LIVINGSTON, Columbia, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 498

MERRIAM-FORGE ROAD

Poor

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

4 MILES NORTH OF WESTPORT, Essex, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34

COLUMBIA HILL RD

Poor

Over: IVES CORS.CREEK

2.1 MI E OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,091

CR65 MILL STREET

Poor

Over: E BR LIMESTONE CREEK

AT EARLVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 774

LANDERS CORNERS RO

Poor

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

4.5 MILES E OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1891 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 257

COUNTY ROAD 22

Poor

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.6 MI E OF SANDY CREEK, Oswego, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,247

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