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

TELEPHONE ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB TONAWANDA CR

.3 MILE EAST OF ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 848

SANDERS HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNTERS CREEK

3.2 MI W OF STRYKERSVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190

COUNTY ROAD 4

Poor

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

2.1 MI NW OF COOPER PLNS, Steuben, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 754

CANNON CORNERS RD

Poor

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

.1 MI S OF CANNON CORNERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 175

WOULF AVE

Poor

Over: RAQUETTE PD INLET

TUPPER LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 189

COUNTY ROUTE 007

Poor

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

AT ROSENDALE, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,820

VAN VLIERDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

2.7 MI NW JCT RTS 32+212, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 307

RTE 17

Poor

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

1.3 MI NW OF FOSTERDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,867

COUNTY ROAD 43

Poor

Over: TRIB ANGELICA CRK

2.3 MI SW OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 253

JESSUP RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: JESSUP RIVER

8 MILES N.WEST SPECULATOR, Hamilton, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19

PEEKAMOOSE ROAD

Poor

Over: PEEKAMOOSE LAKE INLET

9.7 MI SW JCT NY28+NY28A, Ulster, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 287

RTE 31F

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Trail ERIE C

0.3 Mi N of RT. 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,241

FOURTH STREET

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

FOURTH ST & ERIE C @ E2, Saratoga, NY

Built 1907 Load: 32.7 t

GERMANY ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

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

Built 1865 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 742

CANAL STREET

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

IN DURHAMVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 252

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

AT JCT RTS 78 + 31, Niagara, NY

Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,684

RTE 46

Poor

Over: 90 IX RTE I90

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 316 + 46, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,991

RTE I90

Poor

Over: RTE 203

JCT RTS 203 & 90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,451

RTE I90

Poor

Over: RTE 383

JCT SH 383 & NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,375

RTE 907K

Poor

Over: MCQUESTEN PKWY NO 907 G

0.1 MI N JCT RTS CCP+BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t

SR 0006 TR 6

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

PORT JERVIS PIKE ST, Orange, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,932

RTE 987D

Poor

Over: RTE 119

1.2 MI N JCT RTS SMRP&I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,010

CR 70

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

I90 1.4 M W EXIT 35, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,405

PECOR ST

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

6.8 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 232

RTE I87

Poor

Over: CAUTERSKILL ROAD KAATER

1.5 MI W VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,622

RTE 982

Poor

Over: CR-41

2.0 MI S OF I-287 & GSP, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,602

North Avenue

Poor

Over: 95IX RTE I95

1.1 MI N JCT I95 & U.S.1, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,209

RTE 280

Poor

Over: WOLF RUN CREEK

4.9MI SW JCT RTS 17 & 280, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 667

MONTROSE STATION R

Poor

Over: MNRR HU LINE

IN MONTROSE, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,750

RANGE ROAD 21

Poor

Over: MINERAL SPRINGS

RANGE 21, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

RTE I90

Poor

Over: NYS Route 28 RTE 28

0.0 MI SW JCT FIFTH AVE, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20,495

COUNTY RD 115

Poor

Over: TOMHANNOCK BACKWATER

2.1 MI W PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,156

RTE I81

Poor

Over: RTE 11

JCT OF I81 SB & US 11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,974

RTE 9

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

IN CHAMPLAIN, Clinton, NY

Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,751

RTE 12E

Poor

Over: HORSE CREEK

VILLAGE OF CHAUMONT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,741

RTE 17A

Poor

Over: GREENWOOD LAKE OUTLET

7.5M W.JCT RT 17A-210 &17, Orange, NY

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,329

RTE 27

Poor

Over: NORTH RD

3.3MI W OF TUCKAH, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 39,182

RTE 33B

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90 SCAJAQUAD

JCT GENESEE ST + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,682

RTE 59

Poor

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

2.1 MI E JCT RTS 59+17, Rockland, NY

Built 1933 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,359

RTE I81

Poor

Over: RUSSELL ROAD TIOUGHNIOG

3.4 MI N JCT I81 & SH 221, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,861

RTE 155

Poor

Over: LINCOLN AVE D&H RAILROA

0.8 MI SW JCT 32 & 155, Albany, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,044

RTE 277

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.8 m N Rte 400 Exit, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 24,055

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: 907A907AX5M22126 RTE 90

JCT GCP+CROSS ISLAND PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 154,703

RTE 25

Poor

Over: RTE 907M GCP W/B Ramp

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60,470

LOCUST AVENUE

Poor

Over: BLIND BROOK

2.9 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,378

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Poor

Over: S BR SMOKES CRK.

0.2 MI W RTE 62, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,114

VANDERPOOL ROAD

Poor

Over: PROSPECT VALLEY CREEK

2.2 MI NORTH OF CANDOR, Tioga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 66

WATERBURY ROAD

Poor

Over: PRINCE BROOK

3.0 MI SE OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 83

LODI CENTER RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1.0 MI S OF LODI, Seneca, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 324

PISECO ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH CREEK

AT KNAPPVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 148

Showing 17,001-17,050 of 17,642 bridges

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