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

MCCABE ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DEER CREEK

2.4 MI SE FORT COVINGTON, Franklin, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 562

90IX EXIT 46 RAMP

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,889

RTE I90

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE I90 & BLACK CREEK, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,909

RTE 7

Poor

Over: FLAX ISLAND CREEK

IN OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,045

RTE 9W

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/C P RWY

1 MI S.JCT 9W < 396, Albany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,317

RTE 11

Poor

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

2.5 MI NE JCT US11 & SH95, Franklin, NY

Built 1928 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,309

RTE 12B

Poor

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

.2 MI E JCT RTS 12B & 233, Oneida, NY

Built 1928 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,247

RTE 23

Poor

Over: NAUVO STREAM

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 23 & 296, Greene, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,441

RTE 26

Poor

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

2.6 MI SW JCT CR42 & SH26, Chenango, NY

Built 1924 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 920

RTE 29

Poor

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

0.9MI W from JCT RTS 29A+, Herkimer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,465

RTE 204

Poor

Over: 390I390I43037000 RTE I3

0.6MI SE JCT RTS47+33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 24,193

RTE 458

Poor

Over: DEXTER LAKE OUTLT

.1 MI SE JCT SH72 & CO LN, Franklin, NY

Built 1927 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 793

AIRPORT BLVD (WB)

Poor

Over: 81I 81I33033033 Route 9

.6 MI NE JCT RTS I-81 +11, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,155

RTE 121

Poor

Over: TITICUS RIVER

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 121+116, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,362

RTE 233

Poor

Over: DEANS CREEK

3 MI S OF EXIT 32 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1927 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,569

RTE 258

Poor

Over: BRADNER CREEK

1.2MI E JCT RTS 258 + 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 463

RTE 298

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF SH 298 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,266

RTE I890

Poor

Over: BIG CIRCLE

2.0 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18,115

HIGBY ROAD

Poor

Over: 5S 5S 23021063 RTE 5S

9.7 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,619

RTE 162

Poor

Over: FLATT CREEK CANYON ROAD

05MI S JCT RTS 5S+162, Montgomery, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,665

RTE I684

Poor

Over: WESTCHESTER AVE

1.1 MI W JCT I287 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,390

RTE 9

Poor

Over: DOODLETOWN BROOK

1.6 MI S Jct B Mtn Circle, Rockland, NY

Built 1929 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,915

BRIMMER FARM RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

2.7 MI SW OF PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

MERWIN ROAD

Poor

Over: COLD CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 40

CROPSEY AVENUE

Poor

Over: CONEY ISLAND CRK

AT CONEY ISLAND, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,425

LUDLOW STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR HU LINE

.5 MILE N OF NYC LIMITS, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,657

HESSVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR OTSQUAGO CK

3.0 MI E OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1934 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 287

AKRON-CRITTENDEN

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

SE CORNER OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,986

JACKSON CREEK RD

Poor

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

2.5 MI NE SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1944 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58

MILT TPKE EXT

Poor

Over: SARANAC RIVER

2.0 MI S INTERS RT3&RT190, Clinton, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,926

RTE 298

Poor

Over: Pedestrian walkway bike

2000 S JCT 298 & I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,354

HARSH ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

W CANASTOTA E CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1927 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 540

RTE 384

Poor

Over: EAST NIAGARA STREET TON

1.8 MI N JCT OF 384 & I29, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,633

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 45

JCT OF RTS I87 & 45, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 89,004

Weiss Street

Poor

Over: 190IX RTE I190

1.4 MI W I190 TOLLGATE, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,350

EXIT 18 ON/OFF RAM

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.4 MI S OF RTE 299 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,955

RTE I90

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE I90 & BLACK CREEK, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18,131

CR 9 ANGOLA BRANT

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.8 MI SE OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,233

RTE I990

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK ELLICOTT

1.7MI N INT RTS I990&I290, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,383

ARMITAGE RD

Poor

Over: CLYDE RIVER

5.5 MI.SE OF CLYDE, Wayne, NY

Built 1932 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 275

RTE 277

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 277 + I-98, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10,669

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 FURMAN STREET

ADJACENT TO FURMAN STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 143,724

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 BRKLYN PROMENA

ADJACENT TO FURMAN STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 143,724

Old Mill Road

Poor

Over: Quassaic Creek

4.6 MI SE JCT RTS 32+44, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t

SANDS CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDS CREEK

.8 MILE NORTH OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 509

RTE 5

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.8 MI NE JCT RTS 5 & 249, Erie, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,876

RTE 5S

Poor

Over: LASHERS CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 162, Montgomery, NY

Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,882

RTE 16

Poor

Over: LIME LAKE OUTLET

4.0 MI N JCT RTS 16 + 242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,878

RTE 22

Poor

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

3.8 MI N DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,764

RTE 23A

Poor

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

JCT 23A & KAATERSKILL FLS, Greene, NY

Built 1920 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,793

Showing 17,051-17,100 of 17,642 bridges

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