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 I86

Poor

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.5 MI E FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,305

RTE I86

Poor

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.5 MI E FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,926

BAY RIDGE PARKWAY

Poor

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

1.5 MI NE JCT I278 & BELT, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,155

BOSTON RD

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95 NYC RA

2.2 MI E I87 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,388

ELK STREET

Poor

Over: NS & CSX Railroad CSX T

.9 MI W JCT I190 & SEN ST, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,679

RTE 260

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

3.5 MI NW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1920 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 969

STEVENS ROAD

Poor

Over: OWASCO INLET

2 MI SSE JCT SH 38 & SH 2, Tompkins, NY

Built 2005 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 307

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 489

COUNTY ROAD 35

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF W SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,824

NORTH CHENANGO ST

Poor

Over: BIRDSALL BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 778

RTE I87

Poor

Over: Route 59 RTE 59

0.2 MI S JCT RTS I87 & 9W, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 107,699

RTE I87

Poor

Over: 202 RTE 202 WASHINGTON

JCT OF I87 & S H 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 81,424

RTE I87

Poor

Over: SADDLE RV RD

1.2 MI W JCT SH 45 & I87, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 89,004

RTE I90

Poor

Over: STERLING CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF E. SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,303

RTE I81

Poor

Over: NORTH SALINA ST

JCT I81 & NORTH SALINA S, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 74,401

RTE 5

Poor

Over: ABD BUFFALO CREEK RR

2.4 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 16, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 40,588

RTE 30

Poor

Over: BIG BROOK

3.9 MI NW JCT RT 28N & 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,095

RTE 39

Poor

Over: South Wiscoy Creek

1 MILE W JCT SH39 & SH362, Wyoming, NY

Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,833

RTE 41

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT RTS 41 + 17, Broome, NY

Built 1927 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 789

RTE 65

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/W SHORE

0.2MI N JCT RTS 65 + 252, Monroe, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20,359

RTE I81

Poor

Over: RUSSELL ROAD TIOUGHNIOG

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

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,436

AIRPORT BLVD

Poor

Over: 81I 81I33033033 Route 9

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

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,155

RTE 88

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

3.1 MI S JCT RTS 88 + 104, Wayne, NY

Built 1927 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,514

WEGMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I490

1.1MI E JCT I490EXT+386, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,186

PORTLAND AVENUE

Poor

Over: 104 104 43033000 RTE 10

1.8MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,465

THAIS RD

Poor

Over: WYNANTS KILL

1.1 MI.E.OF WEST SAND LK., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,032

CROSBY ROAD

Poor

Over: PINE RIDGE BROOK

1 MI E OF GARNET LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1905 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4

NORTH HAMILTON ST

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,988

RTE I278

Poor

Over: BRUCKNER BLVD FROM 278I

JCT. MDE & BE, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t

CASTER DRIVE

Poor

Over: N BR SALMON RIVER

6.1 MI N.W. OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 53

S.JOHNSBURG RD.

Poor

Over: CRYSTAL BROOK

7 MI S JOHNSBURG, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 242

HARPER ROAD

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.2 MI NE DARIEN CENTER, Genesee, NY

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 368

WHITESIDE PARKWAY

Poor

Over: TRIB CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

AT MAPLE SPRINGS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1948 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 42

BACON RD

Poor

Over: LITT SALMON RIVER

2.2 MI NW OF WEST BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1951 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 304

CANYON LAKE RD

Poor

Over: NORTH PETERS KILL

4.2 MI SW JCT RTS 209+213, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 149

JACK MENGES ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

IN YOUNGSVILLE OFF SH 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 127

MOOSE RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

NE OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,044

RTE I90

Poor

Over: RTE 203

JCT RTS 203 & 90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,236

PALMER ROAD

Poor

Over: 987F 987F87011004 RTE 9

0.5 MI S JCT RTS SBSP+100, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,660

CR54

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.0 MI E EXIT 34A ON I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,619

LAKEVIEW RD

Poor

Over: RTE I90

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

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,017

RTE 951T

Poor

Over: COLD SPRING CREEK

1.3 MI E OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1928 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 181

RTE I495

Poor

Over: 495I495IX5C14A04 RTE I4

0.9 MI W JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 103,162

RTE I90

Poor

Over: CSXT RR/AMTRAK NORFOLK

7.1 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 9,423

LAKE ROAD W FORK

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.2 MI N OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1941 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 521

CLARK HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: TRB MUDLICK CREEK

2 MI NW OF SEELEY CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 104

COLLINS STREET EXT

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

1.8 MI NE OF HILLSDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 154

LOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

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

Built 1927 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 128

RTE 113

Poor

Over: 9 9 82051122 RTE 9

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 9 + 9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,908

RTE 58

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

1.8 MI SE JCT RTS 58 + 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1926 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 574

Showing 17,101-17,150 of 17,642 bridges

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