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 947A

Poor

Over: LARKIN CREEK

3.5MI E JCT LOSP&RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,051

ATTRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I490

2.1 MI W JCT I490EB&SH259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,301

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

1 MILE W JCT US 6 & I-84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,766

RTE 67

Poor

Over: CAROGA CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT SH 5 & CR 52, Montgomery, NY

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,130

MARMION AVE

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

2.0 MI E I87 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t

RAMP S TO SMRP

Poor

Over: RAMP D TO SMRP

.2 MI W JCT I287 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 12,178

GCP EB TO 25AX EB

Poor

Over: RTE 907M

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t

RTE 29

Poor

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

IN JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,514

LYON ROAD

Poor

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

AT NELSON, Madison, NY

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 294

TOWNLINE ROAD

Poor

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.0 MI W OF MIDDLEPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 396

COUNCIL HOUSE ROAD

Poor

Over: GENESEE RIVER

1 MI NORTH OF CANEADEA, Allegany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 433

PODPADIC ROAD

Poor

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF RICHMONDVLLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 135

UNION STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.3 MI NE I278+BATTERY, Kings, NY

Built 1952 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,444

SCRIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: BOQUET RIVER

7 MI.SW.ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18

NEWPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: WRIGHT CREEK

2 MI SOUTHWEST OF NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 95

BLUE MOUNTAIN RD

Poor

Over: LUCAS KILL

2.5 MI NE OF W SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 881

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

5 MI SE OF SHANDAKEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,356

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 59 NJ TRANSIT RR

ORANGE AVE. RT.59 & NJ TR, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 110,239

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 59 NJ TRANSIT RR

ORANGE AVE. RT.59 & NJ TR, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 36,690

RTE I190

Poor

Over: PEABODY ST

1.7 MI WNW JCT RTSI190<16, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 75,744

RTE I90

Poor

Over: COWASELON CREEK

0.9 m E I-90 Exit 34, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,197

RTE 5

Poor

Over: LITTLE SISTER CRK

8.3 MI NE JCT SH 5 & US20, Erie, NY

Built 1927 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,835

RTE 9L

Poor

Over: INLET TO DUNHAMS BAY

4.8mi NE JCT RT 9 & 9L, Warren, NY

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,608

RTE 17A

Poor

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 17A & 94, Orange, NY

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,329

RTE 23

Poor

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.2 MI W JCT SH 23 & SH385, Greene, NY

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,018

RTE 590

Poor

Over: RTE 941V

JCT ROL SB+BLOSSOM RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 48,995

RTE 221

Poor

Over: TRB E BR OWEGO CK

1.3 MI NE JCT SH221 & SH2, Cortland, NY

Built 1927 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,102

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: 907M907MX5M14046 RTE 90

JCT GCP & 678I, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,533

MCCHESNEY ROAD

Poor

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.2 MI NW OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,394

COUNTY ROAD 5A

Poor

Over: FLAT CREEK

HAMLET OF ARGUSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 279

RTE 62

Poor

Over: THATCHER BROOK

2.0 MI S JCT RTS 39 & 62, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,775

EDEN EVANS CENTER

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.7 MI. SW OF INT.57A, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,481

RTE 252

Poor

Over: East Loop West Loop RT

JCT RTS 15 + 252, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 29,488

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 FURMAN STREET

ADJACENT TO FURMAN STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 134,789

COLLINS ROAD

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

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

Built 1927 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 239

RTE 930

Poor

Over: RTE 11 NYS Routes 11&41

2.3 MI N JCT RTS 11 + 222, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,063

RTE 417

Poor

Over: WOODWARD CREEK

.2 MI E JCT RTS 417+248, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 826

RTE 28

Poor

Over: ROCHESTER HOLLOW

3.5 MI W JCT SH 28 & SH42, Ulster, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,450

RTE 89

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF RTS 89 + I-90, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,304

RTE 590

Poor

Over: RTE 104

JCT RTS NB 47 + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,489

RTE I84

Poor

Over: Middletown & NJ Railroad

1.1 MI E JCT I84 & SH 208, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,986

RTE I678

Poor

Over: 25A (EB) U-TURN FLUSHIN

JCT I495 + I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,664

RTE I87

Poor

Over: ALEXANDER AVENUE

2.7 MILES S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 105,993

RTE 251

Poor

Over: 390I390I43031047 RTE I3

0.2MI.W.JCT.RTS. 251 & 15, Monroe, NY

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,495

RTE I278

Poor

Over: 43RD ST

JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,361

RTE I481

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.2 MI N JCT I481SB &SH290, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,378

RTE I481

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.2 MI N JCT I481NB &SH290, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 19,418

BUTCHER ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

2 MI SE OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1938 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 254

COTTON HANLON RD

Poor

Over: DECKERTOWN CREEK

IN ODESSA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 323

Showing 17,151-17,200 of 17,642 bridges

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