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

SPENCER ROAD

Poor

Over: ALDER BROOK

1.4MI NW BURKE CENTER, Franklin, NY

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 245

GRAND STREET

Poor

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

OVER NEWTOWN CREEK, Kings, NY

Built 1901 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,303

GUY PARK AVE EXT

Poor

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,520

WARREN FARM ROAD

Poor

Over: WICCOPEE CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT I84 & HOOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 824

RIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL RIVER

3.1 MI SW OF DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1900 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 114

ELM STREET EXT

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

2.4 MI N MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 154

BERKSHIRE ROAD

Poor

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

1.1 MI W OF COPAKE LAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 191

LANGDON HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 173

COUNTY ROAD 68

Poor

Over: CROSBY CREEK

3.7 MI SW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 464

GODDEAU ROAD

Poor

Over: SARANAC RIVER

0.6 MI SE CADYVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 910

COUNTY ROAD 46

Poor

Over: DEAN BROOK

5 Miles North of Rt 55 an, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 354

PANTHER KILL ROAD

Poor

Over: PANTHER KILL

2.5 MI SW OF PHOENICIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 57

EXIT 31 RAMP

Poor

Over: RTE 921C

W INT 31 UTICA NY, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,730

NORTH RD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

5.7 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 351

OLD KINGS HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE 87I

1.5 MI NW VILL CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 871

MOUNTAINVIEW AVE

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

3.0 MI E JCT RTS I-87<PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t

RTE I90

Poor

Over: COUNTY ROAD 32

1.7 MI W OF MALDEN BRIDGE, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,236

LAKEVIEW RD

Poor

Over: RTE I90

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

Built 1957 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,017

RTE I90

Poor

Over: CSXT RR/AMTRAK NORFOLK

7.1 MI SW OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,444

RTE 20

Poor

Over: W BR UNADILLA RIVER

.4 MI E JCT US 20 & SH 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,759

RTE 44

Poor

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

8.3 MI E JCT RTS44+82+343, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,743

RTE 46

Poor

Over: STONEY CREEK

1.7 MI E JCT RTS 46 & 49, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,549

RTE 52

Poor

Over: TIN BROOK

0.4 MI E JCT RTS 52+208, Orange, NY

Built 1931 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,366

RTE 63

Poor

Over: SWAMP

3.2 MI N JCT RTS 63 + 77, Genesee, NY

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,998

RTE I81

Poor

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

2.7 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,336

RIVER VIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: 87I 87I 1509 1007 RTE I

0.31 MI NW OF JCT CLAMSTE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 890

RTE 203

Poor

Over: PUNSIT CREEK

1.8 MI E JCT RTE203+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,693

188TH STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I495 495I495IX5M141

2.8 MI E I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,215

KANE STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

.6 MI NE I278+BATTERY, Kings, NY

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,165

WHITE STREET

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,223

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 BROOKLYN BRIDG

ADJACENT TO YORK STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 114,634

COUNTY ROAD 28

Poor

Over: PURDY CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 592

FOWLER ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH WAPPINGER CR

2.5 MI W OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 117

RTE I90

Poor

Over: PED/BIKE PATH

4.3 MI W I-90 INT 29, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,908

WALKER RD

Poor

Over: RTE I90

5.9 MI NE EXIT 60 OF I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 171

WALKER RD

Poor

Over: RTE I90

5.9 M NE of Westfield Int, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 171

RTE 5

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.8 MI E JCT SH 5 & SH 33, Genesee, NY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,534

RTE 15

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 15&NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,050

RTE I81

Poor

Over: RTE 31

JCT OF RTS I-81 SB + 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,876

RTE 32

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

1.7 MI SW JT RTS 4 & 32, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,073

EAST FERRY ST

Poor

Over: 33 33 53011034 RTE 33

2.4 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,177

SPIER FALLS ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I87

0.45 M N JCT I87 & RTE 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,527

RTE 90

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

8.1 MI SE JCT RTS 90 + 38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,756

RTE 211

Poor

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

2 MI E JCT US209 & SH211, Orange, NY

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,037

RTE 365

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

21MI SW JCT RTS 365+291, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,278

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RR

1.8 MI W JCT I84 & SH 208, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,713

RTE I84

Poor

Over: LUDINGTONVILLE RD

I84 INT 58, Putnam, NY

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 27,488

RTE 957A

Poor

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 633

RTE I88

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM SUITS RA

2.2 MI E JCT RTS I88 & 20, Schenectady, NY

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,408

SPAULDING ROAD

Poor

Over: HARRISBURG HOLLOW CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF KANONA, Steuben, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 426

Showing 17,201-17,250 of 17,642 bridges

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