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 1

Poor

Over: Boston Post Local Road t

JCT US1+HUTCHINSON RIVER, Bronx, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,996

175TH STREET

Poor

Over: METRO NORTH RR

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,587

OLD ROUTE 82

Poor

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

0.9 MI S OF W TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 1922 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 134

COUNTY ROAD 111

Poor

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

0.2 MI N HAMLET OF ALCOVE, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,027

County Road 352

Poor

Over: FOX CREEK

0.8 MI E PRESTON HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 524

CR 1

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

3 MI NORTH OF HADLEY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 850

LANDERS CORNERS RD

Poor

Over: BARRY RUN

4.5 MI E OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 98

CR56 RIVER RD

Poor

Over: DRY BROOK

2.0 MI E OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31

CLARK HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: HENDY CREEK

5.0 MI SEELEY CK, Chemung, NY

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 172

DOVER FURNACE ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL RIVER

3.2 MI SW OF DOVER PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 851

METTACAHONTS ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCHESTER CREEK

1.2 MILES NW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,276

RTE 265

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTE 265 + CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,526

PINE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.6 MI SE OF HIGHL. MILLS, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 953

RTE I690

Poor

Over: LODI STREET

0.3MI W JCT I-690+TEALL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 91,568

RTE 5

Poor

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT SH 5 & SH 8, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,636

RTE 5

Poor

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

02MI N JCT RTS 5+8, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,575

RTE 20A

Poor

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 20A + GENESEE R, Livingston, NY

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,550

RTE 62

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 62 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,719

COUNTY ROAD 90

Poor

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

1.8 MI S JCT 193 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 430

RTE 208

Poor

Over: TIN BROOK

.9 MI N JCT RT 208 & 52, Orange, NY

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,678

RTE I690

Poor

Over: 81I 81I33032046 RTE I81

VIADUCT I-690 EB@I-81 INT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 59,174

RTE 67

Poor

Over: CHUCTANUNDA CREEK

JCT OF SH 30 & SH 67, Montgomery, NY

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 18,669

RTE I84

Poor

Over: Middletown & NJ Railroad

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

Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,437

RTE I787

Poor

Over: VINE STREET MULTI-USE T

0.47 MI NE of RTE. 32, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 26,255

PAIGE ROAD

Poor

Over: KARR VALLEY CREEK

4.5 MI W OF ALMOND, Allegany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 24

KIMBALLS MILL RD

Poor

Over: WB OSWEGATCHIE RV

6 MI SOUTH OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40

RTE 907C

Poor

Over: SHEEPSHEAD BAY RD

.8MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 132,147

SCISM ROAD

Poor

Over: WHITE CLAY KILL

0.9 MI N OF UPPR RED HOOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 78

NO.OSCEOLA ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL STREAM

.5 MI NE OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 146

TOWN LINE ROAD

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

3.7 MI NW OF NW QUAD ALDN, Erie, NY

Built 1928 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,431

SNAKE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/RVR LNE

.8 MI NW JCT I87 & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,800

S WORCESTR HLL RD

Poor

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF N HARPERSFLD, Delaware, NY

Built 1902 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 80

RAILROAD STREET

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NYS BA

0.1 MI NE OF FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,686

HINDSBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: W BR SANDY CREEK

0.9 MI NW BROCKVILLE, Orleans, NY

Built 1900 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 28

HUDSON ROAD

Poor

Over: SATTERLY CREEK

0.8 MI S WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,479

RTE 28N

Poor

Over: BOREAS RIVER

RT 28N & BOREAS RIVER JCT, Essex, NY

Built 1977 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,232

RTE I481

Poor

Over: RTE 5

JCT OF I481 SB & SH 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30,062

RTE I84

Poor

Over: RTE 6

3.2 MI E I84 INT 1, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,281

RTE 9D

Poor

Over: 84I 84I82021014 RTE I84

0.15 MI E I-84 Exit 41, Dutchess, NY

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,765

RTE 17

Poor

Over: RTE 17K

JCT SH 17 & SH 17K, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 34,831

RTE 590

Poor

Over: RTE 940C

Jct SH 590 & Co Rd 241, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,489

RTE 590

Poor

Over: RTE 940C

JCT S H 590 & CO ROAD 241, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,489

RTE 46

Poor

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 46 & 316, Madison, NY

Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,427

RTE 198

Poor

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

1.3 MI E JCT RT 198 +I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,218

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

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

Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,398

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.6 MI E I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,973

RTE I495

Poor

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 129,775

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT GCP+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 146,095

EAST 176TH STREET

Poor

Over: 95I 95IX1M21019 RTE I95

1.9 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t

BUCKWHEAT ROAD

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

0.8MI SE OF BLUE STORES, Columbia, NY

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t

Showing 17,251-17,300 of 17,642 bridges

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