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

OLD PLANK ROAD

Poor

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF CLARKSVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1898 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 67

RTE 952P

Poor

Over: BR STILLWATER CRK

.5 MI SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,176

COUNTY ROAD 115

Poor

Over: S B GLENDENING CK

2.1 miles SOUTH of inters, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,998

COUNTY ROAD 21

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

AT KINDERHOOK, Columbia, NY

Built 1930 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,048

BLOOMINGBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

0.3 MI E OF BLOOMINGBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,510

MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/RIVR LN

1.8 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,229

WOODLND VALLEY ROA

Poor

Over: DOUGHERTY BROOK

3.8 MI SW OF PHOENICIA, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 625

COUNTY ROAD 40

Poor

Over: TRB CHARLOTTE CRK

2 MI EAST OF S WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 253

PORT GIBSON ROAD

Poor

Over: 90IX EB

2.7 MI E 90I EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,075

MOUNTAINDALE ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF WOODRIDGE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1926 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 752

RTE 434

Poor

Over: CHOCONUT CREEK

1.2MI W JCT RTS 434 & 26, Broome, NY

Built 1946 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 11,163

FLUSHING MEADW PR

Poor

Over: STREAM N OF LIE

IN FLUSHING MEADOW PARK, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,427

ENID ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST KILL CREEK

6 MI NE OF JEFFERSON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 43.4 t

RTE I481

Poor

Over: RTE 5

JCT OF I481 NB & SH 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,832

RTE I84

Poor

Over: RTE 6

3.2 MI E I84 INT 1, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 16,379

GRIEME AVE

Poor

Over: 30 30 25042006 RTE 30

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 5S & 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 342

RTE 52

Poor

Over: 84I 84I83011374 RTE I84

JCT RTS 52+I84, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,188

RTE 202

Poor

Over: CHESTNUT STREET

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 202 & 59, Rockland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,781

ALEXANDER STREET

Poor

Over: 490I490I43022040 RTE I4

0.5MI W JCT GOODMAN& I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,890

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MNRR BE LINE

0.9 MI E I84 INT 19, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30,039

RTE I84

Poor

Over: Maybrook Trailway MNRR

0.9 MI E I84 INT 65, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23,829

RTE I490

Poor

Over: CSX CHARLOTTE BRANCH

1.6 MI E JCT I490 & R.O.L, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 93,255

PRINCE BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: PRINCE BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF N.OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8

TWIN BRIDGES ROAD

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN OVERFLOW

.2 MI W INT TWIN BR FARM, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 487

PRESBYTERIAN ROAD

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.3 MI.SW.OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 257

JERICO ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF EAST BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1949 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 145

LATTA BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: LATTA BROOK

4.3 MI NE OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1946 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 785

REYNOLDSTON ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

5.5 MI.E.DickinsonCenter, Franklin, NY

Built 1951 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 183

LEGGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

0.6 MI N OF LAKE KATRINE, Ulster, NY

Built 1972 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,507

COUNTY ROAD 109

Poor

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

.5 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH 257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,384

RTE 63

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT RTE 63&BARGE CANAL, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,298

PINES BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: 987 G 987G87011066 RTE

.4 MI S JCT TSP & SH 134, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,210

RTE I90

Poor

Over: NYO&W RR (ABAND)

1.65 MI W INT 32 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25,281

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.7 MI W JCT RTS I87<202, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 73,380

EAST 188TH STREET

Poor

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT BELMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,205

REEDVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

BTN TRN AREAS 12A & 5C, Jefferson, NY

Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1

KRUM ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH MONGAUP RIVE

1.5 MI W OF HURLEYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 81

GOSHEN TURNPIKE

Poor

Over: 84I 84I83011208 RTE I84

1.7 MI E JCT SH 17 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,478

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 JORALEMON ST

.7 MI SW I278 & BRKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1948 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 143,724

COUNTY ROAD 47

Poor

Over: BUSHNELLSVILLE CK

AT SHANDAKEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 166

RTE 5

Poor

Over: E CANADA CREEK

5.8 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 1931 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,866

RTE 5

Poor

Over: ZIMMERMAN CREEK

64MI NW JCT RTS 80+5, Montgomery, NY

Built 1976 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,866

RTE 32

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.9MI N JCT RTE32+ROND CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,817

RTE 66

Poor

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

1.0 MI N JCT RTE66+I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1926 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 358

RTE I84

Poor

Over: COUNTY ROAD 35U

EXIT 2 OF I84, Orange, NY

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,379

RTE I84

Poor

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

0.4 MI E I-84 Exit 44, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 25,349

RTE 146

Poor

Over: CHRISLER AVENUE CSX TRA

1 MILE S JCT SH146 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,319

RTE 242

Poor

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

1.7 MI SW JCT SH242&SH240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,988

RTE 258

Poor

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

3.7MI E JCT RTS 258 + 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 226

CULVER AVENUE

Poor

Over: 5S 5S 26011025 RTE 5S

2.4 MI E JCT SH 5A & SH5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,371

Showing 17,301-17,350 of 17,642 bridges

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