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 I84

Poor

Over: HOSNER MOUNTAIN ROAD

.9 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 26,344

KEYSTONE AVENUE

Poor

Over: 17 17 65062010 RTE 17

0.9 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 220, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,411

COUNTY ROAD 65

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

On Kings Road 1/2 mile no, Schenectady, NY

Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,097

FITZPATRICK ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB.CATHARINE CR

3.3 MI S OF MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 124

LEARN ROAD

Poor

Over: TRACY CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF RATHBONE, Steuben, NY

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60

HAMPTONBURGH ROAD

Poor

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

1.3 MI E JCT SH416 &SH207, Orange, NY

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 688

CONCOURSE VLGE AV

Poor

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1916 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,260

JOHNSON ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL BROOK

.5 MI EAST OF ADIRONDACK, Warren, NY

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 86

EAST LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI E OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,022

KENT ROAD

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

1.0 MI S KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1924 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 351

MCDOWELL ROAD

Poor

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

6.5 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1957 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40

DENNING ROAD

Poor

Over: E BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER

2.6 MI NE OF CLARYVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 277

MC VEIGH ROAD

Poor

Over: MONHAGEN BROOK

2 MILES SE OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1979 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,377

RTE 1

Poor

Over: 287I287I87011104 RTE I2

JCT US 1 & I287, Westchester, NY

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 23,703

RTE I84

Poor

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.0 MI W JCT RTS I84+9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 26,265

RTE 144

Poor

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.5 MI SE JCT SH144 & 910A, Albany, NY

Built 1930 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,753

RTE 376

Poor

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 376+52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1947 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,543

STERLING MINE ROAD

Poor

Over: 17 17 85111021 RTE 17

1.4MI NW JCT RT17&RR&THWY, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,426

RTE 921F

Poor

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

0.25 MI NORTH OF Rt. 5A, Oneida, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t

SMITH ROAD

Poor

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.5 MI W of COOPRS PLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 635

EVELIEN HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: EVELIEN HILL CRK

1 MI SW OF STRAITS CORNRS, Tioga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 47

STEVENS ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

.8 MILE NW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 680

COUNTY ROAD 133

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 mi NW CR133 and CR77, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 310

DEKALB JCT ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF RICHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 152

DOANSBURG RD

Poor

Over: E BRANCH CROTON R

4.5 MI.NW OF BREWSTER, Putnam, NY

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,546

RTE 987D

Poor

Over: LOCKWOOD AVENUE

1.2 MI N JCT RTS SMRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30,516

BROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: CAYUGA INLET

1.0 MI N WEST DANBY, Tompkins, NY

Built 1972 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 130

RTE 28

Poor

Over: 209 209 86031315 RTE 20

JCT RTS 28+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 11,535

COUNTY ROAD 85

Poor

Over: TRIB WALNUT CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF FORESTVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 644

RTE 957A

Poor

Over: BLAIRVLLE ROAD

1.2 MI SE OF YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,148

RTE 957A

Poor

Over: BLAIRVLLE ROAD

1.2 MI SE OF YOUNGSTOWN, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,148

FINLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: MOURNING KILL

3MI W BALSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1925 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 224

SPRUCETON ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST KILL

1.5 MI E HAMLET SPRUCETON, Greene, NY

Built 1930 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20

RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

.7 MI E OF BUSKIRK, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 214

VERBANK ROAD

Poor

Over: NO NAME CREEK

2.4 MI SW OF MILLBROOK, Dutchess, NY

Built 1931 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 410

MOSSY BROOK RD

Poor

Over: COXING KILL

2.6MI E JCT US209+NY213, Ulster, NY

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,038

COUNTY ROAD 40

Poor

Over: TRB CHARLOTTE CRK

HAMLET OF S WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1932 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 264

RTE I95

Poor

Over: RTE 1

1 MI S NEW ROCHELLE STAT, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 107,326

RTE I87

Poor

Over: CSX RR/CAN PAC RR

2.5 MILES NORTH OF RAVENA, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 42,509

RANGE 1 ACCESS RD

Poor

Over: HIGHLAND BROOK

100 FT W OF US RTE 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

MUSEUM VILLAGE RD

Poor

Over: 17 17 83101215 RTE 17

0.6 MI W RTE 17 INT 130, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,800

RTE 13

Poor

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 13 + 34, Tompkins, NY

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 31,683

RTE 16

Poor

Over: SAUNDERS CREEK

1.5 MI N OF CADIZ, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1934 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,437

RTE 30

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

6.5 MI SW JCT SH30 & SH23, Delaware, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,088

RTE 31

Poor

Over: 490I490I43023058 RTE I4

2.9MI NW JCT RTS I490+96, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 27,534

RTE 80

Poor

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

4.1MI NE JCT RTS 20+80, Herkimer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 644

81I

Poor

Over: HARBORSIDE DRIVE LEY CR

0.1 MI S JCT RTS I-81 +57, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,977

ST PAUL STREET

Poor

Over: 940T940T43011006 RTE 94

JCT OF ST PAUL ST&I.L., Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,275

FIVE MILE LINE RD

Poor

Over: 104 104 43035251 RTE 10

2.9MI E JCT RTS 104+47, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10,214

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RR

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

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,910

Showing 17,351-17,400 of 17,642 bridges

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