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 34

Poor

Over: KING HOLLOW CREEK

4.4 MI N OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,319

BIRDSALL STREET

Poor

Over: BIRDSALL BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1930 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 32

METROPOLITAN AVE

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

IN MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15,766

CR40

Poor

Over: BATAVIA KILL

0.1MI.SWHMLT.MAPLECREST, Greene, NY

Built 1936 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 699

COUNTY ROAD 18

Poor

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

0.3 MI W OF WALLKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,916

CHESTNUT RIDGE RD

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/W SHORE

1.4 MI NE JCT SH259&SH33A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,370

COUNTY ROAD 55

Poor

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF MOUNTAINDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1932 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 206

CLINTON ST

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

VILLAGE OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1979 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,308

RTE 9

Poor

Over: LAUREL STREET

1.0 MI N JCT RTS 9+376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 18,826

RTE 44

Poor

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

JCT RTE 44+RONDOUT CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,436

RTE I81

Poor

Over: COUNTY ROAD 15

3.7 MI S JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,824

RTE I84

Poor

Over: 987G 987G82031029 RTE 9

INT RTS I84(WB)& TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 26,344

RTE I490

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/W SHORE

0.7MI E JCT RTSI490EB+259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 14,304

WEST SIDE DRIVE

Poor

Over: 490I490I43021137 RTE I4

1.5MI S JCT RTS I490 + 33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,734

RTE 104

Poor

Over: CARTER STREET

1.4MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 36,945

HOLLENBECK STREET

Poor

Over: 104 104 43032026 RTE 10

0.3MI E JCT RTE104+GEN R, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,182

RAMP TO GW BRIDGE

Poor

Over: RTE I95

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 9,588

WEGMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I490

1.1MI E JCT I490EXT+386, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 9,186

DAVENPORT RD

Poor

Over: TRIB CHEMUNG R

IN BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 871

DALE LANE

Poor

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

3 MI S VILL TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1930 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 79

TANNERY BROOK RD

Poor

Over: SAW KILL

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 212&375, Ulster, NY

Built 1961 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,507

PORT GIBSON ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE I90

2.7 MI E I90 EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,075

GRAHAM ROAD

Poor

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.2 MI WEST OF UPPERVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 65

RTE 11

Poor

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

1.3 MI NE JCT RTS 11 + 95, Franklin, NY

Built 1928 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,309

FILLMORE AVENUE

Poor

Over: 33 33 53011043 RTE 33

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

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,368

RTE 443

Poor

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

5.7 MI SW JCT SH443&SH146, Albany, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 810

RTE I81

Poor

Over: COUNTY ROAD 15

3.7 MI S JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,435

RTE I84

Poor

Over: 987G 987G82031029 RTE 9

INT RTS I84(EB) & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25,124

RTE 947A

Poor

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

5.5MI E JCT LOSP+RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 13,586

RTE 202

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER

JCT RTS 100+202+22, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,600

RTE 209

Poor

Over: PINE KILL

0.2 MI NE ORANGE CL, Sullivan, NY

Built 1928 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,645

RTE 280

Poor

Over: QUAKER LAKE OUTLT

4.2 MI SE STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 667

RTE 400

Poor

Over: MAPLE STREET

1.2 MI E JCT SH400 &SH242, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,922

RTE 104

Poor

Over: CARTER STREET

1.4MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 36,945

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

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

Built 1969 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20,910

RTE I678

Poor

Over: RAMP TO 25AX WB

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,225

RTE 907K

Poor

Over: 907G X MC QUESTEN AVENU

0.9 MI E CCP EB Exit 4N, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 143,278

RTE 62

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 62 + 130, Erie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 15,070

BENEDICT ROAD

Poor

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

0.5MI N RTE17<CADOSIA, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 27

19TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

AT NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,010

21ST AVENUE

Poor

Over: NYCTA SEA BEACH L

NEAR NEW UTRECHT, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,128

HICKORY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: AGAWAMUCK CREEK

1.1 MI S OF HARLEMVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 61

CEDAR RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: BROWNS BROOK

9.3 MI W OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1966 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 117

DROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

2.6MI SW CANNON CORNERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1950 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 72

SALISBURY TURNPIKE

Poor

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

1.6 MI W JCT TSP & SH 199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 204

RTE I690

Poor

Over: N.FRANKLIN STREET

.9 MI E JCT RTS 690I +298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 34,310

GIDNEY AVENUE

Poor

Over: 84I 84I83013002 RTE I84

.5 MI W OF EXIT 10 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 11,179

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 910K

I87 EXIT 29, Essex, NY

Built 1966 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,870

RTE I84

Poor

Over: MNRR PJ LINE

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

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 21,713

Genesee Road

Poor

Over: 219 219 53121055 RTE 21

3.1 MI N JCT SH39 &S EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,682

Showing 17,401-17,450 of 17,642 bridges

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