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

HILL STREET

Fair

Over: THATCHER BROOK

AT GOWANDA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 498

HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

AT SINCLAIRVILLE HALL RD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 158

MCDUFFY HOLLOW ROA

Fair

Over: MCDUFFY CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1942 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 138

PREMO ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR DEER CREEK

3.6 MI NE OF NORTH BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

.9 MI E OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 254

VAN AMBER ROAD

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

0.7 MI SW OF NEW BREMEN, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 605

HULSETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF BLOOMING GRV, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,301

OLD EAST MAIN STRE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY WALLKILL RIVER

3.0 MI NW OF GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6

WILLIAM STREET

Fair

Over: SPARKILL CREEK

0.6 MI S OF PIERMONT, Rockland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,459

GREENVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: PIGEON HOLE BROOK

1.5 MILES EAST OF SUNDOWN, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 54

ALGERINE ROAD

Fair

Over: KELSEY CREEK

.1 MI NORTH OF AFTON, Chenango, NY

Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 511

MANLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: GILMORE BROOK

2.3 MI. S.W. OF NORWICH, Chenango, NY

Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 218

HARPER ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

6.8 MI NW OF STAMFORD, Delaware, NY

Built 1990 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 118

COUNTY ROAD 11B

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF MT VISION, Otsego, NY

Built 1995 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 435

TENNANAH LAKE RD

Fair

Over: ABE WOOD BROOK

.5 MILE WEST OF ROSCOE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 693

GROOVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRAGUE BROOK

2.2 MI E OF LVINGSTON MNR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 252

MT ORANGE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIGOT CREEK

1.9 MI NE S. CENTERVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,625

BALDWIN CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

0.3mi E of Rt 4 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 1911 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 325

KEITEL ROAD

Fair

Over: Erie Canalway Trail ERI

2.3MI E JCT BARGE C+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1912 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 225

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 144

1.1 MI S JCT RT 144 & 396, Albany, NY

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,162

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.8 MI E EXIT 34A ON I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 19,091

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUFFALO SOUTHERN RR

1.7 MI NE OF INT 57, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 18,160

WEST 34TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 13,259

HR12HP NB FRM GWB

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

800 FT S OF GEO WASHTN BR, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,230

ENTRANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: KROMA KILL

5.8 MILES FROM VISITOR CE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 310

CHUCTANUNDA STREET

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

AT HAGAMAN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 387

MILE SQUARE RD

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1 MI NE OF MENDON, Monroe, NY

Built 1933 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 1,269

GILLETTE ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.9 MI SE WEST BARRE, Orleans, NY

Built 1930 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 121

RED HARVEST LANE

Fair

Over: OCCANUM CREEK

VILLAGE OF WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 1981 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 527

RTE 907H

Fair

Over: RTE 908F 908F 908FX1M12

2.1MI N I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 118,893

EAST 233RD STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907 RTE 907H

4.2 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 27,165

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Harvard Rd E BR DELAWAR

.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,992

RTE 97

Fair

Over: JEFFERSON STREET Callic

JCT RTS 97&17B, Sullivan, NY

Built 1988 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,528

BROAD BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011144 RTE I6

1.8 MI N JCT RTS I684+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 402

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

2.4 MI NW SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,188

RTE 408

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.4MI W JCT RTS 63 & 408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 7,567

RTE 983

Fair

Over: NEPPERHAN RIVER

CITY OF YONKERS, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 35,756

BROWN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB CANISTEO RVR

1.4 MI W OF BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 95

GRISWOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF DARIEN CENTR, Genesee, NY

Built 1949 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 137

PATRIA ROAD

Fair

Over: HOUSE CREEK

.25 MI E OF WEST FULTON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 55

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MENDON CENTER RD

5.7 MI.E.EXIT 46 I90, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 16,209

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: PARK PED PATH

1.4MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1938 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 101,689

ELIOT AVENUE

Fair

Over: QUEENS BLVD RTE I495 Q

UNDER INT NY 25 & I 495, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,293

Brown Hill Road

Fair

Over: LOCKE CREEK

3MI NE OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1930 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 53

RTE 15

Fair

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0.1 MI N OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1953 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,231

RTE 19

Fair

Over: TUCKER CORNERS CK

.8 MI NW JCT SR19 & SR244, Allegany, NY

Built 1957 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,231

RTE 22

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT RTE 22 & 372, Washington, NY

Built 1927 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,888

RTE 26

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.3 MI N JCT SH26 & SH17C, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,463

CHAPMAN BLVD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051364 RTE 27

1 MI E EXIT 60 OF SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,842

RTE 39

Fair

Over: CONESUS LAKE OUTL

1.4MI SW JCT RTS 39+ 5+20, Livingston, NY

Built 1938 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,472

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