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 390

Poor

Over: MAIDEN LANE

1.2 MI N JCT SH390 &SH104, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 23,428

RTE 9

Poor

Over: HUDSON RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT US20&787I, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 31,748

RTE I690

Poor

Over: 81I 81I33032049 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS I-690 WB +I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 68,620

FIVE CORNERS ROAD

Poor

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF JASPER, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 113

MOONEY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: Maybrook Trailway MNRR

1.2 MILES SE OF HOLMES, Putnam, NY

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 865

GROTH ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR SANDY CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF MURRAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 317

COUNTY ROAD 51

Poor

Over: LATTA BROOK

4.6 MI NE OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 785

COUNTY ROAD 30

Poor

Over: SAW KILL

1.5 MI E OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1931 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,489

LAWRENCE STREET

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TO PASCACK BRO

AT SPRING VALLEY, Rockland, NY

Built 1975 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,061

LELAND AVE

Poor

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

CITY OF UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,796

RTE I90

Poor

Over: STONY KILL

0.4 MI W OF EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 11,122

SANDS CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDS CREEK

1.3 MI N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 509

SNOOKS CORNERS RD

Poor

Over: 90IX 90IX

1.3 MI W I-90 INT 27, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 220

RTE 9

Poor

Over: WHITE CLAY KILL

3.8 MI N JCT RTS 9+199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1928 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,052

RTE 12

Poor

Over: GILBERT CREEK

2 MI NE JCT SH 12 & SH 12, Broome, NY

Built 1928 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,430

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 910K

I87 EXIT 29, Essex, NY

Built 1966 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,019

RTE 284

Poor

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 284+6, Orange, NY

Built 1961 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,886

NORTH STREET

Poor

Over: 940T940T43011011 RTE 94

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

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,627

RTE I690

Poor

Over: 690I WB Ramp to 81I SB

0.2MI E JCT 690I EB+ I-81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 45,784

RTE 33

Poor

Over: MICHIGAN AVE

JCT MICHIGAN AV&KENS EXPY, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 13,280

RAY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: DYKE CREEK

.2 MILE SE OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 51

MIDDAUGH ROAD

Poor

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF BESEMER, Tompkins, NY

Built 1978 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 797

SWEETLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.3 MI SOUTH OF STAFFORD, Genesee, NY

Built 1962 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 116

DENNING ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RI

1.8 MILES NE OF CLARYVILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 277

BURDICK HILL RD

Poor

Over: BRAKEL CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF PHARSALIA, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 27

GUYMARD TURNPIKE

Poor

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

3.9 MI SW OTISVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1975 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 363

RTE I90

Poor

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

2 MI E INTERCHANGE 34A, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18,535

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST VALLEY CREEK

1.7 MI E OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 286

RTE 37

Poor

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

IN HOGANSBURG, Franklin, NY

Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 12,703

HERDMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: WOODLAND CREEK

1.0 MI W JCT CR28 & MAIN, Ulster, NY

Built 2002 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 129

COUNTY ROAD 3

Poor

Over: PUNCH BROOK

2.7 MI SE OF WEST COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1931 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 667

RTE 3

Poor

Over: STONY CREEK

0.75 MI S JCT SH3 & SH178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,689

RTE 5S

Poor

Over: 30 30 25042004 RTE 30

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 5S & 160, Montgomery, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,061

RTE I81

Poor

Over: EAST COLVIN ST

2.1 MI NW OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1965 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 41,653

RTE 138

Poor

Over: 684I684I87011200 PARKIN

1 MI N of I-684 Exit 6A, Westchester, NY

Built 1976 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 8,459

HOFFMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

3.5 MILES SW OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1920 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 33

WILTSIE ROAD

Poor

Over: WILTSIE RUN

0.8 MI NE OF FENTONVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 295

FACTORY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

1 MI N OF EAST WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1890 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 34

31ST STREET

Poor

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 Metr

.8 MI W I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,640

RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: MAD RIVER

1 MI NORTH OF CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1939 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 931

VINCENT ROAD

Poor

Over: COLLINS BROOK

2.4MI SW BURKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1943 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 60

TOW PATH ROAD

Poor

Over: STONY KILL

.7 MILE EAST OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1959 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 557

CENTER STREET

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

DURHAMVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1927 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,310

CR57

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.3MI E EXIT 38 OVER I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 16,723

HR 8

Poor

Over: HR 2 & 4 HR 2 PEDESTRI

800 FT SO OF GWB, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,020

MARBLETOWN RD

Poor

Over: 90IX RTE I90

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

Built 1954 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,174

EAST MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: 940T940T43011015 RTE 94

JCT E MAIN ST & I.L., Monroe, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 18,175

RTE 31

Poor

Over: 490I490I43022049 RTE I4

JCT S.H.31 & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,219

RTE 198

Poor

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

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

Built 1960 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,270

RTE 400

Poor

Over: MAPLE STREET

1.2 MI E JCT SH400 &SH242, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,922

Showing 17,451-17,500 of 17,642 bridges

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