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

COUNTY ROAD 306

Poor

Over: ANNSVILLE CREEK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 9+PUT CL, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,410

VINTAGE LANE

Poor

Over: 390 390 43011052 RTE 39

1.7MI NO JCT RTS 104&390, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 12,315

RTE 947A

Poor

Over: POINT BREEZE ROAD OAK O

JCT RTS LOSP WB LANE + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 317

IRISH SETTLEMENT R

Poor

Over: MIDDLE SPRITE CREEK

5.2 MI NE OF OPPENHEIM, Fulton, NY

Built 1939 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6

TURK HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAR KILL

1.2 MI W OF GRAND GORGE, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 138

BIRCH CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: BIRCH CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF PINE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 82

RTE 987G

Poor

Over: RTE 295

JCT TSP & RTE 295, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,149

NEW ROCHELLE ROAD

Poor

Over: 907KX RTE 907K

0.8 MI S JCT RTS CCP<HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 16,451

RTE 5

Poor

Over: 198 198 53011029 RTE 19

JCT SH 5 & SH 198, Erie, NY

Built 1952 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15,074

RTE 22

Poor

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.75 MI S of DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1941 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,700

CULVER ROAD

Poor

Over: 490I490I43022055 RTE I4

2.2MI W JCT I490EAST+441, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 13,884

FOSTER ROAD

Poor

Over: RTE 909C RTE 909C

1.5 MI E JCT SH440 &WS EX, Richmond, NY

Built 1971 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,633

RTE 258

Poor

Over: 390I390I42021111 RTE I3

JCT RTS 390I&258 W SPARTA, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 239

RTE I86

Poor

Over: TOWN LNE RD

0.6 MI NE GREENHURST, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1976 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,877

RTE I481

Poor

Over: KIRKVILLE RD

.5 MI N JCT I481 SB & SH2, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 22,378

RTE 138

Poor

Over: ADJACENT TO 684I

JCT SH 138 & I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1976 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,459

COUNTY ROAD 7

Poor

Over: STILL CREEK

AT CRARYVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,267

SNYDER ROAD

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,461

RTE 907G

Poor

Over: 987F 987F87011000 RTE 9

JCT OF RTS BRP < SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 26,325

RTE 28

Poor

Over: 209 209 86031315 RTE 20

JCT RTS 28+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 11,535

PEEKAMOOSE ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAR HOLE BROOK

0.6 MI NE OF BULL RUN, Ulster, NY

Built 1947 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 121

RTE 28

Poor

Over: OAKS CREEK

2.0 MI S COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1931 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,226

RTE 82

Poor

Over: Dutchess Rail Trail MNR

.3 MI N JCT SH 82 & SH376, Dutchess, NY

Built 1936 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15,401

I-87 NB EXIT 32 OF

Poor

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

I87 REST AREA RAMP LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1966 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 442

RTE I490

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/W SHORE

0.6MI E JCT RTSI490WB+259, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 13,715

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: COMMONWEALTH BLVD

.4 MI NE GCP+CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 154,703

LAKEPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

IN SULLIVAN, Madison, NY

Built 1979 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,144

LOOMIS ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.0 MI E OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1935 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 124

COUNTY ROAD 153

Poor

Over: WHITE CREEK

5 MILES NE OF SALEM, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 709

SAFFORD HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: FLY CREEK

.2 Mi S Rte 372 GREENWICH, Washington, NY

Built 1945 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 141

COUNTY ROAD 3

Poor

Over: MOMBACCUS CREEK

0.5 MI N OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 737

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 213 WALLKILL RIVER

1.2 MI S OF TILLSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 35,755

RTE I87

Poor

Over: RTE 303

2.2 MI E INT I87 & PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 107,699

RTE 9N

Poor

Over: STYLES BROOK

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 9N & 73, Essex, NY

Built 1930 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,290

COHOCTON ROAD

Poor

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.3 MILES SE OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1966 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 590

RTE 947A

Poor

Over: LARKIN CREEK

3.5MI E JCT LOSP&RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,051

SOUTH GOODMAN ST

Poor

Over: 490I490I43022045 RTE I4

JCT I490 EAST + GOODMAN, Monroe, NY

Built 1959 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,784

SCIO STREET

Poor

Over: 940T940T43011013 RTE 94

.3 MI E JCT NORTH ST & IL, Monroe, NY

Built 1965 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,106

RTE 67

Poor

Over: BOSTON & MAINE RR

1.0 M SW OF SCHAGHTICOKE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,577

GILLIGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BOQUET RIVER

7 MI S ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1911 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 12

NORTH POINT RD

Poor

Over: SOUTH POND OUTLET

0.4 MI SW OF DEERLAND, Hamilton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 70

OLD PISECO ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL STREAM

.3 MILE SE OF PISECO, Hamilton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 85

CR 56

Poor

Over: SCHENEVUS CREEK

1.5 MI E OF SCHENEVUS, Otsego, NY

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 363

RTE 987F

Poor

Over: RTE 987G

0.2 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 42,029

BIG POND ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAVER KILL

1.8 MI NW OF TURNWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1960 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 177

RTE I278

Poor

Over: RTE I278 YORK STREET

ADJACENT TO YORK STREET, Kings, NY

Built 1944 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 106,102

GRIDER STREET

Poor

Over: 33 33 53011049 RTE 33

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

Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,368

RTE I287

Poor

Over: RTE 120A

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 287+120, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 99,110

WEST 39TH STREET

Poor

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1934 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,051

GARDEN STREET

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,811

Showing 17,501-17,550 of 17,642 bridges

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