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

NILES ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE WHITE CRK

5.1 MI ENE OF EAGLE BRDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 756

SILVERMINE ROAD

Poor

Over: QUEENSBORO BROOK

4 MI SW JCT US 6 & US 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 56.2 t

HORTON BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: HORTON BROOK

0.5 MI N OF HORTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1971 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 158

FOX HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

AT ALLABEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 241

RTE 9

Poor

Over: MAIN STREET

0.2 MI N JCT RTS 9+44+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 13,371

RTE 9

Poor

Over: RAILROAD PLAZA

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 9+44+55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1966 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 26,742

RTE 9J

Poor

Over: MOORDENER KILL

0.9 MI N JCT RTS 150 & 9J, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,198

RTE 907P

Poor

Over: RTE 907P

4.4 MI NE FDR DR+ROUTE 25, New York, NY

Built 1963 Load: 57.2 t

RTE 947A

Poor

Over: POINT BREEZE ROAD OAK O

JCT RTS LOSP EB LANE + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 317

MCCARTHY ROAD

Poor

Over: PLUMB BROOK

2.3 MI W OF DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1985 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4

CR 15

Poor

Over: VALATIE KILL

4.2 MI NE OF NASSAU, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 257

NORTH SHORE ROAD

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

4.2 MI NE OF EDINBURG, Saratoga, NY

Built 1995 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 589

OLD PISECO ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL STREAM

.2 MILE WEST OF PISECO, Hamilton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 85

MEADE ROAD

Poor

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

.1 MI S OF CHARLOTTEVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 234

PALENTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: METTACAHONTS CRK

.9 MI SW OF SANSONVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2000 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 204

COUNTY ROAD 7

Poor

Over: WHALEY LAKE STREAM

AT POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1932 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 1,486

RTE 474

Poor

Over: HERRICK CREEK

0.6 MI E PENNA STATE LINE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1934 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 857

RTE 440

Poor

Over: ARTHUR KILL ROAD

1.5 MI S FRESH KILLS &WSE, Richmond, NY

Built 1977 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 57,220

RTE 340

Poor

Over: Sparkill Creek

Just East of Rt 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 6,609

LOWER EGYPT ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

4.6 MI SW OF BRISTOL CTR, Ontario, NY

Built 1940 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 31

RTE 23

Poor

Over: RTE 9W

JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 6,863

RTE I690

Poor

Over: N CLINTON STREET

.8 MI E JCT I-690 + 298, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 68,620

SOUTH DIVISION ST

Poor

Over: CROSBY CREEK

IN HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1965 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 463

COLLINS STREET

Poor

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

1.4 MI S OF N HILLSDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 1939 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 146

MCDONALD HILL RD.

Poor

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

4 MI SE OF ELLISBURG, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 209

COUNTY ROAD 10

Poor

Over: FLY MEADOW CREEK

AT INTERSECTION WITH CR18, Chenango, NY

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,037

STARR ROAD

Poor

Over: TAUNTON GULLY

6 MI NW LEICHESTER, Livingston, NY

Built 1978 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 16

RTE I90

Poor

Over: BEAR TRAP CREEK

.1 MI E JCT I81 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1948 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 29,077

RTE 12E

Poor

Over: SHAVER CREEK

11.8 MI NW RTS 12E + 180, Jefferson, NY

Built 1914 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,637

RTE 907M

Poor

Over: MIDLAND PARKWAY MIDLAND

2.2 MI E JCT I678 & GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 131,123

ONESQUETHAW CREEK

Poor

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

2 MI SW OF FEURA BUSH, Albany, NY

Built 1886 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 137

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SISTER CRK

1.3 MI NW OF EVANS CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1927 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,242

HURRICANE ROAD

Poor

Over: JACKSON BROOK

1.5 MI N OF ELIZBETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1930 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 84

CREAMERY ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB LAKE ERIE

2.1 MILES SW OF WESTFIELD, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1939 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 171

MARSHFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: N BR CLEAR CREEK

3 MI S OF NORTH COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 65

CREAMERY ROAD

Poor

Over: CATTAIL BROOK

AT LIVINGSTON MANOR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 542

RTE 907K

Poor

Over: 100 X 87IX 100 X NB to

JCT OF RTS CCP < I87, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,232

RTE 62

Poor

Over: THATCHER BROOK

1.6 MI S JCT RTS 39 & 62, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1985 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,775

GOOSEN-REGAN ROAD

Poor

Over: NIPMOOSE BROOK

.2M FROM INTER OF HUNT RD, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1998 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 17

PEEKSKILL HOLLOW R

Poor

Over: PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY

Built 1959 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,923

RTE 987G

Poor

Over: RTE 295

JCT TSP & RTE 295, Columbia, NY

Built 1961 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,149

PAGE BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB PAGE BROOK

.1 MI NE JCT CR 9 & SH 79, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,002

RTE 23

Poor

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RT 23 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,855

RTE 220

Poor

Over: STRONG BROOK

.9 MI NE JCT SH220 & SH41, Chenango, NY

Built 1930 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 340

RTE I86

Poor

Over: RTE 394

1.1 MILES WEST KENNEDY IN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1971 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,926

RTE I390

Poor

Over: RTE 253

JCT OF RTS 390I & 253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 31,059

BEAN STATION ROAD

Poor

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

2.5 MI S OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 329

RTE 987G

Poor

Over: RTE 129

JCT TSP&RTE 129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 56,221

COUNTY ROAD 67

Poor

Over: 84I 84I83011186 RTE I84

3.8 MI E INT 3 I84, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 11,159

SALISBURY ROAD

Poor

Over: GRINDSTONE CREEK

3.7 MI. SW. OF PULASKI, Oswego, NY

Built 1985 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 437

Showing 17,551-17,600 of 17,642 bridges

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