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

TERRIEN ROAD

Poor

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

.5MI SE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1978 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 18

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: BELDEN BROOK

IN HARPURSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 2007 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,013

RICHLAND-ORWELL RO

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

4.5 MI NW OF ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,383

HEDDON HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: HASKELL CREEK

3.6 MI SE OF HINSDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1937 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 111

County Road 82

Poor

Over: Trib. Black Creek

0.12 Mi W Jct 9W CR82, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 437

MOORE ROAD

Poor

Over: MOSES KILL

3.5 MI S JCT SH40 & SH197, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 49

COVE ROAD

Poor

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1 MILE NORTH OF GRANVILLE, Washington, NY

Built 1935 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 278

STONE ROAD

Poor

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

1.1 MI EAST OF FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1987 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,021

COLD SPRING ROAD

Poor

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

IN MCINTYRE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1955 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 953

SPRUCE ROAD

Poor

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

1.5 MI NW OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 1927 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 410

HAMLET ROAD

Poor

Over: FARRINGTON BROOK

.1 MI W OF INTERSEC CR 72, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 30

RAMP O TO I690E

Poor

Over: CATHERINE STREET

ON RAMP-TO I690 EB AT I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,540

OBRIEN ROAD

Poor

Over: MOSES KILL

2 MI NE OF FORT MILLER, Washington, NY

Built 1928 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 28

RIVER FOREST ROAD

Poor

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

1.0 MI N OF WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 283

VROOMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

0.75 W OF PITCAIRN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1978 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 7

BOGGART ROAD

Poor

Over: TB KATTERSKILL CK

1 MI NORTH OF PALENVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1936 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 202

RTE 12E

Poor

Over: CHAUMONT RIVER

IN CHAUMONT, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,296

FORGE HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: MILL BROOK

1.5MI. N OF PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1930 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 247

COUNTY ROAD 46

Poor

Over: KURTZ HOLLOW CRK

1.1 MI NW OF S DANSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1965 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 282

FOUR ROD ROAD

Poor

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.1 MI SE JCT 20358, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 1,212

RTE 9H

Poor

Over: CR 21

2.7 MI S JCT RTS 9H + 9, Columbia, NY

Built 1938 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 7,676

TR510

Poor

Over: THIRTEENTH BROOK

2.5 M NE OF 13TH LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1935 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 160

COUNTY ROAD 54

Poor

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1.9 MILES SE OF WOODRIDGE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1938 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 752

CR 113

Poor

Over: MCAULEY BROOK

6.7 MI S JCT RTS 4 + 29, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 667

RTE 65

Poor

Over: HONEOYE CREEK

3.0 MI S.JCT RTS 65 & 251, Monroe, NY

Built 1983 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 6,695

ELM STREET

Poor

Over: TRIB. CANACADEA CREEK

IN ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 233

BRIMSTONE ROAD

Poor

Over: HAVILAND HLLW BRK

3.3 MILES SE OF PATTERSON, Putnam, NY

Built 1938 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 467

WATER STREET

Poor

Over: POTATO CREEK

HAMLET OF CASTLE CREEK, Broome, NY

Built 1935 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 48

COUNTY ROAD 34

Poor

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

3.1 MILES NORTH OF CATON, Steuben, NY

Built 1938 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 477

CR 113

Poor

Over: ENSIGN BROOK

4.9 MI S JCT RTS 4 + 29, Washington, NY

Built 1929 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 514

CROTONA AVENUE

Poor

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

1.8 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,788

RTE I88

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK UNNAMED C

1 MI S JCT I88 & SH 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,331

HARRISON STREET

Poor

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

2MI N OF ST RT 29/334 INT, Fulton, NY

Built 1912 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,616

CUNNINGHAM CREEK R

Poor

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

2.3 MILES N OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 147

STOWELL ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR GLENDENNING CK

2.7 MILES WEST OF LINDLEY, Steuben, NY

Built 1962 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6

LAYTON ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNNS LAKE CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF MCINTYRE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1970 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 346

PITCHER ROAD

Poor

Over: CSXT RAILROAD

E OF EISENHOWER ROAD, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 94.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 110

Poor

Over: GREENS POND OUTLET

0.2 MI NW INT CR104/CR110, Dutchess, NY

Built 1969 Load: 99.8 t ADT: 6,952

RTE 7

Poor

Over: SHINGLE HLLOW BRK

.5 MI SW JCT SH 7 & SH 22, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1932 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,052

WEST MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: PAWLING CREEK

.5 MILE NW OF PAWLING, Dutchess, NY

Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,730

WOODCOCK MOUNTAIN

Poor

Over: PERRY CREEK

0.9MI SE WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 950

SOUTH GRANBY ROAD

Poor

Over: OX CREEK

4.8 MI S OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1997 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 199

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