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 238

Fair

Over: STEVENS BROOK

3.1MI SE JCT RTS 238 + 98, Wyoming, NY

Built 1932 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,046

RTE I495

Fair

Over: ROSLYN ROAD

I495 -4.6 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 190,184

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: 909D 909D 0702 1038 RTE

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 16,886

RTE 25

Fair

Over: DAM POND CHANNEL

SH 25 - .6 MI E OF E MARI, Suffolk, NY

Built 1991 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,707

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 54 54 64011203

NW END VILLAGE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1971 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 10,532

MARSH ROAD

Fair

Over: CANADA CREEK

1 MI SE OF LEE CENTER, Oneida, NY

Built 1964 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 346

RTE I278

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON ST

.1 MI E I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 106,102

COUNTY ROAD 125

Fair

Over: HOLMES LAKE OUTLET

5 MILES NORTH OF BLEECKER, Fulton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 177

VOGT ROAD

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

1 MI S SENECA CASTLE, Ontario, NY

Built 1939 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 82

BOSTON COLDEN RD

Fair

Over: BUFF & PITTSBURGH ROW

.1 MILE SW OF COLDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,105

LIMEKILN ROAD

Fair

Over: CATLIN CREEK

.7 MILE NE OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1936 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,811

DUGWAY RD.

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

.5 MI S OF CHARLOTTEVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: E BR TEN MILE RVR

4 MI SE NARROWSBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1941 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 586

TO SAWMILL R PKWY

Fair

Over: SAWMILL RIVER

4.7 MI SE OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: MERRICK ROAD

2.4 MI S JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 19,659

KNAPP STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907C 907C907CX2M140

1.9MI E BELT PKY+OCEAN PY, Kings, NY

Built 1942 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 14,287

71ST AVENUE

Fair

Over: COOPER AVENUE

AT GLENDALE, Queens, NY

Built 1934 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,634

RTE 5

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

5.6 MI W JCT RTS 5 & 51, Herkimer, NY

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,595

RTE 7

Fair

Over: 890I890I16013006 RTE I8

JCT RTES 7 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,043

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: STEWART BROOK

1.5 MI SE OF LAKE VANARE, Warren, NY

Built 1946 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,264

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TRIB PONY HOLLOW CREEK

.2 MI NE JCT SH13 & CR135, Tompkins, NY

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,214

RTE 13

Fair

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 13 & 38, Tompkins, NY

Built 1992 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,135

RTE 13

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA CREEK

5MI SW JCT RTES 80 & 13, Madison, NY

Built 1983 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,121

RTE 434

Fair

Over: RTE 363 SUSQUEHANNA RIV

JCT RTE 434 & SUSQUEHANNA, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,462

RTE 434

Fair

Over: RTE 363 SUSQUEHANNA RIV

JCT RTE 434 & SUSQUEHANNA, Broome, NY

Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,462

RTE 20

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 20 + 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,698

RTE I684

Fair

Over: RTE 22

0.4 MI N JCT RTS I684+116, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 75,503

RTE 22

Fair

Over: OWL KILL TRIB.

0.7 MI N JCT 22 & 67, Washington, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,888

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CANASAWACTA CREEK

5.2 MI NW JCT RTS 23 + 12, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,896

RTE 26

Fair

Over: MULLER BROOK

15MI S JCT RTS 80+26, Madison, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,597

CARLETON AVE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051132 27 27

0.8 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH 1, Suffolk, NY

Built 1988 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 18,001

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BINNE KILL

IN MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,033

RTE 62

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1 MI N JCT US 62 & SH 179, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,307

RTE 81

Fair

Over: BASIC CREEK

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 32 & 81, Greene, NY

Built 1988 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,031

JOYNER ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.5 MI N EXIT 7 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 186

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SOUTH HILL RD

8.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+221, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,436

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

2.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81 +13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,105

RICHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: 81 81 34041231 RTE I81

.8 MILE N JCT I81 & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,183

LAPHAMS MILLS RD

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I-87+442, Clinton, NY

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,342

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 88

5.0 MI W 90I EXIT 42 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 36,591

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

2.6MI E OF RTE260, Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,006

RTE 117

Fair

Over: PARKING ACCESS ROAD MNR

1 MI N SMRP Exit 38, Westchester, NY

Built 1942 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,776

RTE 212

Fair

Over: MINK HOLLOW CREEK

6.2 MI E JCT RTS 212&28, Ulster, NY

Built 1981 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,234

RTE 224

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF CAYUTA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,316

RTE 245

Fair

Over: NAPLES CRK OVFLOW

.1 MI E JCT SH 245 & SH21, Ontario, NY

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,292

RTE 262

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

JCT RTE262+BLACK CK BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,715

RTE 295

Fair

Over: RTE I90 STONY KILL 90I

JCT SH 295 & I90, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,541

RTE 305

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

4.0 MI SE JCT RTS 19 +305, Allegany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,341

RTE 28N

Fair

Over: UPPER HUDSON R RR HUDSO

0.5 MI NE JCT SH28 & 28N, Warren, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,050

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

2.4 MI SE OF LOWMAN RTE17, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,517

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