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 I390

Fair

Over: RTE 436

JCT OF RTS I390 + 436, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,489

HORSE BLOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07041250 RTE I4

1.1 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19,819

FT HAMILTON PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 RTE

1.2MI NE JCT I278+BELT PY, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,114

WHITE PLAINS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

1.1 MI NW JCT I95 & I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1945 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,046

RTE I87

Fair

Over: 87I 87IXIMR05B1 METRO N

1.5 MI S JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 116,358

WEST 238TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I87 EX-NYCRR PUTNAM

3.1 MILES NORTH I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,352

VAN CORT. PARK S

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

3.2 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25,507

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: Municipal Parking Lot E

RT 9W AT KINGSTON S LINE, Ulster, NY

Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 18,388

RTE 44

Fair

Over: Pedestrian/Bike Trail

.25 MI E JCT US44 & SH55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 16,295

SOUTH 3RD STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278

2.4 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1957 Load: 27.2 t

RTE 4

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

VANDENBURGH AVE TROY SO, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,586

PROSSER HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

2.1MI.N.PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1947 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 23

LEGENBAUER ROAD

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

3.45MI.E.OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1985 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 90

RTE 920

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

.23 Mi West of Rt.29, Fulton, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,908

28TH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TWENTYEIGHTH CRK

2.4 MI SW OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1979 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 139

JAMES ROAD

Fair

Over: BR BEAR LK OUTLET

0.7 MI NE OF CENTRALIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1920 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 333

PIERCE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF ADRIAN, Steuben, NY

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 63

PARK SETTLEMNT RD

Fair

Over: CRANES NEST CREEK

3.2 MILES NE OF CATATONK, Tioga, NY

Built 1981 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 198

CUMBERLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: Access Road Canadian Pa

IN PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 1979 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,112

EAGLE MOUNTAIN ROA

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK

4.0MI S JCT NY28 & CR47, Ulster, NY

Built 1903 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10

JONES CROSSING

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

JONES CROSSING, Otsego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 154

TELLER STREET

Fair

Over: MARTIN BROOK

VILLAGE OF UNADILLA, Otsego, NY

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 115

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: SOUTH STREET RTE 907L

.9 MI NE FDR DR+BATTERY, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: ALLEY CREEK

0.3 E JCT SH 25A & C I PK, Queens, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 36,735

FLATBUSH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY

Built 1908 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19,696

HUGUENOT AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

AT PRINCES BAY, Richmond, NY

Built 1938 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,433

NORTH BUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

AT NORTHBUSH, Fulton, NY

Built 1900 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 161

CONSERV DEPT ROAD

Fair

Over: STEPHENS POND OUT

10.3 MI NW OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15

MILL BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

2.3 MI E OF GRANT MILLS, Ulster, NY

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 51

CHATFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

.3 MILE NW OF HART LOT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 209

CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.2 MI W OF HUMPHREYSVLLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 683

STATES ROAD

Fair

Over: ROARING BRANCH

2 MI SW STONY CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 69

BROWNELL CORNERS R

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

0.3mi W of RT 22 JCT, Washington, NY

Built 1943 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 61

OLD NORTHVILLE RD

Fair

Over: EAST STONY CREEK

.2 MILE W OF HOPE VALLEY, Hamilton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 173

CR76 CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 1940 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,732

RTE 31

Fair

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

.75 MILE SE OF VERNON, Oneida, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 968

GILHOOLY ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT TONAWANDA CRK

1 MILE WEST OF W BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 112

OVERHOLT ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF PORTAGEVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

FREEDOM ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.1 MILE WEST OF FREEDOM, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,353

COUNTY ROAD 70

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.4 MI E OF CHERRY CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 410

DUTCH HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW CRK RTE I8

0.5 MI NW GREENHURST, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,735

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: TRIB FRENCH CREEK

AT VILLAGE OF SHERMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1927 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 805

BURDICK ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

2.3 MI W JCT SH93 &TOW CK, Erie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

AT THE JUNCTION OF NY ROU, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19,011

HARTLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

.2 MI SOUTH OF HARTLAND, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,057

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: SPRING MILLS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF WHITESVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 632

COUNTY ROAD 67

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.6 MI SW OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 595

DUPREY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

.6MI S CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 294

SLOSSON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RIVER

2.8MI NE WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 162

CR125 MORRIS TR R

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF CHAUMONT., Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 227

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