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 10

Fair

Over: BEAVER RIVER

.25 mi from Long Pond Rd, Lewis, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 753

PALMER AVENUE

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

0.2 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1922 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,008

CR 48

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

HAMLET OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,325

LYON BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: LYON BROOK

2.9 MI NE OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 545

KELSO ROAD

Fair

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

.7 MI SE OF EAST MEREDITH, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 158

BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

3.9 MILES N OF DUNRAVEN, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 31

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

.5 MI E OF EAST GUILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,011

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.8 MI W OF WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,400

PROCTOR ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

AT ELDRED, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,326

CLARK ROAD

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

0.9 MI E OF CURRY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15

HILLTOP ROAD

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

1.4 MI W OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

CR60

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

1.0 MI E. OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,642

STEAM MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: W B OSWEGATCHIE R

1.9 MI SW OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 115

SAXON PARK ENTRANC

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

2.1 MI NW MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t

OLD ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

2.0 SW OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 317

CROSS MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

1.1 MI N OF TURNWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 134

RTE 11

Fair

Over: ONEIDA RIVER

JCT RTE 11 + ONEIDA LAKE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,921

RTE 386

Fair

Over: Canal Trailway Erie Can

JCT ST BARGE C + RTE 386, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,149

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

2.1m E jct NY89 and I90, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 15,269

LYONS-MARENGO RD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

3 MI SE JCT SH 14 & CANAL, Wayne, NY

Built 1909 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 680

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.5 MI S JCT RTS SMRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 42,645

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: RTE 133

SMRP JCT.W/SH133 W.MAINST, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 26,715

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

AT HIBERNIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1946 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,945

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

3.8 m E I-90 Exit 34A, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19,091

BRIDGEPORT-KIRKVIL

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.3 MI E OF CHITTENANGO C, Madison, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,648

ARDEN RD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 MNRR

2.5 MI SW JCT US 6 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 170

190IX SB ON-RAMP “

Fair

Over: 190IX SB RTE I190 CSXT

EXIT N6 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,974

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 35,770

RTE 440

Fair

Over: U-Turn Roadway ARTHUR K

ARTHUR KILL, Richmond, NY

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 81,928

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

1.0 MI S OF CHAPPAQUA, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 28,879

NEVERSINK PARK RD

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

1.3 MILES W GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100

TOUR ROAD

Fair

Over: ENTRANCE ROAD & KROMA KI

1.2 MILES FROM BRITISH CA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 95

RTE 3

Fair

Over: FELTS MILLS CREEK

3.4 MI E JCT SH 3 + SH 34, Jefferson, NY

Built 1947 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 6,891

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 79, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,201

RTE I86

Fair

Over: PEACOCK HILL ROAD

7 MILES NE JCT I86 & SR19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,747

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

16 MI SE EXIT 94 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 5,452

FLUSHING MW PK RD

Fair

Over: AQUACADE LAKE

IN FLUSHING MEADOW PK, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,262

HEAD OF POND ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

AT WATER MILL, Suffolk, NY

Built 1913 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 878

OLD SAW MILL RIVER

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.6 MI E OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 10,004

FRONT STREET

Fair

Over: Rt 209 Rt 209 Pedestria

Front St.Over Pike St., Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 7,505

FREYSBUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR OTSQUAGO CRK

3 MILES SW OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 114

PERU-JORDAN ROAD

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

AT JORDAN, Onondaga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,166

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: TRIB CHAPPAQUA BK

4.2 MI N JCT RTS SMRP&TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 26,715

RTE I90

Fair

Over: EXIT 42 RAMP

0.0 m W I-90 EXIT 42, Ontario, NY

Built 1953 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 36,591

RTE I278

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

.1 MI E I278+I878, Bronx, NY

Built 1952 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 71,669

RTE I690

Fair

Over: PARK ROAD

.7 MI SE JCT I690 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 42,037

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: CARLLS RIVER PEDESTRIAN

BETWEEN EXITS 37 & 38 - S, Suffolk, NY

Built 1933 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 139,208

HENRY HERTZ ST

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.6 MI W OF DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,902

LEWIS-WADHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH BROOK

.5 MI E LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 154

FREYSBUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: S B OTSQUAGO CRK

3.5 MI W OF FT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 114

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