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

KEESLER CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: S BR OTSQUAGO CK

3 MI SW OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1937 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 85

RTE 392

Fair

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

1.4 MI SW JCT SH392 &SH90, Cortland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,232

FROM CR137 TO I81S

Fair

Over: RTE 370 BIKE PATH

JCT OF I81 & SH 57 - RAMP, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,977

POWELLS LANE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 03021083 RTE

1.2 MI W JCT I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,710

RTE I81

Fair

Over: ERIE BOULEVARD EAST WAT

CONNECTION I81NB & I690EB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,888

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WAPPASENING CREEK

1.3 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,883

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WAPPASENING CREEK

1.3 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,883

RTE I678

Fair

Over: H.HARDING EXP W FLUSHIN

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 26,907

RTE 201

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHOCONUT CREEK

JCT RTS 201 + 17C, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,608

RTE I278

Fair

Over: PROSPECT STREET

.3 MI SE I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 129,323

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL

.2 MI SE JCT SH 30 & SH17, Delaware, NY

Built 1932 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 745

FAIR STREET

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RIVER

IN MARGARETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1997 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,452

BEAR RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CK ROAD ERIE

1.5 MI W JCT 270+ BARGE C, Erie, NY

Built 1952 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,043

SOUTH FIFTH AVE

Fair

Over: MNRR NH LINE

1.6 MI W OF PELHAM, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,035

STEWART AVENUE

Fair

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

0.8 mi NE of RTE 79 & 96B, Tompkins, NY

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 6,820

RTE 7

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

AT COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,797

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CORBEAU CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT RTS 9 + 9B, Clinton, NY

Built 1927 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,121

RTE 9D

Fair

Over: INDIAN BROOK ROAD INDIA

2.0 MI. S.JCT.RTS 9D&301, Putnam, NY

Built 1929 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,815

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: HAGUE BROOK

RTES 9N & 8 INTERSECTION, Warren, NY

Built 1992 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,767

RTE 11

Fair

Over: ACRE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF E BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,647

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

JCT OF RTS 11 + I-81 NB, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,643

RTE 417

Fair

Over: KOSSUTH CREEK

0.3 MI SW JCT RTS 417+275, Allegany, NY

Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,243

RTE 18

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

JCT SH 18 & SH 78, Niagara, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,199

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.6 MI SW JCT RTS 20 + 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,577

RTE 28

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE HOLLOW

AT ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,105

RTE 30

Fair

Over: COONEY BROOK

5.8 MI N JCT RTS 30 + 11, Franklin, NY

Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 195

RTE 76

Fair

Over: ALDER BOTTM CREEK

.4 MI N JCT SH 76 & SH474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,032

RTE I84

Fair

Over: DINGLE RIDGE RD

2.2 MI E JCT RTS I84+I684, Putnam, NY

Built 2014 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 38,348

RTE I84

Fair

Over: DINGLE RIDGE RD

2.2 MI E JCT RTS I84+I684, Putnam, NY

Built 2014 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 35,938

RTE 93

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 93 & 18, Niagara, NY

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,592

RTE 98

Fair

Over: CATTARAUGUS CREEK

0.1MI NE JCT RTS 98 + 39, Wyoming, NY

Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,292

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: BUTTONWOOD CREEK

1.2MI E JCT LOSP+RTE261, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,273

RTE 132

Fair

Over: SHRUB OAK BROOK

0.2MI W TSP+0.1MI S RTEG, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,156

RTE 177

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

3.7 MI SE JCT RTS 177+194, Lewis, NY

Built 1933 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,637

RTE 199

Fair

Over: WARNER CREEK

1 MILE W JCT SH 199 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1949 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,757

RTE 213

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

JCT RTE 213+RONDOUT CR, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,513

RTE 219

Fair

Over: GREAT VALLEY CRK

1.1 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,318

RTE 301

Fair

Over: W BR.CROTON RIVER

6.6 MI E JCT RTS 301+TSP, Putnam, NY

Built 1953 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,075

COUNTY ROAD 336

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011063 RTE 40

1.3 MI N JCT SH400 &US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,757

RTE 104

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT BAY

RTE 104-IRONDEQUOIT BAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 65,994

RTE 6

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 RAMAPO RI

AT I-87 NB INT 16, Orange, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25,548

RTE 17

Fair

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

JCT SH 17 & APALACHIN CRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,380

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

2.2 MI S I78+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30,496

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: SLOOP CHANNEL

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17,012

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 125

3.4 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +333, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,357

OVINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I78 RTE I

1.8 MI NE JCT I278&BLT PK, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,551

MARCY DIVISION AV

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

2.7 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,905

SOUTH 5TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

2.5 MI SW JCT I278 + I495, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,589

48TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495 LIE

.3MI SE JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,887

MONROE AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

1.1 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,987

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