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

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: 65TH ST TRANSVERS

SE END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1905 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 133

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRANSVERSE RD 1

SW END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 397

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: 79TH ST TRANSVERS

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 231

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: 86TH ST TRANSVERS

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 2,428

EAST DRIVE

Fair

Over: 97TH ST TRANSVERS

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 266

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: 97TH ST TRANSVERS

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 2,428

FORT TRYON PLACE

Fair

Over: ENTRANCE FROM HENRY HUD

IN FORT TRYON PARK, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 1,619

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: WEST 155TH STREET

RIVERSIDE DRIVE, New York, NY

Built 1908 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 12,338

TROUT POND ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BR.BOQUET RIVER

7MI N OF VILLAGE OF LEWIS, Essex, NY

Built 1977 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 183

HEMLOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

.5 MI SW OF COLLIERSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1901 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 23

RTE 436

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT RTE 436 + GENESEE R, Livingston, NY

Built 1920 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 2,705

BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: 907G BRP 907G BRP BRON

1.3 MI E DUNWOODIE, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 9,700

COUNTY ROAD 35A

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

HAMLET OF PORTLANDVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 2002 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,163

RTE 14

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

.5 MI S JCT SR 17 & SR 14, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 18,051

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 125

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

Built 1969 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 12,515

STONEBRIDGE ROAD E

Fair

Over: THORPE CREEK

.1 m E NY-145 and CR 20B, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 11.8 t

SANDERS ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR OTSQUAGO CRK

3 MI WEST OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1938 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 320

PIERCE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

3 MILES NW OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1976 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: MOOSE CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF TALCOTTVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1937 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 254

STATE SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF BELLVALE, Orange, NY

Built 1941 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 368

ARDSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

IN SCARSDALE, Westchester, NY

Built 1924 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10,477

HERNER ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR MONGAUP RVR

2.5 MI SE OF FERNDALE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1947 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 80

BALD MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: SHAW BROOK

3.3 MI N BLD MT RD & LP R, Lewis, NY

Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK AVE MAMARONE

1.5MI.S JCT.RTE 127 & HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 11.9 t ADT: 42,383

RTE 89

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

1.2 MI SE SENECA CL;RTE89, Tompkins, NY

Built 1926 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 4,443

BOB GOULD ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

1.7 MI N JCT SH10 & SH206, Delaware, NY

Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 11

Palmer Road

Fair

Over: Cobleskill Creek

0.5 Mi N of I88 & Rte. 7, Schoharie, NY

Built 1950 Load: 12.0 t

DAVIS STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1911 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 1,431

BRIGGS ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.5 MI SW OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 136

DEBRUCE ROAD

Fair

Over: TB WILLOWEMOC CRK

1.8 MI E OF LIVNGSTON MNR, Sullivan, NY

Built 1940 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 846

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

In LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, Wyoming, NY

Built 1927 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 536

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

2.5MI W JCT RTS 20A + 238, Wyoming, NY

Built 1958 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 4,128

LIBERTY STREET

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

1.5 MI NW JCT SH60 & SH83, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1930 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 959

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT NANTICOKE CRK

2.3 MI SE OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 755

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.7 S OF ESOPUS, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 148

MONTAUK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LIRR-MONTAUK BRCH

.1 MI E JCT RT 24&MTK HWY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1934 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 15,017

NUMBER 2 EAST RD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

BET CR5 & CR146-POMPEY HO, Onondaga, NY

Built 1935 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 66

MONTCALM STREET

Fair

Over: LACHUTE RIVER

TICONDEROGA, Essex, NY

Built 1918 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 6,851

RTE 920V

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF REMSEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 458

ORCHARD AVENUE

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

AT CITY OF RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,805

FRIEDENSTEIN ROAD

Fair

Over: HANKINS CREEK

0.7 MI N FREMONT CENTER, Sullivan, NY

Built 1976 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 154

SAGG ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-MK BR

1.7 MI E OF BRIDGEHAMPTON, Suffolk, NY

Built 1921 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 2,673

W MALLORYVILLE RD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1915 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 239

MOORE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

1.6 MI W OF NEVIS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1941 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 171

NYSDEC TRUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

3.6 MI E OF DICKINSON CNT, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 12

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

0.1 MILES FROM PA ROUTE 5, Suffolk, NY

Built 1848 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 170

W WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.7 MI SW JCT I81 & I690, Onondaga, NY

Built 1880 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 1,209

CR 25

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHAZY RVR

.7 MI W OF WEST CHAZY, Clinton, NY

Built 1909 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 1,098

RTE 263

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

2.6MI SW JCT RTS 263 & 78, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20,528

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: ROAD TO 34TH ST

JCT.FDR DRIVE & 34TH ST., New York, NY

Built 1966 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 112,744

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