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

DEPOT PLACE

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87 RAMP T

.3 MI S JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,756

NORWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A45011114 RTE 94

1 MI W JCT LOSP+RTE 272, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 309

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 996

RT7-RT9 CONNECTOR

Fair

Over: RT7WB TO I87NB

.2 MI.W.INTER.RTES9&ALT.7, Albany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,555

EAST 172ND STREET

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H

.3 MILE S JCT I95 & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,783

ACCESS TO HOUSING

Fair

Over: RTE I87 METRO NORTH RR

.6 MI N JCT I87 + I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,306

WATSON AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H

.7 MI S I95+BX RIVER PKWY, Bronx, NY

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,296

CHEMUNG STREET

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

IN WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1945 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,519

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

Village of Camden, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 459

PLUM STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.1 MI NW JCT 690<81 SYR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1907 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 776

KRUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS CK

2.7 MI S OF WEST VALLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 36

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

3.2 MI S OF CANASERAGA, Allegany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 35

SWAN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

IN ALPINE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 48

MITCHELL HOLLOWRD

Fair

Over: MCCLURE CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF ODESSA, Schuyler, NY

Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 207

ALLYN ROAD

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

0.5 MI N TIOGA CENTER, Tioga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 190

BROAD ST HLW ROAD

Fair

Over: BROAD ST HOLLW BK

1.0 MI NE OF ALLABEN, Ulster, NY

Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 191

BARKER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER

HAMLET OF ITASKA, Broome, NY

Built 1998 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 464

PATRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 95

RTE 25

Fair

Over: Queensboro Bridge

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, Queens, NY

Built 1957 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 86,098

STILLWELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONEY ISLND CREEK

AT CONEY ISLAND, Kings, NY

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,444

167TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 Load: 28.1 t

EAST 180TH STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

EAST 180TH STREET, Bronx, NY

Built 1889 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,053

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: DYKE CREEK

0.16 MI NW OF ROUTE 417, Allegany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,598

BABCOCK PLACE

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

0.25 MI NW JCT US9+NY9A, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 982

MADISON STREET

Fair

Over: Norfolk-Southern Railroa

IN WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,713

DOE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: DOWNS BROOK

2.1 MI NE OF DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 26

SHAFTSBURY HOLLOW

Fair

Over: LITTLE WHITE CREEK

2 MI N OF WHITE CREEK, Washington, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 462

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1 MI NE OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 24

NICOLLS RD

Fair

Over: HOSPITAL PEDESTRIAN UNDR

AT STONY BROOK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17,259

SPEAR ROAD

Fair

Over: BOQUET RIVER

3.3 MI NW BOUQUET, Essex, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 404

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

AT GAROGA, Fulton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 217

CR 7

Fair

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

0.1 MILE EAST OF NYS RT28, Herkimer, NY

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 746

HALL RD

Fair

Over: AURIES CREEK

2 MI SW VILLAGE OF GLEN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 244

CR150A

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

NEXT TO MARCELLUS PARK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 901

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

1.4 MI W OF MINETTO, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,804

DORMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

2.3 MI SOUTH OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 56

FACTORY ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.6 MI NW STRYKERSVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 58

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

.2 MILE WEST OF STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,625

KELLER ROAD

Fair

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

2.6 MI E OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 395

BREESPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: ELSTON HOLLOW CRK

5 MILES EAST OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,394

STAFFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

1.3 MI S OF MILLPORT, Chemung, NY

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 74

Fair

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

1 MILE S OF PRATTSBURG, Steuben, NY

Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 618

SABIN ROAD

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

0.6 MI S OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 904

BLUE MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

8.2 MI S OF SANTA CLARA, Franklin, NY

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7

POPLAR STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVE

1MI N CONSTABLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 141

CR 8 FAY - BRUSH

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

2.4 MI NE OF BRUSHTON, Franklin, NY

Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 952

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: LITTLE TROUT RVR

1.2 MI S OF BURKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1941 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 216

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

AT LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 143

County Route 27

Fair

Over: EDICK CREEK

2 MILES SW OF RECTOR, Lewis, NY

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 45

PEEKAMOOSE ROAD

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

0.2 MI W OF PEEKAMOOSE, Ulster, NY

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 121

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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