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 18

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

2.0 MI W OF WALLKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1989 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,916

TOW PATH ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDERS KILL

1.0 MI E OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 557

LEXINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: KISCO RIVER

AT MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,772

LINCOLN AVENUE

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.6 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,473

HUNTS CORNERS RD

Fair

Over: TRIB CULVER CREEK

4.0 MI NW OF LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1943 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 412

CR33 HOOPER ROAD

Fair

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

1.0 MI N OF ENDWELL, Broome, NY

Built 1944 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,660

COOKS BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL RIVER

COOKS FALLS-BEAVER KLL RV, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 115

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

IN EAST MERIDITH, Delaware, NY

Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 381

KITTLE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

4.5 MI SW OF MARGRETVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3

HUNTERSLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT SCHOHARIE CRK

7 MI SE OF MIDDLEBURG, Schoharie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t

CONCORD ROAD

Fair

Over: SPOONER CREEK

2.3 MILES SE OF WYANDALE, Erie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 60

NORTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: DEMAREST KILL

AT NEW CITY, Rockland, NY

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,442

RTE 4

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT RTE 4 & CHAMPLAIN C, Washington, NY

Built 1933 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,413

RTE 915C

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

.2 MILE E OF STILLWATER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,846

RTE 481

Fair

Over: BONSTEAD ROAD ONEIDA RI

ONON+OSWEGO CL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,124

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 52

JCT 87I & RTE 52, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 35,222

RTE I90

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

4.3 MI SW OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,354

RTE I90

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

4.3 MI SW OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,375

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,354

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF SILVR CK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,375

CHATSWORTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: 95 IX 95IX MNRR NH LIN

LARCHMONT, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,753

RTE I190

Fair

Over: PERRY BOULEVARD ERIE ST

EXIT N7 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,341

RTE 95

Fair

Over: FT WASHINGTON AVE

0.2 MI W OF 95I & RTE 9, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 111,205

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING POND OUTLET

2 MI. NORTH OF FAIR HAVEN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 704

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

.9 MI E JCT HRP EXIT 28, Westchester, NY

Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 51,200

RTE 363

Fair

Over: ELDREDGE STREET PINE ST

JCT RTS 363 + 11, Broome, NY

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 18,568

RTE 201

Fair

Over: CROCKER PLACE ENDWELL S

JCT RTS 201 & 17C, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 45,586

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 3RD AVENUE

I278 WB Ramp at Exit 20, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 147,365

BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

1.8 MI SW INT NY4&29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 292

METROPOLITAN AVE

Fair

Over: ENGLISH KILLS

ONE MILE EAST OF BQ EXP, Kings, NY

Built 1931 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 30,266

CASCADE RD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

3 MI N OF APULIA STATION, Onondaga, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 163

LOG LONDON ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF MANNSVILLE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1985 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 182

FOSTERTOWN RD

Fair

Over: GIDNEYTOWN CREEK

3.5 MI NW OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4,045

KINGS HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KRIPPLEBUSH CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF STONE RIDGE, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 597

787NB TO SMX EB

Fair

Over: Broadway Connector to Qu

I787 NB TO DUNN BR RAMP, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 1,953

SLEEPY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: GREENROCK CORP RD

AT N TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 673

YOUNGSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

3 MILES SW OF WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 909

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: 907L907LX4MR09A2 E. 35t

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

Built 1949 Load: 28.4 t

RTE 4

Fair

Over: MOSES KILL

5.4 MI N JCT US 4 & SH 32, Washington, NY

Built 1957 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 4,252

RTE 7

Fair

Over: SPRG TERM/B & M

RTE 7-0.2 MI SE HOOSICK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1986 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 7,973

RTE 218

Fair

Over: 9W 9W83021029 RTE 9W

2.8 MI N JCT RTS 9W+6, Orange, NY

Built 1944 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,766

RTE 11

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CRK

1.9 MI S JCT US11 &JEF CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,390

RTE 28

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE HOLLOW

AT ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1947 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,105

RTE 206

Fair

Over: WILSON HOLLOW BRK

.5 MI NW JCT SH 206 & SH, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,584

RTE 446

Fair

Over: CUBA LAKE OUTLET

1.5 MI W JCT RTE 446 &305, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,566

SHELTER ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021029 RTE I4

I495 - 2.8 MI NE QNS CO L, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 17,670

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

9N 5.0 MI N OF PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1932 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,625

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

2.3 MI SW JCT NY27 & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 55,432

CLINTON AVE RAMP

Fair

Over: WATER STREET

JCT ORANGE ST & I787 SB, Albany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 79,759

MEEKERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WOODHULL CK

0.125 MI S OF FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1971 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 95

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