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

RTE 25

Fair

Over: CONN QB.TO BQE SB

0.2 MI W JCT SH 25 & I278, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 37,781

DOUGLASTON PKWY

Fair

Over: LIRR PORT WASH BR

IN DOUGLASTON, Queens, NY

Built 1929 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 5,608

MCKINLEY PARKWAY

Fair

Over: BUFFALO & PITTSBG

1.5 MI N JCT 62SMOKES CK, Erie, NY

Built 1974 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 4,033

FEDERAL STREET EXT

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CRK

0.1 Mi South of Rt.5, Montgomery, NY

Built 1930 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50

NEWPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEDD BROOK

2.3 MI SOUTH OF NEWPORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1978 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 709

DILLENBECK ROAD

Fair

Over: VAN WIE CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF FULTONVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1934 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 41

MCDONALD DR

Fair

Over: MCQUEEN CREEK

1 MI N OF FORT JOHNSON, Montgomery, NY

Built 1959 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,461

DICK ROAD

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

2 MI SW JCT I90 & SH 33, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 20,302

CR01 BREESPORT RO

Fair

Over: TRB BALDWIN CREEK

6.8 MILES EAST OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1940 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,394

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: 907GX 907G ramp to 907K

JCT OF RTS CCP&BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1939 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 143,278

RTE 98

Fair

Over: FORKS CRK. FEEDER

6.2 MI SW JCT RTS 98 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1927 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,493

RTE 100B

Fair

Over: MANHATTAN BROOK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 100B+119, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 9,182

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: BOAT BASIN PLACE

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 30,235

ULSTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: VERKEERDER KILL

.2 MILE SE OF ULSTERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1989 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,081

VAN DAM ST RAMP

Fair

Over: BORDEN AVENUE

1.2 MI NW I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,299

RTE I278

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON ST

0.1 MI E JCT I278 & BK BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 114,634

DOLPHSBURG RD

Fair

Over: DOLPHSBURG CREEK

1.3 MI S OF BURDETTE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1936 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 82

NEW SUFFOLK AVE

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

0.5 MI W. OF NEW SUFFOLK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1986 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,780

WALKER ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

2.4 MI W OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1935 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 365

WAWBEEK ROAD

Fair

Over: PANTHR SWMP OUT

1.7 MI SE OF WAWBEEK, Franklin, NY

Built 1960 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 89

CR 14

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

1.0 MI NE OF SMYRNA, Chenango, NY

Built 1932 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 635

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATIO

3 MI N VILLAGE COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 37,426

RTE 415

Fair

Over: CUTLER CREEK

0.9 MI SE OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1940 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 4,336

POWDERHOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2 MI NE OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1954 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 899

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF OAKSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1945 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,332

RTE 5

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

.1 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,239

RTE 11B

Fair

Over: EB LIT SALMON RVR

.5 MI E JCT SH 11B & CR13, Franklin, NY

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,724

RTE 28

Fair

Over: RTE 12

JCT RTE 28N+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,446

RTE 12

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.5 MI W OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,798

RTE 111

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051124 27 27

ISLIP - SH 111 OVER SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,679

RTE 28

Fair

Over: LIDDLE BROOK

AT ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,420

RTE 36

Fair

Over: PEAK CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,461

RTE 36

Fair

Over: PEARL CREEK

1.6MI N JCT RTS 36 + 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,175

RTE 44

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

JCT RTE 44+WALLKILL R, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,831

EAST RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: 81I 81I32021159 81I 81I

1.6 MI N JCT RTS I-81 +41, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 751

CR 38

Fair

Over: RTE I81

.9 MI S JCT RTS I81SB+126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 360

IKEYS XING ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

1.4 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 152

RTE 97

Fair

Over: PEA BROOK

3.4 MI N SULLIVAN CL, Delaware, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,071

RTE 98

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 98 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1926 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,493

RTE 120

Fair

Over: 287I287I87011081 RTE I2

JCT RTS 120+I287, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,273

RTE 203

Fair

Over: KLINE KILL

4 MI SOUTH VALATIE, Columbia, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,166

RTE 248

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

3.2 MI S OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,232

RTE 275

Fair

Over: W B VAN CAMPEN CK

SOUTH END OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,965

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: 287IX RTE I287

2.3 MI E JCT RTE I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,927

RTE 371

Fair

Over: KIRKWOOD CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,012

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

EXIT 92 OF SH 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,992

RTE I678

Fair

Over: WILLOW-MEADOW LKS

1 MI S RTE 678+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,273

RTE I678

Fair

Over: FLUSHING RIVER

1 MI S JCT I678 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,605

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 44,795

JEWEL AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M RTE

1.1 MI SE JCT I495 & GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,173

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