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

SADDLEMIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: W FK LIT SNAKE CK

7 MI E OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 490

JENNINGS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

1.2 MI. WEST OF KILLAWOG, Broome, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 174

CROSS ROAD TR12A

Fair

Over: STRONGS BROOK

6.0 MI SW OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 70

BEECH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LOWER BEECH KILL

0.2 MI S PEPACTON RES, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 113

OLD RT 28

Fair

Over: RED KILL

0.5 MI W OF FLEISHMANNS, Delaware, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 606

GOODY ROAD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

3.5 MI SE OF WEST FULTON, Schoharie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 34

YANKEE LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE KILL

1.3 MI NW WESTBROOKVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 215

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: EXCELSIOR GLEN

1 MI S JCT RTE 79 &CO RD9, Schuyler, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 434

APPLETON W SOM RD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

.9 MILE EAST OF APPLETON, Niagara, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 379

CAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BR BIG SISTER CRK

1.8 MILES NORTH OF BRANT, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 221

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

CHAMPLAIN, Clinton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,021

CAPE HORN ROAD

Fair

Over: CAROGA CREEK

0.4 mi from Rte 10A, Fulton, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HOUSE RD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

2.8 MI NE JCT RTE 88 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1914 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,013

EAST AVENUE

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

0.1 MI E JCT RTE 88 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1914 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,252

PORT GIBSON ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

3.2 MI SW JCT RTE 88 + C, Wayne, NY

Built 1912 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 456

RTE 912

Fair

Over: BINNENS KILL SCHODACK C

1 MI E EXIT 21B OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,219

CR 489

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.1 MI.E OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 251

RTE I87

Fair

Over: N MIDDLETOWN RD

2.1 MI E JCT RTS I87 & 45, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 118,540

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 907C 907CX2M13033 RTE I

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 182,700

BUS RAMP R97

Fair

Over: 9TH AVE

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,500

I 95 RAMP UX

Fair

Over: HHP RVRSD DRIVE HR 9 R

HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t

RTE 242

Fair

Over: DEVEREAUX BR FD

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 242+240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,227

RED GROUND ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021061 RTE I4

3.5 MI W I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 2004 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,153

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

16 MI SE EXIT 94 RTE 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,452

WADING RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07041336 RTE I4

8.8 MI E JCT SH112 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 12,458

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t

RTE I390

Fair

Over: Livonia Avon & Lakevill

2.4 MI N JCT I390 & US20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,727

RTE 206

Fair

Over: WILSON HOLLOW BRK

2.6 MI NW JCT SH 206 & SH, Delaware, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,584

STONY KILL ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

0.6 MI.SO.OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 355

MILLIE EDWARDS ROA

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF TURNWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 11

HAYES RD

Fair

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

E SH 12 - BOONVILLE N.Y., Oneida, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 221

MONTAUK HWY

Fair

Over: SHINNECOCK CANAL

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

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 22,230

MON-WYN CO LNE RD

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

3.3 MI N.E. OF WEBSTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,034

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: BASKET BROOK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 28 & J, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 121

RTE I190

Fair

Over: US 62 NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.9 MI E JCT RTS I190< 16, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 56,689

COUNTY ROAD 44

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

LAKE LUZERNE OVER HUDSONR, Warren, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,781

RTE 5

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190 BUFFALO

JCT OF RTS 5 & I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 32,067

RTE 5

Fair

Over: Falls Creek

0.7MI E JCT RTS 5+20 +364, Ontario, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 13,968

RTE 9

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

RT 9 3 MI N N HUDSON, Essex, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 235

RTE 9

Fair

Over: W BR BOUQUETRIVER

RTE 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,329

RTE 9D

Fair

Over: FOUNDRY BROOK

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

Built 1929 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,200

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE STREAM

6.6 MI N JCT RTS 9W+I84, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 16,861

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: HANS VOSEN KILL

.1 MI S JCT 9W + 23, Greene, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 13,590

RTE 10

Fair

Over: DRYDEN CREEK

2.2 MI NW JCT SH 10 & 990, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 457

RTE 11

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 11 + 41, Cortland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,946

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17

.2 MI W EXIT 89 OF SH 17, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,074

RTE 19

Fair

Over: HOUGHTON CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF HOUGHTON, Allegany, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,620

RTE 27A

Fair

Over: SUMPAWAMS CREEK

RTE 27A AT ROUTE 231, Suffolk, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 16,921

RTE 28

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

15 MI N JCT RTS 5 & 28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,225

RTE 28

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.3 MI S JCT 28 & 28N, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,986

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