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 81

Fair

Over: Daves Brook

81I SB 81I34041140, Oswego, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,542

RTE 8

Fair

Over: Button Creek

Leonardsville, Madison, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,446

CONNECTOR

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 95IX

JCT RTE I95+0.2MI N RTE 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t

COUNTY ROAD 105

Fair

Over: CROMWELL CREEK

06 MI E JCT RTE 32, Orange, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,718

SH 85 SB

Fair

Over: PATROON CREEK

.1 MI W JCT I90 & SH 85, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,240

SH 85 NB

Fair

Over: PATROON CREEK

.1 MI E JCT I90 & SH 85, Albany, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 12,164

RTE 104

Fair

Over: WOLCOTT CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 104 + 89, Wayne, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,075

RTE 215

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

3.6 MI N VIRGIL ON RTE 90, Cortland, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,503

RTE I88

Fair

Over: BELDEN BROOK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS I88&79, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,626

RTE 32

Fair

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.2 MI N JCT RTS 32 & 50, Saratoga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,591

NORTH FLETCHER AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.5 MI E NYC LINE ON SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 13,120

RTE 207

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

0.9 MI W JCT SH 17K-US 9W, Orange, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,308

South Black River

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

2.6 MI NW OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 35

LEES CROSSING RD

Fair

Over: WHITESIDE CREEK

5 MI SW OF CAMBRIDGE, Washington, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 31

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

.2 MI S OF EAST WINFIELD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1976 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 301

ROWE ROAD

Fair

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BROOK

2 MI SW OF MANDANA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 143

RTE 370

Fair

Over: LEY CREEK

JCT SH 370 & LEY CREEK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,967

SHELTER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: W BR CAYUGA INLET

1.8 MI NE OF NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 315

LAKE TO LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: BURRELL CREEK

2 MILES NE OF HALL, Ontario, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 448

ELLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

0.8 MI.N.OF BRANT, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 107

STEWART ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCKS CREEK

04 MI SE JCT CR 14 STE RD, Steuben, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 150

FISHER SETTLEMENT

Fair

Over: CATATONK CREEK

1.8 MI N OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 222

RUDES ROAD

Fair

Over: HALLS CREEK

3 MI NW OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 51

COUNTY ROAD 28A

Fair

Over: TIBBITS CREEK

1.5 MI E OF OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,014

OLD QUEECHY ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 80

HAMILTON STREET

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

AT PORT JERVIS, Orange, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,616

HOOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

4.6 MI NE OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 392

MIDDLE PATENT RD

Fair

Over: MIANUS RIVER

5.1 MI E OF MOUNT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1941 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,314

BARTON ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SUSQUE RIVER

0.3 MI E OF EDSON, Broome, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 306

E.CLINTON STREET

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,448

CENTER STREET

Fair

Over: ONEONTA CREEK

CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1919 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,567

WEISSMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: N BRANCH CALLICOON CREEK

1.2 MI N CALLICOON CENTER, Sullivan, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 224

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M

JCT I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1944 Load: 29.4 t

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: RTE 907L East River SO

.9 MI NE FDR DR+BATTERY, New York, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t

BORDEN AVE BRIDGE

Fair

Over: DUTCH KILLS

1.1 MILES W JCT LIE & BQE, Queens, NY

Built 1908 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 12,360

CROTONA AVENUE

Fair

Over: FORDHAM RD RTE 1

.5 MILE W JCT US 1 & BRPC, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 9,788

BEDFORD AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI BRKLN

AT FLATBUSH, Kings, NY

Built 1916 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,291

TO GWB OPP 171 ST

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE DRIVE

S OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BR, New York, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,585

DRAUDT ROAD

Fair

Over: NEUMAN CREEK

2.7 MI.S RTS.20A & 219, Erie, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 253

RTE 31

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER SUBWAY TU

IN ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1923 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,968

RTE 31

Fair

Over: SUBWAY TUNNEL

IN ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,968

SUGAR LOAF ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SUGARLOAF BK

AT LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 109

SUGAR LOAF ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB SUGARLOAF BRK

1 MILE N OF LOWES CORNERS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 109

BENMOSCHE ROAD

Fair

Over: KINNE BROOK

2.5 MI N OF MONTICELLO, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,325

STOVER ROAD

Fair

Over: SLIDE BROOK

1 MI W OF KEENE VALLEY, Essex, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 111

WALTER MAXFIELD RD

Fair

Over: BELL BROOK

.5 MI N CONKLINGVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 179

TOWERS ROAD

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CRK

2.5 MI SW OF DEPEW, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,641

BRENTWOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CRK

2.5 MI S OF DEPEW, Erie, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,575

FLETCHER STREET

Fair

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

1.9 MI SW JCT 265266, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,382

CHRISTIAN AVE

Fair

Over: MILL POND

AT SETAUKET, Suffolk, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,768

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