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

CANAL STREET

Fair

Over: RIO GRANDE

AT GOSHEN, Orange, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,144

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.5 MI N CROTON ON HUDSON, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,460

LEWIS STREET

Fair

Over: EGYPT CREEK

0.4 MI NW OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 616

SAULSBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: TULLY LAKE CREEK

3.2 MILES NE OF PREBLE, Cortland, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 163

ROSE MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ROSE MOUNTAIN STREAM

0.7 MI SE OF PINE HILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 48

MARIA LANE

Fair

Over: TROUBLESOME BROOK

1.1 MI N OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 357

DOUGLASTON PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE 907A

.2 MI NE JCT GCP & CIP, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,652

GLEN OAK DRIVE

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

0.7 W RT78 1.0 SE RT 263, Erie, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 759

BEDELL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WOODS CREEK

HALF MILE BASELINE RD, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,899

CRANFORD DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY to DEMAREST KI

.125 MI N OF SH 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 406

SPRINGFIELD BLVD

Fair

Over: EQEST PATH (ABND)

0.1 MI NW SPRINGFIELD*GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,031

WRIGHT AVENUE

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

0.3MI SE OF NYSRT20&RT326, Cayuga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,100

SHERRILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

0.5 MILES SOUTH OF SH 5, Oneida, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,331

MITCHELL STREET

Fair

Over: WINE CREEK

0.75 MILES NE OF OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 751

LOCUST AVE & PROSP

Fair

Over: BUNN CREEK

JUNCTION OF SH 30 & SH 67, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,318

DIETCHIE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CK

.5 M S S R 166 IN CRY VLY, Otsego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 94

INNIS AVE

Fair

Over: BUSHFIELD CREEK

.33mi SE Int 300 & 52 on, Orange, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.4 t

Westchester Ave.

Fair

Over: Stamford Mill Riv

.8 MI SE JCT CR 137 + 124, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,441

Beach Road

Fair

Over: Volmer Creek

At Lower South Bay, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 882

TUSCARORA ROAD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

IN CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,187

EMANS ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.3 MI.NE OF ARTHURSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,068

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBATUCK CREEK

0.4MI SE JCT US-44+NYS-22, Dutchess, NY

Built 1990 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 264

CLARK STREET ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

1.6MI W JCT RTS 20 < 38, Cayuga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,996

RTE 77

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

3.65 MI NW JCT RTS 63+77, Genesee, NY

Built 1995 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,572

GAYHEAD-EARLTON RD

Fair

Over: COB CREEK

1.5 MI W HMLT EARLTON, Greene, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 426

CASE ROAD

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

AT HART LOT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 22

PEAT BED ROAD

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1990 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 303

RAY CROSBY ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG STREAM

2.5 MI W OF DUNDEE, Yates, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 267

OLD ALBANY POST RO

Fair

Over: CLOVE CREEK

3.0MI SE OF BEACON, Putnam, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 109

BAYVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: UDALL MILL POND

1.5 MI NW GREAT NECK, Nassau, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,677

WEEKS STREET

Fair

Over: TUTHILLS CREEK

AT BLUEPOINT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,880

SAYRE ROAD

Fair

Over: SQUIRMER CREEK

1 MI.NW HAMLET OF MEDUSA, Albany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17

DUTCH CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

6.1 MI E OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 131

CR 3 - LAKEPORT RD

Fair

Over: PENNOCK DITCH

4 MI NORTH OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,569

WALTS ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR OTSQUAGO CRK

3 MI SW OF FORT PLAIN, Montgomery, NY

Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 59

KIRKLAND AVE

Fair

Over: CEMETERY BROOK

2 MI NE HAMILTON COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,899

CR 88

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

MARCY, Oneida, NY

Built 1921 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,527

TEXAS VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR MERRILL CRK

3.2 MI NE OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 403

GLEN HAVEN ROAD

Fair

Over: GROUT BROOK

3.3 MI NW OF SCOTT, Cortland, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 139

LITTLE YORK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE YORK CREEK

3.4 MI NW OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 826

OTISCO VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: VAN BENTHUYSEN BK

.1 MI N AMBER ON OTISCO L, Onondaga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,892

CR184 JOHN TANNER

Fair

Over: W BR ONONDAGA CRK

1.4 MI NW OF S ONONDAGA, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 641

RTE 34

Fair

Over: TRIB STERLING CRK

2.4 MI S JCT SH34 & SH104, Oswego, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,423

FALL CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

.7 MI SW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,065

PIKE ROAD

Fair

Over: BOWEN CREEK

3.8 MI SE OF E. PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 244

SUMNER ROAD

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.7 MI SOUTHEAST OF CORFU, Genesee, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,491

TORREY ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.7 MI N OF EAST BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 48

PAUL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI NW OF EAST BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 169

HARRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.8 MI SOUTH OF LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 328

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

1.8 MI N OF PIFFARD, Livingston, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 815

Showing 2,301-2,350 of 17,642 bridges

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