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

TAFT ROAD

Fair

Over: BEBEE CREEK

5 MI N OF HONEOYE, Ontario, NY

Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 231

FORD STREET

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 43

SOUTH HOLLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR SANDY CREEK

1.0 MI SOUTH OF HOLLEY, Orleans, NY

Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 978

JORDAN ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

1.5 MI SE GAINESVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 328

SHEEHE RD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.1 MI SW JAVA VILLAGE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 244

ROYCE ROAD

Fair

Over: E FK TONAWANDA CK

1.8 MI NE NORTH JAVA, Wyoming, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 183

HARDYS ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST KOY CREEK

0.2 MI SE HERMITAGE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 545

WAITE HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: WAITE HOLLW CREEK

.4 MILE SW OF CATTARAUGUS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 116

WEBSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: WALKER CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF BROCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 215

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: TRIB BUGBY BROOK

.2 MILE SW OF CENTRALIA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,102

VERSAILLES PLANK

Fair

Over: TRB BIG SISTER CK

2.9 MILES EAST OF ANGOLA, Erie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,683

NORTH BOSTON ROAD

Fair

Over: HAMPTON BROOK

2.3 MI W OF NORTH BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,487

JERICHO ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

5.7 MI SE OF SACKETS HARB, Jefferson, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 221

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: BURTON BROOK

1.2 W OF WINGDALE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1949 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,246

SKIDMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF FREEDOM PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 340

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

0.2 MI NE RTS 9<308, Dutchess, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 141

MCMANUS ROAD

Fair

Over: MONHAGEN BROOK

2.5 MI SE OF MIDDLETOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 516

DREWVLLE RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BR CROTN R

4.0 MI E OF MAHOPAC, Putnam, NY

Built 1908 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,230

E MOUNTAIN RD S

Fair

Over: CLOVE CREEK

AT N HIGHLAND, Putnam, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,494

HURLEY MOUNTAIN RO

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF ATWOOD, Ulster, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 989

PLAYLAND PARKWAY

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

2.1 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,866

CIRCLE DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRB OSBORNE CREEK

3.7 MI E JCT SH7 & SH 369, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 316

SHERMAN CREEK RD

Fair

Over: SHERMAN CREEK

VILLAGE OF HALE EDDY, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 659

HOGSBACK ROAD

Fair

Over: WHEELER BROOK

2.8 MILES NE OF GREENE, Chenango, NY

Built 1976 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 257

COUNTY ROAD NO 16

Fair

Over: HAWLEY BROOK

2.0 MI NW OF PLYMOUTH, Chenango, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,090

KEMAK RD

Fair

Over: GLEN BROOK

0.2 MI NW OF NYS RT 26, Chenango, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 81

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: E BR CANASAWACTA CREEK

SE OF BEAVER MEADOW, Chenango, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,090

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: TRB ASHBELL BROOK

2.1 MI N OF SOUTH OTSELIC, Chenango, NY

Built 1942 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 307

CLARYVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUNGALOW BROOK

0.7 MI S OF CLARYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD 71

Fair

Over: MIDD MONGAUP RVR

0.3mi west of Sullivan Av, Sullivan, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,642

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

1.75 MI SE OF CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 120

CR57 EAST LAKE RD

Fair

Over: M BR TIOUGHNIOGA CK

1 MI SE DERUYTER RES., Madison, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 165

CREEKSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRB TONAWANDA CRK

.4 MI W JCT US62 & SH356, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,276

STANDISH RD

Fair

Over: SEPARATOR BROOK

IN LYON MOUNTAIN, Clinton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,099

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

.2 MI E OF CHASM FALLS, Franklin, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 749

CRUM CREEK RD

Fair

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

1.3 MI N OF ST.JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 474

STILLWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.3 MI E MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 121

VINTAGE LANE

Fair

Over: ROUND POND CREEK

1.7MI.NORTH OF RTE. 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 12,315

GRANDVIEW AVENUE

Fair

Over: WILLOW TREE BROOK

0.6 MI EAST OF US 202, Rockland, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,608

POMONA ROAD

Fair

Over: MINISCEONGO CREEK

0.8 MI WEST OF SR 45, Rockland, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,638

NEW HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB E BR NEVERSINK RIVE

4.5 MI NE OF CLARYVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 2001 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 69

DENNING ROAD

Fair

Over: Flat Brook

In Denning, Ulster, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 277

WEBSTER STREET

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

0.1 MI W JCT 384 + CANAL, Erie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,086

RTE I90

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

3.6 MI W JCT I90@INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 31,294

RTE 987E

Fair

Over: 987C 987C83021013 RTE 9

JCT SEVEN LAKES PKWY&PIP, Orange, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 66

RTE 44

Fair

Over: AMTRAK Gerald Drive Ri

JCT RTS 44-55 < HUDSON R, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 38,047

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 55

JCT TSP & RTE 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1947 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,211

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: LINCOLN AVENUE

.8 ME E JCT HRP & SH 120, Westchester, NY

Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 51,200

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: OLD SAWMILLRIV.RD

2.6 MI S JCT RTS SMRP<TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 44,403

BEDFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: 987D 987D87012129 RTE 9

2.2 MI N JCT SMRP & TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,147

Showing 2,351-2,400 of 17,642 bridges

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