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

UNDERHILL AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 987G

3.1 MI S JCT TSP & US 202, Westchester, NY

Built 1951 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,646

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: CR 21

5.9 MI NE OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 30,296

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CARPENTERS BROOK

7.1MI E I90 INT 40, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,384

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CARPENTERS BROOK

7.1MI E I90 INT 40, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,096

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

2.5 MI E I90 EXIT 41 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 30,538

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

7.5 MI E OF EXIT 47 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,375

RTE I90

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

1.5 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 32,263

RTE I90

Fair

Over: REALLS CREEK

0.47 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,707

RTE I790

Fair

Over: REALLS CREEK

0.47 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,730

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CANASTOTA CREEK

0.65 MI W 90I EX. 34 RAMP, Madison, NY

Built 1951 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 35,041

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COEYMANS CREEK LAFARGE

1 MI N OF RAVENA, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 35,910

RTE 890

Fair

Over: 90IX 90IX

0.2 MI NW EXIT 25 OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 16,409

RTE 90

Fair

Over: RESERVOIR CREEK Unnamed

2.9MI NW INT26 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 27,525

RTE I95

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

0.4 MI SW JCT 95IX & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 101,329

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 25

0.4 N JCT I-87< RONDOUT R, Ulster, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 35,755

RTE I90

Fair

Over: VAN WIE CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF RANDALL, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20,726

RTE I90

Fair

Over: HAPPY HOLLOW CR

1.0 MI W PALATINE BRIDGE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20,908

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: MIDLAND AVENUE

0.1 MI W JCT OF CCP & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 72,622

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Amtrak Railroad Fort Wa

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER LL, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 268,692

ALLEGANY ST PK 2

Fair

Over: RED HOUSE BROOK

4.1 MI W OF IRVING MILLS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 239

RTE 7

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

JCT SH 7 & SUSQUEHANNA RV, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 10,638

MORICHES M.I.ROAD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051338 RTE 27

.4 MI W EXIT 59 OF S.H.27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 7,257

RTE 28

Fair

Over: PLATTE KILL

0.6 MI N E BR DELAWARE R, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,105

NY135

Fair

Over: RAMP FROM MERRICK RD TO

.8 MI S JCT SH 27 & SH135, Nassau, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t

RTE 481

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

.2 MI E JCT SH481 & CR57, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 4,870

RTE 30A

Fair

Over: 88I 88I95071179 RTE I88

JCT RELOCATED RTS 30A&I88, Schoharie, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6,618

RTE I278

Fair

Over: SANDS STREET

.4 MI SE I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 129,323

FRISBEE STREET

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

AT EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 464

APULIA RD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

6 MI. S. OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 700

IRELAND ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT CONEWANGO CRK

.4 MILE EAST OF RANDOLPH, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1989 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 202

FREWS RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: FREWS RUN

2.1 MI SE OF FREWSBURG, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1929 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,124

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.4 MI N OF SINCLAIRVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 647

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: PRENDERGAST CREEK

1.2 MI NORTH OF STEDMAN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 963

MEAHL ROAD

Fair

Over: BR MURDER CREEK

1 MI N OF NW QUAD AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 496

CR-81 JOHN GLENN

Fair

Over: ONON LAKE OUTLET PARKRO

J.GLENN BLVD WB+ONON LAKE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 11,285

RTE 7

Fair

Over: WYLIE BROOK

1.0 MI NE JCT RTS 7 & 79, Broome, NY

Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,110

HIAWATHA BLVD

Fair

Over: Mall parking drive I81

JCT I81 & HIAWATHA BLVD, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 21,689

SPARROWBUSH RD

Fair

Over: 87I 87I11082054 EXIT 6

NEW SPARROWBUSH OVER I87, Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 13,365

RTE 272

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.3MI S JCT RTS 18 & 272, Orleans, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 967

WHEATLY RD

Fair

Over: 495I 495I03021065 RTE I

3.1 MI W JCT I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 2000 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,209

HAWKINS AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031180 RTE I4

5.8 MI W JCT I495 & SH112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 13,543

94 AVE & ATLANTIC

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678

.9 MI SE RTE 678+RTE 25, Queens, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,881

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: SEARINGTOWN RD

NSP - 3.1 MI NE QUEENS C, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 136,119

RTE I481

Fair

Over: Northern Blvd NORTHERN

1.5 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 16,353

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 63

1.7 MI W EXIT 51 OF I86, Chemung, NY

Built 2003 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 15,791

CADOSIA ROAD

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

1MI N OF RTE17<CADOSIA, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 127

CENTRAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: PROSPCT PK STREAM

IN PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 114

TOWN HALL ROW

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND BROOK

VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND FALLS, Orange, NY

Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 221

PECONIC AVE

Fair

Over: PECONIC RIVER

AT RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 19,503

CR840

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

2 MI E ONEIDA CO. AIRPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,243

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