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 I87

Fair

Over: MCGUIRE BROOK

9.5 Mi N Exit 32 of I87, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 6,930

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

2.4 MI S JCT SH38 & SH222, Tompkins, NY

Built 1967 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 3,242

OLD STATE RTE 48

Fair

Over: TANNERY CREEK

800 FT OFF RT48 IN GRANBY, Oswego, NY

Built 1984 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 36

WOLF POND ROAD

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE POND INL

.2MI N TUPPER LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1977 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 690

TOWERS BLVD.

Fair

Over: TRIB SLATE BTM CK

0.1 SOUTH OF LOSSON RD, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 5,275

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

3.6 MI SW OF PERKINSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1961 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 229

FISHER ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD CREEK

1.3 MILES E OF OAKFIELD, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 502

BLEEKER ST EXT

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK FERGUSON

1.2 MI SW OF W SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1965 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 1,786

RTE 52

Fair

Over: SHAWANGUNK KILL

JCT RT 52/SHAWANGUNK KILL, Ulster, NY

Built 2000 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 7,702

RTE 25

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

5.0 MI NE OF SOUTHOLD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1979 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 10,635

PRIOR ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF PENNELLVILLE, Oswego, NY

Built 1964 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 113

DUNEMERE LANE

Fair

Over: HOOK POND

SW OF EAST HAMPTON, Suffolk, NY

Built 1937 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 2,297

RTE 45

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011132 RTE 9

JCT RTE 45+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 10,434

WHITE HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: GLEN CREEK

4 MI WEST OF WATKINS GLEN, Schuyler, NY

Built 1932 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 200

RTE 73

Fair

Over: N. FORK BOUQUET RIVER

RT 73 1.4 MI N JCT RT9&73, Essex, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 4,457

ROSLYN ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP - 4.2 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 12,105

FLETCHER AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.5 MI E NYC LINE ON SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 13,120

NORTH BROADWAY

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 135+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 20,125

McGRAW MARATHON RD

Fair

Over: HUNTS CREEK

2.4 MI N OF MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 532

RTE 12

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

Lowville, Lewis, NY

Built 1913 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 11,108

RTE 940T

Fair

Over: BROWNS RACEWAY GENESEE

JCT OF I.L.& GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 34,797

COUNTY RD 38

Fair

Over: RTE I81

.9 MI S JCT RTS I81NB+126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 360

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON CREEK

2 MILES SW OF GENOA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 39

SLATE ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

3.2 MI S OF GENEVA, Ontario, NY

Built 1925 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 61

PARK AVENUE SB

Fair

Over: EAST 45TH STREET

IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 22,713

PARK AVENUE NB

Fair

Over: EAST 45TH STREET

IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 22,713

CLIZBE AVENUE

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

2MI NW OF ST LT 126/5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 5,402

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: 79ST BT BASIN GRG 79ST

79 ST BOAT BASIN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t

79 ST RAMP TO GAR

Fair

Over: RAMP TO SB HH PKY 79ST

79 ST RAMP TO BOAT BASIN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 300

GARAGE RAMP TO 79

Fair

Over: SB HHP RAMP TO 79 79ST

79 ST BOAT BASIN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 300

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: 79ST BT BASIN GRG GARAG

79 ST BOAT BASIN, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t

RTE 213

Fair

Over: TONGORE BROOK

0.75 MI S JCT RTS 28A&213, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,080

LEACH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5 MILES E OF ELLINGTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 263

BORDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT SH78 & SH130, Erie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10,449

EAST CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: DONNER BROOK

2.4 MI E OF PENDLETON CTR, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,789

MENDENHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: WYLIE BROOK

4.1 MI SO OF COVENTRY, Chenango, NY

Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 39

SICKMILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR CALLICOON CK

1.1 MI S OF JEFFERSONVLLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1850 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 92

ACADEMY STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

AT LACONA, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 588

DORR ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF WELLS, Hamilton, NY

Built 2003 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

DAY ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL EMPIRE STATE

1 MILE EAST OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1909 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,670

MACLEAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 987DX RTE 987D NO NAME

0.7 MI W HILLVIEW RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 12,605

GEE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.2 MI S JCT TAG RD, Madison, NY

Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 282

RTE 5

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

JCT RTE 5 + ONONDAGA CR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1850 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 7,644

130TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

4.6 MI S JCT GCP & CI PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1933 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 10,816

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: PED. OPP 109TH ST

IN CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1890 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 9,000

FRANCIS LEWIS BVD

Fair

Over: PARK ROAD PARK ROAD

OVER CUNNINGHAM PARK ROAD, Queens, NY

Built 1949 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 15,789

RTE I190

Fair

Over: BURNT SHIP CREEK

1.1 MI S INT 21 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 28,012

RTE 12

Fair

Over: OCKERMAN BROOK

4.2 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1949 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 6,223

MERRICK BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: RTE 907B

5 MI S GCP & CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1952 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 17,339

RTE 25B

Fair

Over: RTE 907A RTE 907A

.8 MI S JCT GCP & C IS PK, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 22,821

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