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

MORGAN HOLLOW RD.

Fair

Over: MORGAN HOLLOW CRK

3.3 MI NE OF SUGARTOWN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1979 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 47

HILLVIEW DR

Fair

Over: TRIB CHEMUNG RIVR

0.6 MI N OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,098

E BERKSHIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: E.BR.OF OWEGO CRK

IN VILLAGE OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 352

POND ROAD

Fair

Over: INGRAHAM STREAM

.7 MILE S OF OWLS HEAD, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 573

PELTON ROAD

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

1.4 MILES WEST OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1948 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4,615

13TH LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: THIRTEENTHLAKE BR

2 MI NE 13TH LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 276

RTE 3

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 3 + 3A, Jefferson, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,847

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: DICKEY BROOK

IN BUCHANAN S. OF PEEKSKI, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,781

RTE 26

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

IN TURIN, Lewis, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,961

RTE 16

Fair

Over: E BR CAZENOVIA CK

5.7 MI SE JCT RT 20A+ 400, Erie, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,992

RTE 417

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

W VILLAGE LI OF ALLEGANY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,069

RTE 417

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

JCT SR 417 & GENESEE RIVE, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,348

RTE 17

Fair

Over: BASHER KILL

10 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 209, Sullivan, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 33,188

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: PAKANASINK CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 17K+302, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,980

RTE 17M

Fair

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

.6 MI S JCT SH17M & SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,999

RTE 18

Fair

Over: BEARDSLEY CREEK

0.2MI E JCT RTS 18 + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,244

RTE 18

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK EAST

3.2MI E JCT RTS 18 + 98, Orleans, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,337

RTE 31

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.8MI W JCT RTE31+BARGE C, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 27,534

RTE 31

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF RTS 31 + I-90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,124

RAMP TO HOMER

Fair

Over: 81I 81I32023008 RTE I81

1.9 MI N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,848

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

Exit 36 bet CR2 & NYS13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,692

TAYLOR VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: E BR CHENINGO CRK

AT CHENINGO, Cortland, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 99

RTE 98

Fair

Over: GATES CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT RTS 98 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1927 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,493

RTE 146

Fair

Over: 890I 890I 1601 2018 RTE

JCT RTES 146 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,695

RTE 199

Fair

Over: LAKES KILL

2.1 MI W JCT RTS 199+308, Dutchess, NY

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,635

RTE 203

Fair

Over: PUNSIT CREEK

2.2 MI E JCT RTE203+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1929 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,693

RTE 219

Fair

Over: CONNOISARAULEY CR

8.1 MI S JCT RTS 219 + 39, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,083

RTE 231

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021063 RTE 90

JCT SH 231 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 45,280

RTE 240

Fair

Over: Lehigh Valley Railroad R

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 240 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 19,873

RTE 242

Fair

Over: DEVEREAUX BR FD

4.0 MI NE JCT RTS 242+240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1933 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,227

RTE 245

Fair

Over: EAST OVERFLOW CRK

.8 MI E JCT SH 245 & SH21, Ontario, NY

Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,292

MILITARY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

1.3 MI N JCT I81 & SH 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 375

RTE 281

Fair

Over: COLD BROOK

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 41 + 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,588

RTE 364

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

0.6 MI NW JCT RTS 245+364, Yates, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,448

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LIEWB CONN TO NSP

.5 MI E RTE 495+RTE 106, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 141,478

RTE 29

Fair

Over: EAST CANADA CREEK

01 MI E JCT RTS 167+29, Fulton, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,608

RTE 17

Fair

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

JCT SH 17 & APALACHIN CRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,380

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RIVER RD

2.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 2, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24,003

RTE I495

Fair

Over: FROM VAN WYCK EXPWY N/B

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,426

RTE I678

Fair

Over: FLUSHING MEADOW

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,094

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW BROOK

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 44,795

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

3.2 MI SE EXIT 94 - SH 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,452

N ALBANY CRESCENT

Fair

Over: RTE I87

2.6 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200

GUN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H

3.0 MI N I95+BX RIVER PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,076

RTE 230

Fair

Over: INLET WANETA LAKE

2.4 MI E JCT RTE 54 & 230, Schuyler, NY

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 792

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE I678 RTE I678 678I

.4 MI S RTE 678+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 828

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RTE 907M RTE 907M RTE

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t

RTE I678

Fair

Over: NORTH CONDUIT AVE

1.1 MI E JCT I678 & SH 27, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t

RTE 787

Fair

Over: SOUTH MALL EXPWAY 787I

0.4 mi N of Church St, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,618

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RAMP- DUNN TO BROADWAY

RAMP RT 9 NB TO DUNN BR, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 31,748

Showing 2,451-2,500 of 17,642 bridges

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