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

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

BROADWAY CITY RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,317

JOSLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MILE CREEK

4 MI NE OF BOONEVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 151

LAWSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BR STILLWATER CRK

.9 MI SW OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 266

BOTSFORD HOLLOW RO

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF FILLMORE, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 198

HICKORY LANE

Fair

Over: WINFIELD CREEK

0.7 Miles Northeast of CO, Steuben, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 306

BOULEVARD ROAD

Fair

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1920 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 304

GROOVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRAGUE BROOK

3.3 MILES NW OF DEBRUCE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 252

17 TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

NEAR BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1906 Load: 29.9 t

ELIOT AVENUE

Fair

Over: LG IS/ NY & ATLAN

AT MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens, NY

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 15,239

WEST UNIVERSITY AV

Fair

Over: TRIB CANACADEA CREEK

0.40 MI W OF SOUTH MAIN S, Allegany, NY

Built 1944 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 771

HARPINGTON DRIVE

Fair

Over: LITTL BLACK CREEK

2 MI SW OF GATES CENTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 377

NORTH CHERRY STREE

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,185

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: FALL BROOK

2.3MI NW OF CLARYVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 254

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

5 MI NE I87 EXIT 29, Essex, NY

Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 393

OREGON PLAINS RD

Fair

Over: LYONS BROOK

IN BLOOMINGDALE, Essex, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 742

BOICEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

.9 MI W SLATERVILLE SPNGS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1942 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,175

FARWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

2.3 MILES SE OF ISCHUA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1891 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 92

WOODWORTH HOLLOW

Fair

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

0.9 MI SW OF ELKDALE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 42

TOAD HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: EDDYVILLE CREEK

.1 MI SOUTH OF EDDYVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 872

DARBY SWITCH ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB FREDONIA RESV

2.1 MI N OF CASSADAGA, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1985 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 164

BORDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CRK

1 MI N JCT SH 78 & SH 354, Erie, NY

Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,824

COMO PARK BLVD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1 MI SW JCT SH 78 & US 20, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,439

LOCKPORT AVENUE

Fair

Over: SAWYER CREEK

1 MI NE OF N TONAWANDA, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,262

SAWDEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MADISON CREEK

3.1 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300

KINNER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDLICK CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 225 +328, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 268

BARNES HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

4.4 MI S OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: PURDY CREEK

6.6 MILES SW OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 441

COUNTY ROAD 67

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.8 MI W OF ARKPORT, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 595

County Route 27

Fair

Over: E BR DEER RIVER

2.7 MILES SW OF RECTOR, Lewis, NY

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

4 MILES SOUTH OF HERMON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1924 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 299

VIOLA ROAD

Fair

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

1.5 MI NW I-87 INT 14B, Rockland, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,444

GRANITE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

1.9 MI SE OF KERHONKSON, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 451

GREENWICH ROAD

Fair

Over: MIANUS RIVER

4.6 MI EAST OF MT KISCO, Westchester, NY

Built 1919 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,321

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

0.3 MI NW OF DAVENPORT, Delaware, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 498

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: WILLOW BROOK

IN SIDNEY CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 326

SCHUMACHER POND R

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.3 MI SW OF YULAN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 48

NYSDEC TRUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

3 MILES SW OF SKERRY, Franklin, NY

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: TRB VAN CAMPEN CK

1.5 MI EAST OF FRIENDSHIP, Allegany, NY

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,303

ROBINSON ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

2.7 MI SW JCT SH78 & CANL, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,550

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: 907G 987G87019000 RTE 9

0.2 MI S JCT RTS BRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t

CR 95

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1 MI SW OF SILVER CRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,267

CRITTENDEN RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

.7 MI W JCT I90 & ERIE CL, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,187

RTE I90

Fair

Over: WILLIAM ST

3.4 MI S JCT I90 <RTE 130, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 114,760

RTE I190

Fair

Over: VAN RENSSELAER ST

3.3 MI WNW JCT I190/SH 16, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 70,601

CR 6

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

I90 7.6 MI W OF EXIT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,097

CR 10

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.5 MI E JCT RT 13 and I9, Madison, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,566

TILDEN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

7.5 MI W INT 32 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 765

RTE 987E

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.9 MI NE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,068

RTE 9

Fair

Over: I 95 RAMP UX HHP RVRSD

HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t

RAILROAD AVE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051353 RTE 27

SH 27-EXIT 60-BROOKHAVEN, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 6,757

Showing 2,501-2,550 of 17,642 bridges

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