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 I690

Fair

Over: N SALINA STREET

JCT OF I-690 +N SALINA ST, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 68,620

RTE I86

Fair

Over: PEACOCK HILL ROAD

7 MILES NE JCT I86 & SR19, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,907

RTE 390

Fair

Over: LEXINGTON AVENUE

2.0MI S JCT ROL SB + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 44,533

RTE 220

Fair

Over: NY SUSQ & WESTERN RR CH

JCT SH 220 & CHENANGO RI, Chenango, NY

Built 1982 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,162

OLD PLANK ROAD

Fair

Over: GIDNEYTOWN CREEK

IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 736

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

1.2 MI NW OF CHASM FALLS, Franklin, NY

Built 1961 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 268

RTE 51

Fair

Over: BINGHAM RD CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF WEST EXETER, Otsego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 494

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: ROUND SWAMP ROAD

1.9 MI E JCT RTE 495+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1947 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 72,448

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RAMP C HARLEM RIVER ME

.1 MI S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1976 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 783

987D RAMP TO 117

Fair

Over: 987D 987D87012234 RTE 9

0.1MI E-HARRIS RD & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 7,171

SAYBROOK VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1 MI E OAK HILL, Greene, NY

Built 1970 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 67

RTE 16

Fair

Over: SCOTT BRANCH CRK

1.8 MI S JCT RTS 16 + 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1947 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,408

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER WASH S, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,788

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB FRENCH CREEK

AT FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1950 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 17

UNION TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: CREEDMOOR HOSP RD

.1 MI W BCIP & UNION TPKE, Queens, NY

Built 1935 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 13,800

SLATER BLVD

Fair

Over: NEW CREEK

AT MIDLAND BEACH, Richmond, NY

Built 1935 Load: 30.6 t

WILER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.5 MI E OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1934 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 115

WEST BETHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE TONAWANDA CRK

3.5 MILES NW OF BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1955 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 394

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

3.3 MI NE OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 339

OLD VESTAL ROAD

Fair

Over: FULLER HOLLOW CRK

.5 MILE S OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1962 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 2,947

PICNIC LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: GEYSER BROOK

SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 300

Bergen Road

Fair

Over: JFK-JB1

West of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 30.6 t

RTE 8

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA RIVER

JCT 8+30+SACANDAGA R, Hamilton, NY

Built 1934 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,270

RTE 9

Fair

Over: ENGLISH BROOK

0.4 MI NE JCT 9 & 9N, Warren, NY

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,465

RTE 9B

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

2.2 MI E JCT SH 9 & SH 9B, Clinton, NY

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,922

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: CRUM ELBOW CREEK

4.9 MI S JCT RTS 9G+308, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,665

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

3.5 MI S JCT SH 9G & SH23, Columbia, NY

Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,775

RTE 10

Fair

Over: Cannonsville Resv

JCTRTE10+CANNONSVILLE RES, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 457

RTE 11C

Fair

Over: ST REGIS RIVER

1.4 MI NE JCT 11C & 420, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1933 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,185

RTE 15

Fair

Over: WATSON CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT CR 115 + CL, Steuben, NY

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,231

RTE 16

Fair

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

JCT RTE 16 + ALLEGHENY R, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,115

TWIN BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091193 RTE 17

1.5 MI S EXIT 101 OF SH17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

QUEEN MOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091210 RTE 17

31 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 52, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 638

RTE 26

Fair

Over: CR 44 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.4mi from Exit 67N (Sout, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,252

RTE 26

Fair

Over: CR 44 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

0.4mi from Exit 67N (Sout, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,252

RTE 48

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

.1 MI N JCT SH 31 & SH 48, Onondaga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,539

RTE 32

Fair

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 32+208, Orange, NY

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,130

RTE 38

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH OWEGO

2.0 MI N OF NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,479

RTE 52

Fair

Over: HORSESHOE CREEK

.75 MI W OF WHTE SUL SPGS, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,934

SONG LAKE XING RD

Fair

Over: 81I 81I32023109 RTE I81

1.4 MI N JCT RTS I-81+281, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 279

RTE I81

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT I81 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 69,395

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041046 RTE I81

1.1 MI N JCT I81 & SH 49, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 957

CR 91

Fair

Over: RTE I81

1.0 MI N JCT 193 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 114

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVE

JCT I90 & RTE 5, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 82,708

RTE 100

Fair

Over: PLUM BROOK

1 MI S JCT SH 100 & US202, Westchester, NY

Built 1949 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,608

COUNTY ROAD 333

Fair

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

1.7 MI E OF THURSTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 917

VALLANCE ROAD

Fair

Over: 490I490I41011002 RTE I4

N OF EXIT 47 - I90/I490, Genesee, NY

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,779

RTE I287

Fair

Over: RAMPS J R & D MNRR NH L

.2 MI E JCT I287 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50,578

DYKE ROAD

Fair

Over: 5S 5S 23021010 RTE 5S

4.5 MI E JCT RTS 5S & 12, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,835

RTE I84

Fair

Over: RTE 52

2.1 MILES E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 26,344

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