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 61

Fair

Over: CSXT/ATK

2.3 MI N JCT SH61 & SH384, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 9,666

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RED HOUSE RD EXIT RAMP F

EXIT 19 OF I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,023

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- MAIN

EAST OF EXIT 68 - I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 25,630

CANNING FACTORY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2 MI N EXIT 36 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 475

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: UNION TURNPIKE UNION TU

.7 MI SW GCP & CRS ISL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 145,312

RTE I95

Fair

Over: 87IX NB To 95IX SB 95IX

JCT I 87 + I 95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 99,848

S ALBANY CRESCENT

Fair

Over: 87I87IX1M12060 RTE I87

2.6 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE 440

JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,145

RTE I88

Fair

Over: RTE 28

1 MI E JCT I88 & SUSQ RVR, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,795

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 408 GENESEE & WYMG

.3 MI W JCT SH63 & SH408, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,573

RAMP-RTS17C TO201

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE DRIVE

0.1MI.S.INTER.RTES201&17C, Broome, NY

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,548

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: RTE I278

.6 MI E I278+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 113,414

RTE I895

Fair

Over: SLOPE ADJ TO RR

.9 MI S JCT I95 & I895, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t

EXTERIOR STREET

Fair

Over: 87I 87IXM11014 METRO NO

SW OF YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx, NY

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,947

RTE 991J

Fair

Over: DEL HUD Susquehanna Riv

JCT OTEGO CONN & SUS. RVR, Otsego, NY

Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,067

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: RTE I678 FLUSHING RIVER

0.1 MI E I678 + ROUTE 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1981 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 21,334

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: RTE I678 FLUSHING RIVER

0.1 MI E I678 + ROUTE 25A, Queens, NY

Built 1981 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 21,334

DURKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

3 MI N OF SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 57

ALLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: KENDIG CREEK

2 MI N JCT SH 336 & SH 96, Seneca, NY

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 24

MARTIN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BEEMAN CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF CLARANCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 149

PAYNESVILLE HILL R

Fair

Over: CRYDER CREEK

3.0 MI SW WHITESVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

SECOND STREET

Fair

Over: DYKE CREEK

IN ANDOVER, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 240

BICKFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4 MI NW OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 173

MCKINLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT, Broome, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,152

BAKER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 218

VAN AKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR KILL

.8 MI EAST OF GRAND GORGE, Delaware, NY

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 55

CLARENCE MUSSON R

Fair

Over: CAHOON CREEK

1.2 MI EAST GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 138

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RELIEF

6.4 MI NE JCT SH9A&79THST, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t

RTE 907C

Fair

Over: BAY PKWY

3.3 MI SE 86 ST+SHORE PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 159,871

EAST 162ND STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1888 Load: 30.8 t

EAST 183RD STREET

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN FORDHAM, Bronx, NY

Built 1896 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,349

MARK SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF BURDETTE, Schuyler, NY

Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 31

PARKING EXIT RAMP

Fair

Over: RMP TO FERRY TERM SIRT

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,400

STANBRO ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.16 mi So. of Brookfield, Madison, NY

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

KINNE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

.7 MI N JCT I481 & SH 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,148

GREEN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: COOK BROOK

1.5 MI S TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 44

FERGUSON RD

Fair

Over: WEST VIRGIL CREEK

AT DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,381

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

VILLAGE OF LANCASTER, Erie, NY

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,973

NARROW NOTCH ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN BROOK

2.5 MI SE OF HOBART, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 154

ROCKAWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: FOSTERS BROOK

0.6MI SE VALLEY STREAM, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,506

WILLIAM St.

Fair

Over: MUD BROOK

VILLAGE OF WHITEHALL, Washington, NY

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,058

OLD ROUTE 8B

Fair

Over: ROBBS CREEK

4 MILES E OF SPECULATOR, Hamilton, NY

Built 1915 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14

COUNTY ROAD 55

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

1.7 MI SE JCT SH38 & SH90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 116

COUNTY ROAD 96

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

3.5 MILES N OF N STERLING, Cayuga, NY

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 272

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: TRIB STILLWATER

0.8 MI SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,286

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN

2.5 MI S OF BLOCKVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 646

COUNTY ROAD 71

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

0.2 MI N OF S STOCKTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1951 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 650

BLOCK CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.7 MI SOUTH OF DYSINGER, Niagara, NY

Built 1983 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 893

BRALEY ROAD

Fair

Over: E B TWELVEMILE CK

2 MI NW OF SOUTH WILSON, Niagara, NY

Built 1951 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 575

CR03 WYNCOOP CRK

Fair

Over: WYNCOOP CREEK

1.1 MI N OF CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,092

Showing 2,601-2,650 of 17,642 bridges

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