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 I90

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

5.2 MI W 90I EXIT 34 RAMP, Madison, NY

Built 1951 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 19,091

RTE 90

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

5.2 MI W 90I EXIT 34 RAMP, Madison, NY

Built 1951 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 17,521

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SANDS CREEK

EXIT 87 RTE 17 INT, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,125

RTE 71

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 22 & 71, Columbia, NY

Built 1991 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,414

RAMP TO I81NB&I90

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33033013 RTE I81

0.2 MI NE JCT I81 & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,646

RTE 219

Fair

Over: BR GREAT VLLY CRK

3.9 MI N JCT US219 & SH98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1950 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,296

RTE I84

Fair

Over: HOSNER MTN ROAD

.9 MI E JCT I84 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 19,824

RTE 86I

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

RTE 17 1.8 MI W CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1965 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 13,141

WARWICK BLVD

Fair

Over: ISLAND PARK CANAL

AT ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 1989 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,352

CR15A NORTON AVE

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CR

1 MI NE HAMILTON COLLEGE, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,123

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 23RD STREET 27TH STREET

1.2 MI NW I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 77,140

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 278I278IX2M23082 OLD FU

0.1 MI E JCT I278 & BK BR, Kings, NY

Built 1948 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 143,724

45TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

WOODSIDE, Queens, NY

Built 1916 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,076

RTE 24

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL

RTE 24 AT NYC-NASSAU CL, Nassau, NY

Built 1904 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 37,334

RTE 354

Fair

Over: FRENCH BROOK

0.6MI E JCT RTS 354 + 77, Wyoming, NY

Built 1958 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 2,554

MT VERNON BLVD.

Fair

Over: BARRICKS CREEK

1.3 MI. SW OF ATHOL SPRGS, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,049

MILL HOOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL STREAM

1.3 MI NW OF ACCORD, Ulster, NY

Built 1948 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 72

MONTAUK HWY-CR 85

Fair

Over: PATCHOGUE RIVER

.7 MI W JCT RT 112&MTK HY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1939 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 9,276

SALMON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LOCKE CREEK

1.6 MI N OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1935 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 317

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEARL CREEK

1 MI S OF COVINGTON CTR, Wyoming, NY

Built 1951 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 356

CR 45

Fair

Over: TRIB NANTICOKE CREEK

0.3 MI E OF SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 2,441

RTE 3

Fair

Over: MOHAWK ADIR & NO

0.3 m E of Harrisville, Lewis, NY

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,138

RTE 6

Fair

Over: SEELY BROOK

2.7 MI E JCT RTS 17+94, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 58,009

RTE 9

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

0.8 MI S JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 39,494

RTE 12

Fair

Over: MULLET CREEK

5.0 MI NE JCT 12 + 12E, Jefferson, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,630

RTE 417

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

1 mile EAST of JASPER on, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,704

RTE 17

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

3.5 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,109

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

0.5 MI NW EXIT 94 - RT 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,765

RTE 17A

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

RTS 17A+94 WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1883 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,153

RTE 22

Fair

Over: NOSTER KILL

6.3 MI N DUT+COL CL, Columbia, NY

Built 1945 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,912

RTE 23

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

4.1 MI E JCT RTE23+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,803

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BAXTER BROOK

3.1 MI N JCT SH 30 & SH 1, Delaware, NY

Built 1949 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 576

EAST BOUND RAMP

Fair

Over: 198 198 53011035 33 33

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 15,788

RTE 33

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 33 +I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1949 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 86,449

RTE 96

Fair

Over: CAYUGA INLET

3.3 MI SW JCT RTS 34 & 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,358

RTE 37

Fair

Over: GRASSE RIVER

.5 m W RTE 37 and 56 INT, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,150

RTE 39

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.8 MI E JCT RTS 39 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,485

RTE 49

Fair

Over: BIG BAY CREEK

1.8 MI E JCT SH 49 & I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1941 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,186

RTE 50

Fair

Over: GORDON CREEK

MILTON AVE IN BALLSTON SP, Saratoga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,760

RTE 52

Fair

Over: HORSESHOE CREEK

73 MI W JCT RTS 52 + 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1953 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,934

RTE 212

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

1.1 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,208

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 263 263 53011018 RTE 2

JCT RT 263 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 53,023

RTE 275

Fair

Over: PLEASANT VLLY CRK

2.5 MI NE SR417 & SR275, Allegany, NY

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,153

RTE 275

Fair

Over: S B VAN CAMPEN CK

1.7 MILES SE OF NILE, Allegany, NY

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,043

RTE 353

Fair

Over: LITTLE VALLEY CRK

1.7 MI S RTE 242 OVERLAP, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1941 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,651

RTE 531

Fair

Over: RTE I490

0.6MI N JCT I490+33 EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 26,765

RTE 960B

Fair

Over: TRB CANACADEA CRK

IN ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,493

495I EB TO NSP EB

Fair

Over: RTE 906A

I495 - 5.2 MI NE QNS C L, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t

RTE 365

Fair

Over: STEUBEN CREEK

06MI S JCT RTS 365+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,917

BYRAM LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011090 RTE I6

2 MI N EXIT 3 OF I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,627

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