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

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: ELM VALLEY CRK

0.4 MI N OF ELM VALLEY, Allegany, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 985

BREED HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

2.5 MI N OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1944 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 246

WILLIAMEE ROAD

Fair

Over: JOHN BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1985 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 177

DUANE RD

Fair

Over: LAKE TITUS STREAM

.1 MI S OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,746

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CREEK

4 MILES SE OF EIGHMYVILLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,100

COUNTY ROAD 6

Fair

Over: SWAMP RIVER

1.5 MI S OF DOVER PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1900 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 727

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

2.3 MI N OF STAATSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 188

BAIRDS LANE

Fair

Over: WAWAYANDA CREEK

2.1 MILES SW OF WARWICK, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,573

GREENACRES AVE

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.3 MI E OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 31.8 t

LOUGHLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ACRE CREEK

2 MI NW FIVE MILE POINT, Broome, NY

Built 1949 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 710

TRACY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TRACY CREEK

4 MILES SW OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,090

BURNWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

AT BURNWOOD, Delaware, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 59

WALTON-FRANKLN RD

Fair

Over: FREER HOLLOW BRK

4.5 MI N OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,584

COUNTY ROAD 5C

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CK

.6 MI N OF LITTLE GENESEE, Allegany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: DUBLIN CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF LITTLE VLLEY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 329

COUNTY ROAD 5

Fair

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

1.9 MI W OF FLATBROOK, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 247

SLUSSER ROAD

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

0.3 MI N EAST PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 338

RTE 21

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

JCT OF RTE 21 + BARGE C, Wayne, NY

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,324

RTE 31F

Fair

Over: BICYCLE PATH PEDESTRIAN

JCT RTE 31+STATE BARGE C, Monroe, NY

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20,654

ATLANTIC BCH BR

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS CHANNEL ROADWA

AT ATLANTIC BEACH, Nassau, NY

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 18,147

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: RTE 1

JCT OF RTS 1 < HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 89,029

RTE I90

Fair

Over: PRE-EMPTION RD

1.6 MI W 90IX EX. 42 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 18,296

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BELL CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,097

BRIGHAM RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.1 mi W of Dunkirk Exit, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,617

RTE 9

Fair

Over: HR8 HR11 HR6 HR7 HR9

I95 OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t

ST NICHOLAS AVE

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

0.15MI E OF 95I & US 9, New York, NY

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,941

RTE 17

Fair

Over: GLENWOOD ROAD

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 201, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 61,983

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0704 1288 RTE

4.7 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,678

OWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: 481 34021075 RTE 481

3.9 MI NW JCT RTS 481+264, Oswego, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 311

RTE I481

Fair

Over: RTE 290

JCT OF RTS I-481 SB + 290, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 22,378

HEMPSTEAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: PINES BROOK

2.1 MI SW OF HEMPSTEAD, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 13,828

County Road 120

Fair

Over: MILL HOLLOW CREEK

3.3 MI NW SCHAGHTICOKE VI, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,015

CLARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SNOOK KILL

2.8 MI SE JCT SH 197 & 32, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 212

CR99 BEAVER CREEK

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4.25 MI S OF BROOKFIELD, Madison, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 174

COUNTY ROAD 156

Fair

Over: DUTCH HOLLOW BRK

1.6 MILES NW OF OWASCO, Cayuga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 145

MOORE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB CHAUTAUQUA LK

1.1 MILES S OF MAYVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 183

COUNTY ROAD 178

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

3.1 m NW 17 Exit 97, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,696

PINNACLE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.3 MI E OF EXIT 46 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,101

RTE I90

Fair

Over: HARRIS HILL RD

2.7 MI W JCT I90 & SH 78, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 32,146

RTE 6

Fair

Over: OLD PEMART AVENUE ANNSV

3.6 MI S JCT RTS 6&202&9D, Westchester, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 28,268

RTE I684

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RESERVIOR

0.7MI N JCT RTS I684+SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75,655

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CARMANS RIVER

4.4 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 44,177

RTE 30

Fair

Over: 88I 88I95071199 RTE I88

JCT RTS 30&I-88, Schoharie, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,290

RTE 14

Fair

Over: TRIB CATHARINE CK

4.8 MI N JCT SR14 + 86I, Chemung, NY

Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,266

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: BURNSIDE AVE BURNSIDE A

AT TREMONT, Bronx, NY

Built 1923 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,715

FISH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENLAND BROOK

1.2 MILES SOUTH/WEST BAY, Washington, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 77

STRYKER ROAD

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

3MI NW OF PHELPS, Ontario, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 162

COUNTY ROAD 54

Fair

Over: ALLEN BROOK

2 MI W OF LAWRENCEVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 253

RTE I95

Fair

Over: ERSKINE PLACE AMTRAK

1.6 MI NW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 145,579

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