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

MID. BLACK BRK RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.5MI E OF EXIT41, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 164

RTE 951K

Fair

Over: BUFFALO SKYWAY LOWER TE

JCT OF SH 5 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,081

RTE 5

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.6 MI E JCT SH 5 & SH 277, Erie, NY

Built 1882 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,825

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 5

JCT RTS 5 & I90 PEMBROKE, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,540

RTE 5

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

0.6MI E JCT RTS 5+20 +15A, Livingston, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,055

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUAOUTLET

0.1MI W JCT RTS 5+20 +364, Ontario, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,634

RTE 5

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 5+ I-481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 44,927

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

02MI W JCT RTS 13+5, Madison, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,262

RIVER ROAD WB

Fair

Over: REALL CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH921, Oneida, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,611

RIVER ROAD EB

Fair

Over: REALL CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH921, Oneida, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,611

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: HAPPY HOLLOW CREEK

3 MI S JCT CR 80 & SH5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,187

RTE 6

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

0.2 MI E JCT RTE 6+PIP, Orange, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,582

RTE 987H

Fair

Over: RTE 6

JCT BEAR MTN PKWY & US 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,194

RTE 2

Fair

Over: RTE 9

JCT S.H.2 & U.S.9, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,941

RTE 2

Fair

Over: 787I787I11013016 RTE I7

0.2 mi SE from 19th st an, Albany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,690

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FURNACE DOCK ROAD

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,494

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,494

RTE 9

Fair

Over: MONTROSE STA ROAD

IN MONTROSE, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,828

HOFFMAN STREET

Fair

Over: 9 9 82052022 RTE 9

.7 MI N JCT US9/44 & SH55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,337

RTE 9

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK OVERFLOW

0.5 MI NE JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,687

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER.

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 9A+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43,830

PLEASANTVLLE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 9A 9A 9A87032131

1.5 MI N JCT SH9A & SH117, Westchester, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,496

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9N

JCT RTES 9N & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,139

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: RTE 218

JCT RTS 9W+293, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,800

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

5.4 MI N JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,352

RTE 23

Fair

Over: RTE 9W

JCT RTS 9W & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,863

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL ALBANY COU

.7 MI S JCT US 9W & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,999

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

2.5 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,521

RTE 11

Fair

Over: GLEN CASTLE CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT US 11 & SH 1, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,630

RTE 11

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

1.7 MI SE JCT RTS 11+ 189, Clinton, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,137

RTE 11B

Fair

Over: WEST BR ST REGIS

5.2 MI E JCT 11B + 56, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,714

RTE 12

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

5.7 MI N JCT SH365 & SH1, Oneida, NY

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,456

RTE 12

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT 12 + 177, Lewis, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,290

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12

JCT I-81 & NYS 12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,646

RTE 12

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4 MI SW JCT RTS 12 & 26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,089

RTE 12D

Fair

Over: MOOSE CREEK

6.7 MI S JCT RTS 12D + 26, Lewis, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,633

RTE 12

Fair

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

2.4 MI W JCT 12F & I81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,189

RTE 13A

Fair

Over: COY GLEN CREEK

0.9 MI NE JCT RTS 13 &13A, Tompkins, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,298

RTE 15

Fair

Over: LITTL CONESUS CRK

3.5 MI N JCT SH15 & US20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,814

RTE I86

Fair

Over: WINFIELD CREEK

0.7 MI NE JCT RTE 17 + CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,391

RTE 17

Fair

Over: WILLOWEMOC CREEK

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

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,765

CR 174

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091228 RTE 17

AT EXIT 102 OF SH 17, Sullivan, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,261

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SOUTH ROAD

11 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 209, Sullivan, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,188

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

1.1 MI E JCT SH17K &SH302, Orange, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,305

RTE 104

Fair

Over: KODAK PARK RR KODAK IND

2.3MI E JCT RTS 104 & 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,480

RTE 104

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER BRIDGE VI

JCT RTE 104 + GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,672

RTE 19

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

.3MI S OF INT RTES 19 & 5, Genesee, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,349

RTE 20

Fair

Over: EIGHTEENMILE CRK

5.6 MI SW JCT RTS 20 + 75, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,165

RTE 20

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CK OVFL

.5 MI E JCT US 20 & SH 98, Genesee, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,146

RTE 20

Fair

Over: 87IX 87IX

MP 146.85, Albany, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42,198

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