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 20

Fair

Over: HAND HOLLOW BROOK

1.6 MI E RENS+COL CL, Columbia, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,476

RTE 22

Fair

Over: AMENIA STREAM

0.5 MI S AMENIA, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,764

RTE 22

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIVER

RT 22 AT CENTER BERLIN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

RTE 22

Fair

Over: LITTLE WHITE CREEK

.5 MI W JCT SH 22 & SH 67, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,919

RTE 22

Fair

Over: OWL KILL

0.6 MI N JCT RTE 22&372, Washington, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,260

RTE 22

Fair

Over: S.BAY LAKE CHAMP.

0.38 MI NW JCT NEDDO ST, Washington, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,460

RTE 22

Fair

Over: TICONDEROGA CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT RTS 22 & 73, Essex, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,147

RTE 22

Fair

Over: BOUQUET RIVER

RT 22 AT WALLONSBURG, Essex, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 788

RTE 22B

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

4.3 MI N JCT RTS 22B & 22, Clinton, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,507

RTE 23

Fair

Over: TAGHKANIC CREEK

4.9 MI E JCT RTE23+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,803

RTE 27

Fair

Over: HUBBARDS PATH

1.4 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH 1, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77,812

RTE 27

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN ROAD

1.8 MI E SH 24 & SH 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,182

RTE 28

Fair

Over: GLADSTONE HOLLOW

AT ANDES, Delaware, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,420

RTE 28

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

2.5 MI NW COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,436

RTE 28

Fair

Over: FULMER CREEK

.7 MI S JCT SH 28 & SH 5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,483

RTE 28N

Fair

Over: HYSLOP BK

3 MI E JCT 28N<HUDSON R, Essex, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,842

RTE 29

Fair

Over: HALE CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT RTS 29+30A, Fulton, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,978

RTE 30

Fair

Over: LEWEY LAKE OUTLET

11.8 MI N JCT RTS 8+30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 653

RTE 31

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3.4MI E JCT RTS 31 + 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,848

RTE 31

Fair

Over: STILL BROOK

3.6MI E JCT RTS 31 + 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,848

RTE 31

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 365 & 31, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,369

RTE 32

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 32 & 143, Albany, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,107

RTE 34

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CAYUGA

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

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,232

RTE 37

Fair

Over: KELSEY CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 11 & 37, Jefferson, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,098

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 38 + 222, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,242

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 44

JCT TSP & RTE 44, Dutchess, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,670

RTE 46

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

05MI NWJCT RTS 46+26, Oneida, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,259

RTE 26

Fair

Over: RTE 46

JCT RTS 46+26, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,433

RTE 51

Fair

Over: THORP BROOK

2 MI NE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 670

RTE 54

Fair

Over: KEUKA INLET

1.2 MI SW of SR54A + SR54, Steuben, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,712

RTE 54A

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.4 MI E OF BRANCHPORT, Yates, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,034

RTE 59

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

JCT RTE 59 + PIP INT 8, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,487

RTE 69

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041118 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS 69 + I-81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,294

RTE 69

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 69 & 13, Oneida, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,874

RTE 474

Fair

Over: L BROKENNSTRAW CR

IN CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,520

RTE 79

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

3.6 MI NW TIOGA CL;RTE 79, Tompkins, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,905

RTE I81

Fair

Over: HUNTS CREEK

I81 NB & SB @ MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,872

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SOUTH HILL ROAD

8.3 MI N JCT RTS I-81+221, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,861

RTE I81

Fair

Over: W BR TIOUGHNIOGA

0.5 MI N JCT I81 & SH 281, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,728

RTE I81

Fair

Over: WEBB ROAD

2.2 MI N JCT RTS I-81 +20, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,218

RTE I81

Fair

Over: JACKSON STREET

EXIT 18 OFF RAMP OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,619

RTE 81

Fair

Over: RTE 92

I81 SB OFF RAMP; VIADUCT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,665

FRM 81I-HIA BLVD

Fair

Over: 81I 81I33032066 RTE I81

0.1 MI W JCT 81I&HIA BLVD, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,530

RTE I81

Fair

Over: 11 11 33033022 RTE 11

JCT US 11 & I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,698

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RIV

1.8 MI S JCT RTS I81SB+69, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,875

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

.6 MI N JCT I81 SB & SH 6, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,080

RTE 104

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041155 RTE I81

JCT OF RTS I-81 + 126, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,263

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

3.6 MI N JCT I-81 + 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 866

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 82

JCT TSP & RTE 82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,211

RTE 812

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

5.1 MI N JCT I87 + US 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,784

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