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

CR 65 MILL STREET

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

0.5 E JCT RTS 20 & 13, Madison, NY

Built 1988 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 1,387

SHELTER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA INLET

2 MI NE OF NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 489

RTE 11

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

.2 MI S JCT RTS 11 & 178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1856 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 4,003

RTE 63

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.8MI S JCT RTS 63 + 18, Orleans, NY

Built 1920 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 2,727

CANOGA STREET

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

.2 MI NE JCT US20 & SH326, Cayuga, NY

Built 1930 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 662

COUNTY ROAD 56

Fair

Over: E BR CROTON RIVER

.8 MI S JCT SH22 &US6/202, Putnam, NY

Built 1930 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 3,616

MONTGOMERY STREET

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

IN CANAJOHARIE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1933 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 3,984

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 8

0.7 MI S OF L TAGHKANIC, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 7,567

RTE 26

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

1.7 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 206, Broome, NY

Built 1942 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 2,620

4TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

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

Built 1941 Load: 14.2 t

RAILROAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1924 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 138

STEADWELL AVENUE

Fair

Over: DOVE CREEK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 3,218

KINGSLAND PT PARK

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

1.9 MI NW OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1927 Load: 14.2 t

STEWART AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908T908T03011110 RTE 90

1.3 MI N JCT SH 106 & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 7,139

ORANGEBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

1.0 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 20,950

RTE I787

Fair

Over: 787I 787I 11011018 BROA

I787 SB RAMP & BROADWAY, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 10,976

MONTAUK HWY-CR 80

Fair

Over: CARMANS RIVER

.7 MI W JCT WFLOYD&MTK HY, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 15,881

WILLOWDALE AVENUE

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-PT WS

.4 MI S OF PT WASHINGTON, Nassau, NY

Built 1925 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 8,565

ONIONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING CREEK

1.0 MI S OF STERLING, Cayuga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 232

PEET ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY

Built 1890 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 29

TO PEARL STREET

Fair

Over: LAND ADJ TO BRDG

BROOKLYN BR OVER EAST RVR, New York, NY

Built 1968 Load: 14.5 t

CEMETERY LANE

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

.6 MI NW OF MCLEAN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 114

NOWER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 578

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAJOHARIE CREEK

100 from Mill Street, Montgomery, NY

Built 1935 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: S BR CATTARAUGUS CREEK

1.5 MILES NE OF OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 845

BURR ROAD

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF PERRY CITY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1987 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: CUTLER CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF PAINTED POST, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,327

MARSHEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WBR.OSWEGATCHIE R

2.5 MI S OF HARRISVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1946 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 196

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

1.2 MI S OF WEST LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1950 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 163

RYERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DOUBLE KILL

0.5 MI NE NJ LINE+SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 1939 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 293

PLANDOME ROAD

Fair

Over: LIRR -Port Wash. Br.

IN MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 13,937

STONE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

6.5 MI SE CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 2020 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 240

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

.3 MI W JCT RTE 414+CANAL, Seneca, NY

Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,144

FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

2 MI N OF JACKSONVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1935 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 788

CR29 DRY RUN RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

1.0 MI W OF PINE CITY, Chemung, NY

Built 1987 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 556

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

3.0 MI S JCT RTS BRP+TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1925 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 7,141

RTE 28

Fair

Over: ROCK RIVER

29 SE JCT RTS 28+28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1961 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,116

JOHNNY CAKE LANE

Fair

Over: WYNANTS KILL

IN AVERILL PARK, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 177

RTE 27

Fair

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1916 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 10,701

EAST 18TH STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 1,763

MANSION STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1920 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,219

DUPONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: GIDNEYTOWN CREEK

IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1925 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,878

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: AMTRAK W SIDE CON

JCT.96TH ST & H.HUDSON PK, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 122,595

CLINTON HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WAPPINGER CRK

2.3 MI NW OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 807

TUSTEN ROAD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE RIVER

AT TUSTEN, Sullivan, NY

Built 1900 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 5

RTE 984

Fair

Over: 987D 987D87011019 RTE 9

.2 MI N JCT SMRP & CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 14,420

RTE 987H

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND AVENUE

1 MILE NE JCT US 9 & US 6, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 17,953

FIELDSTON ROAD

Fair

Over: 907V907VX1M21020 RTE 90

2.1 MI NE H.HUDSON BR+9A, Bronx, NY

Built 1936 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 3,319

CONDUIT BLVD.

Fair

Over: ATLANTIC AVENUE

CONDUIT BVD & ATLANTIC AV, Kings, NY

Built 1940 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 40,668

WOODFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

3.9 MI E NYC LINE ON SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1928 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 8,575

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