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

BALLARD ROAD

Fair

Over: 87I 87I15091277 RTE I87

JCT I87 & BALLARD ROAD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,104

RTE I87

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

JCT RTE I-87 + GR CHAZY R, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,281

RTE 85

Fair

Over: 90I 90I 1101 1021 RTE I

JCT I90 & RTE 85, Albany, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,115

RTE 92

Fair

Over: LEDYARD CANAL

0.8 MI NW JCT RTS 92 +257, Onondaga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,373

RTE 93

Fair

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 93 + 18, Niagara, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,652

RTE 97

Fair

Over: MONGAUP RIVER

JCT SH 97 & MONGAUP RIVER, Orange, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,591

RTE 98

Fair

Over: TONAWANDA CREEK

6.2MI S JCT RTS 98 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,114

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

JCT LOSP+SANDY CREEK, Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,607

LONG POND ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A43021177 RTE 94

3.1MI E JCT LOSP&RTE 261, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,456

RTE 104B

Fair

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

2.8MI NE JCT RTS 104B+104, Oswego, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,606

WANTAGH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.7 MI E JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,017

RTE 117

Fair

Over: KISCO RIVER

0.5 MI S JCT RTS 117+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,698

RTE 130

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RT 130 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,572

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 134

JCT TSP & RTE 134, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,111

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 134

JCT TSP & RTE 134, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,111

RTE 135

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0302 1133 RTE

JCT RTE 495+RTE 135, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 66,300

RAMP TO TSP SB

Fair

Over: RTE 141

JCT TSP & RTE 141, Westchester, NY

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,639

RTE 146

Fair

Over: NORMANS KILL

2.9 MI E JCT RT 146 & 158, Albany, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,427

RTE 167

Fair

Over: GILLETT CREEK

22MI S JCT RTS 167+5, Herkimer, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,480

RTE 174

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 174 +175, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,616

County Road 189

Fair

Over: South Sandy Creek

2.3 MI S JCT 178 + 11, Jefferson, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,150

RTE 179

Fair

Over: JEFFERY BLVD FORD COMPA

0.9 MI E JCT RTS 179 & 5, Erie, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,944

RTE 193

Fair

Over: N BRN SANDY CREEK

1.7 MI E JCT SH3 & SH193, Jefferson, NY

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 571

RTE 198

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CR

JCT RTS 198 + I-190, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,663

RTE 211

Fair

Over: MASONIC CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 211+17, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,868

RTE 212

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

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

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,208

RTE 224

Fair

Over: Diversion Channel

0.3 MI SE JCT RTS 14 +224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,266

RTE 237

Fair

Over: E BRN SANDY CREEK

.1 MI S JCT SH104 & SH237, Orleans, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,043

RTE 238

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

0.5MI N JCT RTS 238 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,794

RTE I81

Fair

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT I-81 & 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,604

RTE I81

Fair

Over: PHILOMEL CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT I-81 & 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,031

RTE 258

Fair

Over: BIG DITCH OVERFLW

0.8MI E JCT RTS 258 + 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 463

RTE I290

Fair

Over: RTE 425 COLVIN AVENUE

1.2 MI E JCT RT 384 +I290, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43,206

RTE 297

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

IN SOLVAY, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,811

RTE 304

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011083 RTE 9

JCT RTE 304+PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,718

COOKS CORS-BRK RD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

AT BROOKTONDALE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,196

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BOICE CREEK

.5 MI S OF WEST SLATERVLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 721

CENTRAL CHAPEL RD

Fair

Over: BOICE CREEK

AT GUIDE BOARD CORNERS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,127

COUNTY ROAD 333

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

JCT RTE. 333 & COHOCTON R, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,411

RTE 352

Fair

Over: GARDINER CREEK

2.5MI E. JCT RTS 352 & 17, Chemung, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,547

RTE 365

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF SH 365 & I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,737

RTE 374

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

7.2 MI SE JCT SH374/SH190, Clinton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,439

RAMP E FROM 277

Fair

Over: RTE 400

3.1 MI E JCT RTS 400 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,572

RTE 414

Fair

Over: BUCK HOLLOW CREEK

6.3 MILES NE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,876

RTE 427

Fair

Over: BENTLEY CREEK

0.2 MI NE JCT RTS 367&427, Chemung, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,542

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: CATHERINE CREEK

1.5 MI W OF ADDISON, Steuben, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,813

BOVEE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I490

2.0 MI S JCT RTS I490+33A, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

RTE I490

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CRK

1 MI S JCT I490EB & SH 33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,703

RTE I490

Fair

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.7MI E JCTI490EAST+441, Monroe, NY

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 101,500

RTE I490

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

.2 MI SE JCT I490E & SH31, Monroe, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52,434

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