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 I495

Fair

Over: LAKEVILLE RD LAKEVILLE

RTE 495-.7 MI NE QNS CL, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180,778

RTE I495

Fair

Over: SEARINGTOWN ROAD SEARIN

I495 -3.4 MI NE QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170,756

RTE I495

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON AVENUE

1.2 MI SE JCT NSP+RTE 495, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 155,699

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CROOKED HILL RD

2.9 MI E JCT SH231 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 61,586

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CROOKED HILL RD

2.9 MI E JCT SH231 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 103,263

RTE 940

Fair

Over: RAMPZ TO I490EB J & S M

LA RAMP I490WB TO I490EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t

NSP WB TO 495I WB

Fair

Over: RTE 906A

RTE 495-5.2 MI NE QNS CL, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK EX-NY WS

IN WEST FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,972

RTE 30

Fair

Over: RTE 67 SCHULER ST CHUC

JCT OF RTS 67+30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,329

RTE I84

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 49

2 MI W JCT US 6 & I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,766

RTE I684

Fair

Over: 984J984J87011010 RTE 98

4.1 MI S JCT RTS I684&120, Westchester, NY

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,962

SANCTUARY CONNECT

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011118 RTE I6

3.3 MI N EXIT 3 OF I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47

SHOP CTR

Fair

Over: RTE 9

0.1 MI S.JCT RTS 7 & 9, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,475

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SACKETTS CREEK

0.1 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,883

RTE 962G

Fair

Over: 17 17 65063178 RTE 17

0.1 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 38, Tioga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,947

MARSHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 65063234 RTE 17

1.5 MI NW OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 729

RTE I495

Fair

Over: COLLEGE PT BLVD 678I678

JCT I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150,211

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: BOAT BASIN PLACE

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60,470

RTE I678

Fair

Over: 25AX 25AX E TO 25AX W

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,766

RTE 231

Fair

Over: JOHN STREET JOHN STREET

.5 MI N JCT SH231 & SH27A, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,099

RTE 135

Fair

Over: MERRICK RD

.6 MI S JCT SH 27 & SH135, Nassau, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,027

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 55 COUNTY

14.4 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,915

RTE 908C

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,774

NEW HYDE PARK RD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

1.3 MI NE QUEENS CO LINE, Nassau, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,648

RTE 906A

Fair

Over: RTE I495

0.5M E JCT RTS106&LIESSR, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,860

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: RTE 27

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,793

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

3 MI W JCT RTS SSP&WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 114,135

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: RTE 27

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,577

HARNED RD

Fair

Over: SGSP NB TO NSP EB

2.9 MI E JCT RTS 231+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,411

HOSPITAL ROAD

Fair

Over: 908K908K07011031 RTE 90

3.5 MI S JCT RTS 454+25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,107

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: 908K 908K07011050 RTE 9

2.8 MI E JCT RTS 231+NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,232

RTE 909D

Fair

Over: BAY PARKWAY BAY PARKWAY

NEAR EAST BAY IN NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,835

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: EAST MEADOW POND

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 85,097

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: RTE 102

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 114,135

AVENUE C

Fair

Over: 908E908E03011105 RTE 90

SW OF E MEADOW- N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,716

ZECKENDORF BLVD

Fair

Over: 908E908E03011113 RTE 90

AT EAST MEADOW-N OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,700

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE

.6 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 91,558

HEMP-FRANKLIN AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

5.5 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,544

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: LONG BEACH ROAD

5.3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 93,023

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: BROOKSIDE AVENUE

4.1 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 76,695

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

3 MI W JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 114,135

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: JERUSALEM AVENUE

1.9 MI W JCT SSP + WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 81,311

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,784

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: STRAIGHT PATH

1.8 MI E JCT SH 109 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138,738

RTE 908J

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.8 MI E JCT SH 231 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49,577

BAY SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

2 MI E JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,463

MANATUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: 908M 908M 0702 1095 RTE

3.0 MI NE JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,915

FIFTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021097 RTE 90

3.4 MI NE JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,915

CARLETON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021134 RTE 90

2.5 MI E JCT SH 111 & HSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,652

TIMBER POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: 908M908M07021169 RTE 90

1.2 MI S JCT SH 27A & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,902

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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