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 61

Fair

Over: GILL CREEK

0.9 MI N JCT RTS 61 + 384, Niagara, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,703

RTE 56

Fair

Over: PARKHURST BROOK

.3 MI NW JCT SH 56 & SH 7, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,069

TELEPHONE RD EXT.

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

AT CINCINNATUS, Cortland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,401

RTE I490

Fair

Over: BROWN STREET

2.7MI E JCT ROL+I490 WEST, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97,634

RTE 104

Fair

Over: 104 104 43031168 390 39

JCT104WB+ROL RAMP SB, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,163

RTE I86

Fair

Over: LIT.CONEWANGO CRK

1.4 MI NW JCT 17 + INT 17, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,299

RTE 378

Fair

Over: Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike

0.25 mi E of I-787, Albany, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,760

RTE 378

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER Mohawk-Hud

0.6 MI W of Mill St, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,265

RTE 5

Fair

Over: FOSTER BROOK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 75, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,829

RTE 5

Fair

Over: FOSTER BROOK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 5 + 75, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,829

KINNE ROAD

Fair

Over: 481I481I33012053 RTE I4

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 481I+ 5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,148

RTE 951A

Fair

Over: CAYUGA DRIVE CAYUGA CR

1.6 MI E JCT RT 951A&190I, Niagara, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,907

RTE I678

Fair

Over: SERVICE ROAD U-TURN S/B

.7 MI NE JCT I678 & SH 25, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,453

SEVENTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

2 MI NE JCT I278+BELT PKY, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,124

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 3RD AVE EXIT RD

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: Third Avenue SB 18TH ST

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 181,470

RTE I495

Fair

Over: MAURICE AVENUE

1 MI SE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 103,162

E L GRANT HIGHWAY/

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95 RTE 95

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,358

JEROME & E174 ST

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95 NYC TR

.7 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,488

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 NYCTA TRANSIT

.8 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,900

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I895 RTE I895 NYC

JCT I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,113

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LINCOLN AVE THIRD AVE

2.5 MI S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105,993

RTE I87

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

1.5 MI S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 116,358

RTE I95

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,112

RTE I95

Fair

Over: RTE I87 87I 87IX1M12034

JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,958

JEROME AVE RAMP

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

4.5 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97,460

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE 440 440 440X6M12105

JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77,743

HYLAN BLVD SB

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

2.4MI W JCT I278+BELT PKY, Richmond, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,324

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

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

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,002

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: HACKENSACK RIVER

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

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,002

SICKLETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011056 RTE 9

3.1 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,628

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: TOWN LINE ROAD

3.2 MI N JCT PIP & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 54,003

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: WEST NYACK ROAD

3.7 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 59, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,761

ANTHONY WAYNE DR

Fair

Over: 987C987C83021004 RTE 98

0.6 MI S JCT PIP+RTE6, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 213

RTE 59

Fair

Over: RTE 987C

JCT PIP+RTE 59, Rockland, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,487

RTE 9

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.6 MI SE JCT 9 & 254, Warren, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,573

RTE I481

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & W

2.1 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,066

RTE I481

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHNNA & WESTERN

2.1 MI E JCT I81 & I481, Onondaga, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,234

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

2.2 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH 20, Cayuga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,486

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 59

IN WEST SPARTA, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,139

RTE I390

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 59

IN WEST SPARTA, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,694

RTE I390

Fair

Over: BRADNER CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,387

SM RAMP FROM CWE

Fair

Over: 987D987D87012060 RTE 98

0.1 MI S INT 287I & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,146

RTE I787

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER GEORGE ST

RTE.787I AND HUDSON RIVER, Albany, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,729

RTE I787

Fair

Over: EARL STREET N 1ST STREE

0.2 mi from RT. 7 & 8 ST., Rensselaer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48,729

Hoosick Street

Fair

Over: CDTA PARKING LOT

CITY OF TROY, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,276

EW CONNECTION

Fair

Over: 390I390I43031146 RTE I3

0.1 MI.SE JCT.I-390 & 15, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,764

RTE I390

Fair

Over: 590I590I43011002 RTE I5

.9 MI E JCT I390 & SH15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72,176

RTE I590

Fair

Over: 590I590I43011002 RTE I3

0.9 MI E JCT I-390 & 15A, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 78,065

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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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