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

BELLMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.8 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,722

MSP NB TO NSP WB

Fair

Over: GLEN COVE ROAD

.1 MI E JCT SH 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: 908G 908G03011070

0.4MI E RTS 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70,090

RTE 28A

Fair

Over: ASHOKAN SPILLWAY

.4MI N RTE28A AT SPILLWAY, Ulster, NY

Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

RTE 62

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKES CRK

1.6MI N JCT RTS 162 & 179, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,116

RTE 62

Fair

Over: N BR SMOKES CREEK

.3 MI S JCT US62 & CR 137, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,116

RTE I278

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

JCT I95 & I278, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55,675

RTE 907F

Fair

Over: RTE 908A RTE 908A

.4 MI SW I95+HTCHSN R PKY, Bronx, NY

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,586

RTE 908A

Fair

Over: BARTOW AVENUE HUTCHINSO

.7 MI NE I95 &HTCHSN R PK, Bronx, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 123,424

DEPOT PLACE

Fair

Over: EXTERIOR STREET METRO N

.3 MILE S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t

OLD RED MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 73

ASHDOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.5 MI S BALLSTON LAKE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,591

PARKIS MILLS RD

Fair

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

1.0 MI.NE GALWAY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 187

COONS CROSSING RD

Fair

Over: ANTHONY KILL

2 MI SE ROUND LAKE, Saratoga, NY

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,464

TOWNSEND AVENUE

Fair

Over: CAYADUTTA CREEK

AT CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, Fulton, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,176

BINGHAM MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRAMMEL CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF STRATFORD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

SALE ROAD

Fair

Over: BR UNADILLA RIVER

.8 MI NE OF EAST WINFIELD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 137

FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

1.7 MI S EATON, Madison, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112

JOSLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MILE CREEK

JOSLIN ROAD - BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 151

CUMMINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

4MI NE OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51

SALLY ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1.4 MI NW JCT RTE 12 &315, Oneida, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 76

CR 50 REBER ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1 MI.W.JCT.90 & 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 85

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

1.1MI SE STATE PRISON IN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,035

DUTCH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: GEE BROOK

2.5 MI SW OF CINCINNATUS, Cortland, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82

HOXIE GORGE ROAD

Fair

Over: HOXIE GORGE

3.5 MI S OF MCGRAW, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 324

ANGEL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHENINGO CREEK

0.4 MI. E. OF CHENINGO, Cortland, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: WILLET CREEK

0.1 MILES E. OF WILLET, Cortland, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34

RTE 222

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 222 + 11, Cortland, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,068

MADISON ST and HOM

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

CITY OF CORTLAND, Cortland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,440

RODAK ROAD

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

2 MILES SW OF ELBRIDGE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15

ELMHURST AVENUE

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.5MI S of KIRK PARK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 511

DICKERSON STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.2 MI S OF STATE ARMORY, Onondaga, NY

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 562

SNYDER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTL SANDY CREEK

2 MILES NE OF LACONA, Oswego, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

LOWER LAKE RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3.2 MI W OF LODI, Seneca, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 175

THURSTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.4 m E of Rt 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,736

EADES ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

2.6 MI NW OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 116

DRAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORMAN CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF CLARSKON, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,301

SMITH STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.6 m N Inner Loop, Monroe, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,398

BOOTH ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

4.2 MI W SENECA CASTLE, Ontario, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 158

WEST PHALINGER RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.2 MI SE JCT RTS 263 78, Erie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 279

HENNING DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRANCH SMOKES CRK

0.8 MI. E OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 255

HILTONVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

4.0 MI. SE OF BIRDSALL, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

PLEASANT STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE GENESEE CREEK

IN BOLIVAR, Allegany, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26

WASHINGTON AVE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

IN CITY OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,148

WENTWORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

1.7 MI NW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 206

HAMMER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: HAMMER CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 144

SOUTH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

3.2 MI W OF CAMPBELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

DEPOT STREET

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

IN CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,589

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN POST C

0.1 miles W of NY 414 int, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 144

OWEGO STREET

Fair

Over: CATATONK CREEK

IN SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1904 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 337

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