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

SECOND AVENUE

Fair

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CRK

CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 871

DECKER RD

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

7.2 MI. WEST OF ALFRED, Allegany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

VAN BUREN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1.2 MI NE JCT RTS 88 & 31, Wayne, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,001

SECOR ROAD

Fair

Over: WESTERLY ROAD MNRR HU L

IN VILLAGE OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,409

BURNET AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK WEST

.1 MI SE JCT SH290 &SH635, Onondaga, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,737

CAYUGA DR EXT

Fair

Over: BERGHOLTZ CREEK

.6 MI. E OF NIAGARA FALLS, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 781

BRACE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3 MI S OF VICTOR, Ontario, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,775

S MAIN STREET EXT

Fair

Over: TRIB STILLWATER C

2.4 MI E OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 658

LINDBERGH AVENUE

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

NIAGARA FALLS EAST, Niagara, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,252

BILTMORE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONNETQUOT RIVER

WEST OF OAKDALE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROAD 155

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

IN PEEKSKILL, Westchester, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,724

SILVERNAILS ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.9 MILES EAST OF MT ROSS, Columbia, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 691

WEST COURT STREET

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

IN ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 906

DEC ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER FLOW

11.3 MI.SW OF INDIAN LAKE, Hamilton, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

CONSERV DEPT ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR MOOSE RIVER

10.3 MILES SE OF INLET, Hamilton, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18

EAST STEELE ST

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

4MI SE OF ST RT 28/5, Herkimer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,361

ARDSLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRAIN BROOK

0.3 MI SE OF ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,040

HARLAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: CARPENTER CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF TUCKAHOE., Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 549

DOUGLASTON PKWY

Fair

Over: RTE 907A

.2 MI SE JCT GCP & CIP, Queens, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,652

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: PED UP NR 148 ST

RTE 9A NEAR 148 ST, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 121,341

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: PED UP INWOOD PK

1.7 MI N OF G WASH BR, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 89,532

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: PED UP INWOOD PK

1.9 MI N OF G WASH BR, New York, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 89,532

GRANT ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB CATLIN MIL CK

0.3 MI NE JCT RTS 224&228, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 232

A.HITCHCOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATIEMAC BROOK

1 MI.N.SODOM, Warren, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

WILMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: HEATHCOTE BYPASS

1.2 MI SW OF WHITE PLAINS, Westchester, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,828

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

2.0 MI SO OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

SNYDER DRIVE

Fair

Over: DONNER CREEK

1.2 MI S OF LOCKPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,610

EVANS STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

.1 M SOUTH OF FRANKLIN ST, Onondaga, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 451

FORESTREAM DRIVE

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CRK.

2.5 MI SOUTH OF DEPEW, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,262

PAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB.CASS RUN

.1 MILE E. OF US RT. 62, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 281

BUTTONWOOD LANE

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH 26B

2.6 MI NW OF RTE 78 &324, Erie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 606

MARTIN ROAD

Fair

Over: LEDGE CREEK

1.0 MI. E. OF CEDAR ST., Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

TRUMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

2.8 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5

SILENT MEADOWS RD

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

1.75 MI OF NE RTS 104&259, Monroe, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 102

MATTHEWSON ROAD

Fair

Over: MAC CRACKEN AVE

AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 929

AUGUST AVENUE

Fair

Over: CARLLS RIVER

0.6 MI N OF BELMONT & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,563

COLLINS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

4.5 M SOUTH OF ENDICOTT, Broome, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t

BUS STATION SOUTH

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE PARKIN

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t

BUS STA EXIT RAMP

Fair

Over: STATEN ISLAND RR

ST GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL, Richmond, NY

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t

DEER LANE

Fair

Over: ESOPUS CREEK OVERFLOW

4.7 MI SW JCT NY42+NY28, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11

Berme Road

Fair

Over: Criminal Creek

.5 MI JCT Rt.209 & Plank, Ulster, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t

AMERICO COURT

Fair

Over: SLATE BOTTOM CREEK

0.8 Mi. S. of US20 in Vil, Erie, NY

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 406

T-952 STATE LINE

Fair

Over: W BR FRENCH CREEK

0.10 mi North of CR 1, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

Main Street

Fair

Over: Sauquoit Creek

Main St./Sauquoit Creek, Oneida, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 426

COOMER ROAD

Fair

Over: HOPKINS CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF NEWFANE, Niagara, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,995

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

.2 MI NE JCT SH9G & SH308, Dutchess, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141

RTE 3

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

AT HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,025

RTE 260

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

3.7 MI NW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 969

RTE 148

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HILL CREEK

6.5 MI N JCT SH148 &SH104, Niagara, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,494

RTE 260

Fair

Over: COWSUCKER CREEK

3.9 MI NW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 969

Showing 3,301-3,350 of 17,642 bridges

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