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

CASE ROAD

Fair

Over: Tributary to Batavia Kil

2.3 MI NE ASHLAND, Greene, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 73

WINTER CLOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: KISKATOM BROOK

4 MI SW OF PURLING, Greene, NY

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

POULTNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: DURHAM CREEK

1 MILE NE OF DURHAM-SR145, Greene, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34

BROADSTREET HOLLOW

Fair

Over: BROADSTREET HOLLOW STREA

2.5 MI NE HMLT CHICHESTER, Greene, NY

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 76

MUCKEY ROAD

Fair

Over: GRIDLEY CREEK

1.4 MI W JCT SH392 & US11, Cortland, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 165

RTE 174

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

.3 MI N JCT SH174 & SH175, Onondaga, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,943

BLYTHE ROAD

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233

WEST LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRYDEN LAKE OUTLT

2 MI SOUTH OF VIL DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

CHAFFEE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CHAFFEE CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF NEWFIELD, Tompkins, NY

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2

HAGEN ROAD

Fair

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

2.5 MI N OF LACONA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 179

County Road 9

Fair

Over: PUNSIT CREEK

2.2 MI E JCT RTS 66 & 203, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,299

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF GREEN RIVER, Columbia, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22

LILLIAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

6.2 MI SW OF NYACK, Rockland, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 675

WEST SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL NECK CREEK

AT BAYVILLE, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,399

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WATTS BROOK

0.2 MI. S JCT RTE 27&MILL, Nassau, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,078

LONG BEACH RD SB

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS CHANNEL

0.5 MI S OF ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,026

LONG BEACH RD NB

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS CHANNEL

0.5 MI S OF ISLAND PARK, Nassau, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,026

PONQUOGUE AV

Fair

Over: SHINNECOCK BAY

SOUTH OF PONQUOGUE-BEACH, Suffolk, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,676

THOMPKINS R CR106

Fair

Over: HANNACROIS CREEK

3 MI W VILLAGE OF RAVENA, Albany, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 329

KRUMKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NORMANSKILL CREEK

3 MI E OF VOORHEESVILLE, Albany, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,452

OLD FURNACE ROAD

Fair

Over: PARADOX CREEK

2 MI.N.OF PARADOX, Essex, NY

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 234

STOWERSVILLE CR12

Fair

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

4 MI E OF EXIT 32 OFF I87, Essex, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 851

CR 34

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

6MI W.SCHROON LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

ROUND TOP ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

.2 MI N OF ROUND TOP, Greene, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,148

CR79 BLUE FACTORY

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

1.3MI.SE.POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,747

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: TSATSAWASSA CREEK

.1 MI NW OF HOAGS CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 612

CR 45 NORTH LINE

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,590

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

2.0 MI W GREENFIELD CTR, Saratoga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,529

WEST MILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: GLOWEGEE CREEK

5 MI EAST OF GALWAY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,127

CR31

Fair

Over: SCHROON RIVER

2 MI.S.OF BRANDT LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 554

CR55

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1 MI SE ADIRONDACK, Warren, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 574

DILLON HILL RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.5M E WEVERTOWN, Warren, NY

Built 1889 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28

TR520-HEATH RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

HEATH RD 1MI E NY8<NY28, Warren, NY

Built 1908 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

STAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1 MI NE OF BUSKIRK, Washington, NY

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109

ST. JOHNSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: TIMMERMAN CREEK

2 MI W OF LASSELLSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 644

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: SPRITE CREEK

5.5 MI NW OF LASSELLVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 352

COUNTY ROAD 138

Fair

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

2.1 MILES SE OF BENEDICT, Fulton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 755

KUNZ ROAD

Fair

Over: KENNYETTO CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF BROADALBIN, Fulton, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

ELM TREE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BILL BROOK

1.0 MI S OF NORWAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 213

CR71 CAMPBELL ROAD

Fair

Over: LEBANON BROOK

2.0 MI.S.OF LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 143

EARLVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

1.5 MI SW POOLEVILLE POND, Madison, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 382

CR82 BLIVEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI.NE OF GORTON LAKE, Madison, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CR 29 CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

3.25 MI SE OF CLOCKVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 810

OLD SHARON ROAD

Fair

Over: BRIMSTONE CREEK

1 MI SE OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 364

MAPLETOWN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB CANAJOHARIE CK

1.6 MI E OF AMES, Montgomery, NY

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 240

CR50

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

3 MILES SW OF ROME, Oneida, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 678

WILLIAMS STREET

Fair

Over: SCONONDOA CREEK

SHERRILL, Oneida, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,492

JOROLEMON ROAD

Fair

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

3 MILES NE OF WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 492

MENTZ CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

2.5MI SW PORT BYRON, Cayuga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

GLEN HAVEN ROAD

Fair

Over: GROUT BROOK

.1 MI WEST OF SCOTT, Cortland, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 644

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