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

TAYLOR VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: MALLORY BROOK

1.8 MI NW OF TAYLOR, Cortland, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 72

CARDNER ROAD

Fair

Over: E B LIMESTONE CREEK

3 MI N DERUYTER RESERVOIR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 79

NORTH KIRKVLLE RD

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

1MI N KIRKVILLE CHTNGO R, Onondaga, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,616

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH OF JORDAN, Onondaga, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,852

COUNTY RD 183

Fair

Over: CARPENTER BROOK

2.3 MI NNE ELBRIDGE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 486

AIRPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NINEMI

2.2 MI SSE OF I90 EXIT 39, Onondaga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,508

COUNTY ROAD 48

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

3.3 MI NW OF ALTMAR, Oswego, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 651

COUNTY ROAD 125

Fair

Over: REEDER CREEK

3.2 MI SW JCT RTS 96A&336, Seneca, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 747

LOCKE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY HEMLOCK CREEK

3 MILES SW OF LOCKE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,558

SOUTH ST EXTENSION

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

1.3 MI S OF TRUMANSBURG, Tompkins, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 595

JOY ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

4 MILES SOUTH OF SODUS, Wayne, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 226

LEWISTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BRINNINGSTOOL CREEK

0.1 MI W WHEATVILLE, Genesee, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,309

WALKERS CORNER RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2 MI W S.BYRON, Genesee, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 349

SUMNER ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.7 MI NE DARIEN CENTER, Genesee, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 815

GRISWOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.2 MI SE DARIEN CENTER, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 137

WEST BETHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE TONAWANDA CRK

3.1 MILES WEST OF BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 428

LITTLE CANADA RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI N OF E. BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

ROANOKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.7 MI NE OF EAST BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 466

CIRCULAR HILL RD

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF LE ROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 613

RETSOF ROAD

Fair

Over: BIDWELLS CREEK

.5 MI NORTH OF RETSOF, Livingston, NY

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,112

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: KESHEQUA CREEK

1.5 MI W OF NUNDA, Livingston, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 291

CARNEY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CARNEY HOLLOW CRK

3.7 MI SW SPRINGWATER, Livingston, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 427

MOSCOW ROAD

Fair

Over: YANTY CREEK

3.2 MI NORTH OF HAMLIN, Monroe, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

BEAHAN ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

1 MI W ROCHESTER AIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,996

CALKINS ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

2 MI NE OF 90I EXIT 45, Monroe, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,278

Wheatland Center R

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

2 MI SW OF GARBUTT, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,416

SENECA POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: SENECA POINT GLLY

IN SOUTH BRISTOL, Ontario, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 425

CLIFTON STREET

Fair

Over: CANANDAIGUA OUTLT

VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER, Ontario, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,285

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

HAMLET OF ORLEANS, Ontario, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,719

LAKESIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

AT LAKESIDE PARK, Orleans, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 143

EXCHANGE STREET

Fair

Over: CROW CREEK

1.5 MI S ATTICA, Wyoming, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 753

REILEIN ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF COWLESVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

WYOMING ROAD

Fair

Over: PEARL CREEK

2.60 MILES NE OF WYOMING, Wyoming, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 582

EXCHANGE ST

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

0.2 MI SW BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: N BR WISCOY CREEK

MAIN STREET IN BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 136

POCHUCK ROAD

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

3.5 MI SW PIKE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 71

TELEGRAPH ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WISCOY CREEK

1.9 MI SW BLISS, Wyoming, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 256

MICHIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: PLATO CREEK

0.8 MI SW JAVA VILLAGE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 465

MICHIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BUFFALO

0.7 MI SW OF JAVA VILLAGE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 465

THOMSON ROAD

Fair

Over: Little Tonawanda Creek

1 MI NORTH OF DALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

PFLAUM ROAD

Fair

Over: Little Tonawanda Creek

0.1 MI E OF DALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: E.FK.TONAWANDA CR

3.0 MI S JOHNSONBURG, Wyoming, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

ALVERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEARDS CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF PERRY CENTER, Wyoming, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

ALBRO ROAD

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

1.2 MI NW PIKE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62

BROOKLYN STREET

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

AT VILLAGE WARSAW, Wyoming, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 914

CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23

S. CHAPEL STREET

Fair

Over: THATCHER BROOK

IN VILLAGE OF GOWANDA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 936

COUNTY ROAD 322

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 197

COUNTY ROAD 72

Fair

Over: TB WB CONEWNGO CK

.2 MILE W OF TOWN CORNERS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 518

NORTH MILLGROVE R

Fair

Over: TRIB ELLICOTT CRK

3.5 MI WEST OF CRITTENDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,662

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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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