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

SHIMERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GOTT CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF CLARENCE CTR, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,121

N FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: GOTT CREEK

.6 MILE SW OF SWORMVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,045

BOWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

.2 MI S OF EAST LANCASTER, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,264

PINE RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

.5 MI S JCT GEN ST &CR107, Erie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,225

GEORGE URBAN BLVD

Fair

Over: BR SCAJAQUADA CRK

1.5 MI S JCT I90 & SH 33, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,188

BULLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT SH422&BUF CK, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,193

EAST EDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

HAMBURG SOUTH, Erie, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,483

CALIFORNIA ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR SMOKES CREEK

1.7 MI W OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,979

JEWETT HOLMWOOD RO

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH SMOKES CREE

1.6 MI SE OF ORCHARD PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,898

WEST BLOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: BR BUFFALO CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF EAST AURORA, Erie, NY

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,266

DAY ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

1.3 MI E OF WRIGHTS CORS, Niagara, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,035

DITCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.4 MI SE OF WOLCOTTSVLLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 803

MINNICK ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.1 MI NW OF MILLERSPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,036

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: TRIB SIXTOWN CREEK

.6 MILE NE OF CENTERVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 635

CR05 RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: CATHARINE CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 874

CR27 BIRD CREEK R

Fair

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.0 MI E OF SEELEY CREEK, Chemung, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 364

County Road 33

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN BROOK

4.0 MI NW OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 616

County Road 41

Fair

Over: TRB BALDWIN CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF N CHEMUNG, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 506

BREED HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

2.9 MI N OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1944 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 246

SAND BANK ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 93

WIDGER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDLICK CREEK

0.2 MI SE JCT RTE 225 +CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 94

CARMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TAUGHANNOCK CREEK

2.0 MI SOUTH OF PERRY CIY, Schuyler, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: CURTIS CREEK

1MILE W INT CO RD 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

.8 MI NE OF WHEELER, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 745

COUNTY ROAD 128

Fair

Over: OBES GLEN CREEK

1.0 MI SE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,021

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.5 Mi N of CR 21 & 119, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 678

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: HELMER CREEK

1.4 MI E OF CAMERON MILLS, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 970

STONE ROAD

Fair

Over: ENGLISH RIVER

11 MILES WEST OF MOOERS, Clinton, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 133

CONBUR TOWN LINE

Fair

Over: LITTLE TROUT RVR

3.1 MI EAST OF CONSTABLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38

PANNUZIO ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

3 MI E OF MALONE, Franklin, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4

CR 27

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

.2 MI W OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, Franklin, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 236

POND ROAD

Fair

Over: HATCH BROOK

2.6 MI SW MOUNTAIN VIEW, Franklin, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 121

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: N BR SARANAC RVR

1 MI SE OF LOON LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

POND RD

Fair

Over: DUANE STREAM

3.4 MI E OF DUANE, Franklin, NY

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 169

CR91 ADAMS LOR RD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

4.0 MI SW OF LORRAINE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 225

PERRIGO ROAD

Fair

Over: FELTS MILLS CREEK

1.0 MI S OF FELTS MILLS, Jefferson, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 310

TAYLOR ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF FELTS MILLS, Jefferson, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

DINGMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG DEERLICK CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF ELLISBURG TW, Jefferson, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21

EDWRDS-HER-CAN RD

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

4 MILES NE OF EDWARDS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 453

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: PLUMB BROOK

2.4 MI SOUTH OF DEGRASSE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 606

MCINTYRE ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

5 MI NW OF PARISHVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

CR 31

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUCKER BRK

3 MI W OF CHIPMAN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 529

LIME KILN ROAD

Fair

Over: TENMILE RIVER

1.5 MI SE OF DOVER PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 933

RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL RIVER

3.2 MI SW OF DOVER PLNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 551

COUNTY ROAD 83

Fair

Over: BEAN RIVER

.1 MI N RT82A, Dutchess, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 313

EAST DORSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL KILL

2.3 MI NE OF FAIRVIEW, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,181

GIDLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

2MI SW OF VERBANK VILLAGE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 332

STRINGHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.75MI SW of INT 55 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,457

TODD HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

0.9MI S OF FREEDOM PLAINS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,637

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BEAN RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF SHEKOMEKO, Dutchess, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 113

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