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

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

0.8 MI W OF HUGHSONVILLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,896

COUNTY ROAD 85

Fair

Over: FALLSBURG CREEK

2.1 MI N OF STAATSBURG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 188

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.7 MI SW OF CLOVE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,951

COUNTY ROAD 91

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

1.0 MI N.OF HUGHSONVILLE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 760

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: SPROUT CREEK

2.1 MI N OF BRINCKERHOFF, Dutchess, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,769

CRAIGVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CROMLINE CREEK

2.8 MI SW BLOOMING GROVE, Orange, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,261

NEWPORT BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: POCHUCK CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF PINE ISLAND, Orange, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 559

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

5.2 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,723

TANNERY BROOK RD

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

AT WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,507

DRY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

3.3 MI N OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31

HALSTEAD AVENUE

Fair

Over: BEAVER SWAMP BRK OSBORN

1.6 MI NE MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,915

FULTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON RIVER

AT PELHAM MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,350

RTE 119

Fair

Over: 907G Bronx River Pathwa

JCT S.H.119 & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1922 Load: 32.7 t

CR193 BALLYHACK R

Fair

Over: BALLYHACK CREEK

2.0 MI.NE.JCT.RT.7& 369, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,103

CR193 BALLYHACK R

Fair

Over: BALLYHACK CREEK

2.2 MI NE JCT NY7 & NY369, Broome, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,103

LEEKVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR NANTICOKE CK

HAMLET OF GLEN AUBREY, Broome, NY

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 427

CR44 OLD VESTAL RD

Fair

Over: BUNN HILL CREEK

OLD VESTAL ROAD CR311, Broome, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,947

CR 193

Fair

Over: BALLYHACK CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF PORT CRANE, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,103

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

0.1 MI NORTH OF PITCHER, Chenango, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 484

CR 22

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING BROOK

NEAR MADISON-CHENANGO CO, Chenango, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 255

BOVINA ROAD

Fair

Over: LITT DELAWARE RVR

AT BOVINA CENTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 743

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: CHARLOTTE CREEK

3.7 MI E OF ONEONTA, Delaware, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,418

EAST HUBBLE HILL R

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RIVER

AT KELLY CORNERS, Delaware, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 248

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: UNADILLA RIVER

0.05 MI E OF ROCKDALE, Otsego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 362

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: IDEUMA BROOK

2 MI NE OF EAST GUILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 4

Fair

Over: DUNDERBURG CREEK

2 MI NW OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 288

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

1 MILE N OF WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 806

COUNTY ROAD 23

Fair

Over: HERKIMER CREEK

1.6 MI NW SCHUYLER LAKE, Otsego, NY

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 397

NORTON CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF WESTVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 411

CR 49

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1 MI E OF MORRIS, Otsego, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 717

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: BEAR KILL

1.5 MI NE OF CONESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 191

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: MONGAUP RIVER

2.2 MI W OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 786

SACKETT LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RUDICK POND OUTLT

3 MI NW OF FORESTBURG, Sullivan, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266

HASBROUCK A ROAD

Fair

Over: NEVERSINK RIVER

2.7 MI SOUTH OF NEVERSINK, Sullivan, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 732

OLD BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

1.1 MI NE OF BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14

KNOB HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE KILL

3.2 MI NW WESTBROOKVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48

CR71 BRADLEY BROOK

Fair

Over: STONE MILL BROOK

AT LEBANON, Madison, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 464

CR 65

Fair

Over: CHITTENANGO CREEK

4 MI S CAZENOVIA, Madison, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 772

TRUE BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRUE BROOK

.7MI W MOFFITSVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 195

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: KINGSTON BROOK

1.0 MI NE OF LAWRENCEVILL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 103

ANDERSON HILL RD

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

4.4 MI NW OF PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,730

DEVRIES AVENUE

Fair

Over: POCANTICO RIVER

1.8 M NW OF TARRYTOWN, Westchester, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266

HENRY CLAY BLVD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

3.5 MI WEST OF CICERO, Onondaga, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,869

N NINE MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF VANDALIA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 328

HAWLEYTON ROAD

Fair

Over: W FRK LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

6 MI E OF VESTAL CENTER, Broome, NY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,367

COLESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: FOX HOLLOW CREEK

2 MI EAST OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,206

GULF ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT CONEWANGO CRK

1 MILE WEST OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41

CR 28

Fair

Over: HALLS CREEK

3.5 MI N OF PHILADELPHIA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 496

JERICHO RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

5 MI E OF SACKETS HARBOR, Jefferson, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 221

COUNTY ROAD 55

Fair

Over: VLOMAN KILL

1.2mi W of 9W JCT, Albany, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,470

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