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

CR 42

Fair

Over: MCKENZIE BROOK

2 MI W PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 523

MAHOPAC AVENUE

Fair

Over: MUSCOOT RIVER

3 MILES NORTH OF AMAWALK, Westchester, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,991

SCHULTZVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB WAPPINGER CRK

1.5 MI NW OF CLINTON CRNS, Dutchess, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 291

COUNTY ROAD 7A

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

2 MILES WEST OF AUBURN, Cayuga, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360

RTE 175

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1.1 MI SW JCT SH175 & SH1, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,782

STONE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH WINFIELD CK

.5 MI N OF WEST WINFIELD, Herkimer, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,067

NORWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SANDY CREEK

2.0 MI NE MURRAY, Orleans, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 309

Stroh Road

Fair

Over: TRIB TONAWANDA CK

1.1 MI SOUTH OF ALEXANDER, Genesee, NY

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,095

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: KENNEDY GULF

.2 MI SOUTH OF DALE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 881

CENTERLINE ROAD

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

2 MI W OF JOHNSONBURG, Wyoming, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 229

COUNTY PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

9.0 MI SE OF BATAVIA, Genesee, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48

MORRISON ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.25 MI. NORTH OF RTE 18, Orleans, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: EDJIM CREEK

1 MILE E HAMLET OF OXBOW, Jefferson, NY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 369

CR 3

Fair

Over: VLY CREEK

1 MI N JCT I90 & CO RD 3, Madison, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,569

PRATTS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

1 MILE S OF MUNNSVILLE, Madison, NY

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,023

PAVEMENT ROAD

Fair

Over: BR PLUM BOTTOM CK

.2 MI E JCT CR155 & CR343, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,738

NICHOLS ROAD

Fair

Over: DENJIM BROOK

5 MI S OF WINTHROP, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52

GENESEE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB 18 MILE CREEK

IN WYANDALE, Erie, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,283

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK EX-LE

.2 MI S JCT WAL AVE&CR341, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,956

COUNTY ROAD 155

Fair

Over: SOLON POND CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF SOLON POND, Cortland, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 94

CO RD 164

Fair

Over: TRIB FALL CREEK

3.5 MI W OF DRYDEN, Tompkins, NY

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 752

AIRPORT ACCESS RD

Fair

Over: RTE 204

RTE 204 @ AIRPORT, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t

WEST GROTON ROAD

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 90 & CR 48, Cayuga, NY

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 217

COUNTY ROAD 103

Fair

Over: LAKE COMO INLET

W OF SH 41A NEAR LK COMO, Cayuga, NY

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 237

Skinner Settlement

Fair

Over: Cobb Brook

2.3 Mi NE of Camden, Oneida, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 305

Floodwood Road

Fair

Over: Long Pond Outlet

3.5 mi West of Rt 30, Franklin, NY

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58

CR30

Fair

Over: West Branch Black Creek

0.15 mi NW of CR31, Washington, NY

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

Elderberry Street

Fair

Over: Dead Creek

2.1 Mi East Jacks Reef, Onondaga, NY

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

RTE 22

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

RT22 OVER CHAMPLAIN CANAL, Washington, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,120

RTE I81

Fair

Over: NYS BARGE CANAL

81I SB OVER ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,270

RTE I81

Fair

Over: NYS BARGE CANAL

81I NB OVER ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,277

RTE 370

Fair

Over: SENECA RIVER

JCT RTE 370 + SENECA R, Onondaga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,983

RTE 169

Fair

Over: CANAL PARKING LOT RELIE

100 from Rte 167, Herkimer, NY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,233

RTE 911F

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER ALCO Herit

JCT RT 911F & MOHAWK RIVR, Schenectady, NY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,552

RTE 51

Fair

Over: Empire State Trail RTE

JCT RTS 5+51 N OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,388

RTE 51

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

JCT RTS 5 & 51 N OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 798

RTE 51

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

JCT RTS 5 & 51 N OF ILION, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,578

RTE I390

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER RED CREEK

JCT RTE I390 & GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT LOCK #5 & CHAMPLAIN C, Saratoga, NY

Built 1914 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 134

LAKEPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

W CANASTOTA N CHITTENANGO, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,303

RTE 30

Fair

Over: Riverfront Walkway E.W.

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 5 & 30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,321

RTE 30

Fair

Over: NYS ROUTE 5 EAST BOUND

02MI S JCT RTS 5+30, Montgomery, NY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,321

RTE 204

Fair

Over: Erie Canalway Trail Eri

JCT NYS BARGE C + RTE 204, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,266

PINE STREET

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL NORTH TOWPAT

.3 MI NE JCT SH 78 & SH31, Niagara, NY

Built 1901 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,949

RTE I90

Fair

Over: ROUTE 9

JCT RTS 90 & 9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,871

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 9

JCT 912M EB & U.S.9, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,110

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9A

JCT I87 & SH9A @ ARDSLEY, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,166

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 17 RAMAPO RIVER MN

JCT I87 AND SH 17, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43,882

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 17 RAMAPO RIVER Me

JCT I87 AND SH 17, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,690

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK HUDSON

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 385 & 23, Greene, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,162

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