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

RTE 199

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 37 HUDSON R

2.6 m E I-87 and RT209, Ulster, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,119

RTE I87

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 106

JCT 87I & RTE 210, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,813

RTE I190

Fair

Over: STONY POINT EXT. SHOREL

JCT RT 266 + 324 N.B., Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,698

RTE I190

Fair

Over: NY 957A NIAGARA RIVER

INT EXIT 21 ON 190I, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,012

RTE I190

Fair

Over: NY 957A NIAGARA RIVER

INT EXIT 21 ON 190I, Erie, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,886

RTE I84

Fair

Over: AMTRAK GRAND AVENUE HU

JCT.RTE I-84 & HUDSON R., Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,848

RTE 955

Fair

Over: River Road / Niagara Par

0.1 MI W OF INT 104 & 384, Niagara, NY

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,002

RTE 190

Fair

Over: Niagara River Parkway N

AT I190 & INT 104, Niagara, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,302

RAMP TO 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

.1 MI N JCT CCP AND BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,243

RTE 987A

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 106

LAKE WELCH PKWY-HARRIMAN, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 206

CLARK BLVD

Fair

Over: MASSAPEQUA CREEK

AT MASSAPEQUA, Nassau, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,159

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: RTE 120

0.7 MI NE JCT HRP+I-287, Westchester, NY

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53,880

RTE 987D

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

1.8 MI S JCT RTS SMRP&TSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42,739

907G to 907K EB

Fair

Over: BROAD STREET

JCT OF RTS CCP & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t

907K EB to907G SB

Fair

Over: BROAD STREET

JCT OF RTS CCP & BRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t

RTE 907K

Fair

Over: KIMBALL AVENUE

0.4MI E.JCT.RTES CCP&87I, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,311

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 141

JCT TSP & SH 141, Westchester, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97,523

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: NEW CROTON RESRVR

TSP(NB) AT NEW CROTON RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56,221

BALDWIN ROAD

Fair

Over: 987G987G87011150 RTE 98

2.1 MI S JCT TSP & US 202, Westchester, NY

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,825

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: PEEKSKLL HOLLW CK

1.1 MI NE OF TOMPKINS CRN, Putnam, NY

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,757

RTE 6

Fair

Over: CSXT RIVER LINE HUDSON

JCT RTS 6-202 < HUDSON R, Rockland, NY

Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,611

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.8 MI E EXIT 34A ON I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,535

STONE CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.0 MI W EXIT 41 I90, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 199

WHISKEY HILL RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.7 MI W 90I EXIT 41 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 742

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MARYLAND ST

1.3 MI W OF EXIT 42 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,591

CR 28

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.3 MI W 90I EXIT 43 RAMP, Ontario, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,208

RTE I90

Fair

Over: SLIPPERY ROCK CREEK

8.5 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,888

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT I90 < RTE 16, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 93,430

RTE I190

Fair

Over: SMITH ST

2.4 MI WNW JCT RTSI190<16, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75,744

RTE I190

Fair

Over: HAMBURG ST

4.1 MI WNW JCT RTSI190<16, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 83,043

RTE I90

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK SHA

2.7 MI. NE OF INT.57A, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,697

RTE I90

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK SHA

2.7 MI. NE OF INT.57A, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,777

RTE I90

Fair

Over: TRIB BIG SISTER CREEK

4.2 MI SW OF INT 57A, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,878

RTE I90

Fair

Over: TRIB BIG SISTER CREEK

4.2 MI SW OF INT 57A, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,209

PORTER AVE RAMP P

Fair

Over: 190IX NB OFF RAMP N TO

1.3 MI SSE OF PEACE BRIDG, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,835

RTE I190

Fair

Over: Busti Ave. Access CSX R

1.2 MI SSE PEACE BRIDGE, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77,564

RTE I190

Fair

Over: SHORELINE TRAIL HERTEL

2.5 MI NW JCT I190 < 198, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,132

RTE I190

Fair

Over: ONTARIO ST EXIT RAMP AR

3.1 MI NW JCT I190 < 198, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,132

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

5.9 MI W 90I EXIT 32 RAMP, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,281

CR 52

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.5 MI W OF EXIT 32 OF I9, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,089

RTE I90

Fair

Over: GRIDLEY CREEK

2.1 MI W 90I EXIT 31 RAMP, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,137

BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

3 MI SW VILLAGE CATSKILL, Greene, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

.5 MI S EXIT 21 OF I90, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,622

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LEEDS ATHENS ROAD

1.5 MI NE JCT RTS 23 <I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,596

RTE 87

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE TPKE

3.5 MI NW VILLAGE ATHENS, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 32,596

RTE I87

Fair

Over: NEW BALTIMORE RD

1 MI W NEW BALTIMORE, Greene, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,426

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

2.7 MILES NW OF RAVENA, Albany, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,162

RTE 912M

Fair

Over: MUITZES KILL

2.3 MI SW CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,110

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CITY WATER TUNNEL

WATER TUNNEL, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42,929

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

2.5 MI S JCT I87 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,927

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