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 I87

Fair

Over: Saw Mill River

1.6 MI S JCT I87 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,927

RTE 982

Fair

Over: CR-41

2.0 MI S OF I-287 & GSP, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,602

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ABAND. RR (NY ONT AND WE

1.2 MI S JCT SH 94 & I87, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43,981

RTE I87

Fair

Over: MILL STREET

1.7 MI N JCT RT. I-87&300, Orange, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,222

SCOTLAND HILL RD

Fair

Over: GSP NB CONN TO 87IX GSP

1.6 MI S OF SPRING VALLEY, Rockland, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,764

RTE I95

Fair

Over: PELHAM COUNTRY CLUB RD

0.3 MI SW JCT I-95 & US-1, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 107,146

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Cedar Street

1.4 MI. N. JCT I95 & US-1, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105,979

RTE I95

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

2.8 MI SW JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 98,096

RTE I95

Fair

Over: FENIMORE ROAD

2.4 MI SW JCT RTS I95&127, Westchester, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 98,096

RAMP MB

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

1.7 MI SW JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,703

RTE I95

Fair

Over: BEAVER SWAMP BROOK

0.5 MI E JCT RTS I95<127, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 92,162

RTE I95

Fair

Over: RAMP D OF 95IX MNRR NH

0.3 MI W JCT I95 & I287, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 66,275

RTE I95

Fair

Over: FOX ISLAND ROAD BYRAM R

0.7 MI NE JCT RTE 1 &I-95, Westchester, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 64,430

MAXWELL AVE RAMP

Fair

Over: CULVERT-PINE BRK

0.5 MI SW I-95/CHATSWORTH, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,752

RTE I90

Fair

Over: FRISBEE CREEK

2.1 M SW OF CANAAN, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,122

BULLS HEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.5MI SE OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

PATTERSONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.8MI SW OF CRAHESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 222

RTE I90

Fair

Over: LANGLEY RD-CR 149

1.4 MI W OF CRANESVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,565

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CR 61

0.3 MI S OF ST JOHNSVILLE, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,090

RTE I90

Fair

Over: WOODS CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF W. SCHUYLER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,495

RTE I90

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

0.2 MI SW JCT RTE 5&I90, Genesee, NY

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,540

RTE I190

Fair

Over: BINGHAM ST ERIE ST EXC

0.4 MI E INT N6 I 190, Erie, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 83,043

RTE 950E

Fair

Over: RTE I190 RELIEF

EXIT N7 OF I190, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,078

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE I278 THE NARROWS

I278 OVER VERRAZ. NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 174,804

RTE I278

Fair

Over: I278 RAMP TO & FROM BSH

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 174,804

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE I278

I278 OVER THE NARROWS, Richmond, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,994

RTE 900

Fair

Over: JAMAICA BAY

CROSS BAY VETS MEM BRIDGE, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,736

CROSS BAY BR APPR

Fair

Over: BEACH CHANNEL DR

BIN 123B to 123A Span 6, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,113

CROSS BAY BR ENTR

Fair

Over: JAMAICA BAY

RAMP FROM 5521239 SPAN 1, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,780

RTE 900

Fair

Over: CROSS BAY BR APPR SEAWA

RAMP ATTACHED TO 5521239, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,276

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: Edsall Avenue Palisade

JCT SH 9A & HARLEM RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77,015

RTE I295

Fair

Over: Cross Island Pkwy S/B C

I295 OVER EAST RIVER, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 111,376

NORRIE STREET PARK

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

.3 MILE SW FROM RT9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 362

RTE 678

Fair

Over: NORTH FEDERAL CL

AT KENNEDY INTL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 69,010

NORTH SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: JFK EXPRESSWAY JFK EXPR

AT JFK INT:L AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

HR17WB FROM 907V

Fair

Over: HR16 RIVERSIDE DRIVE H

NORTHERN MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,644

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Amtrak Railroad Fort Wa

I95 OVER HUDSON RIVER- UL, New York, NY

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 271,808

CONN. NY 37 &CANAD

Fair

Over: Access Road CSX TRANSPO

4.0 MI.NE OF MASSENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,956

RTE I81

Fair

Over: TIBA Shop Access Road C

2.5 MI.SW OF ALEX. BAY, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,786

RTE 81

Fair

Over: ST.LAWRENCE RV.CH

5.0 MI.NW ALEXANDRIA BAY, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,005

MAMARONECK AVENUE

Fair

Over: MAMARONECK RIVER

MAMARONECK AVE-WHITE PL, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,213

RAMP FROM TACONIC

Fair

Over: SYLVAN LAKE OUTLET

4MI N JCT TSP & 84I, Dutchess, NY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 972

BARNHART ISLAND RD

Fair

Over: S CH ST LAWRENCE R

BARNHART IS & S CH ST LAW, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 925

RAMP D TO 87IX

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT I87 & I287, Rockland, NY

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42,000

DENNINGS PT ROAD

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

1.9 MI S JCT I-84+NY 9D, Dutchess, NY

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 706

JFK BLDG 55 DEPRT

Fair

Over: JFK BLDG 55 ARRIV

JFK TERM 1 OVER FRONT RD, Queens, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,390

JFK BLDG 55 DEPRT

Fair

Over: JFK BLDG 55 ARRIV

JFK TERM 1 OVER FRONT RD, Queens, NY

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,390

VICTCW OVERPASS

Fair

Over: J1CTCE RAMP @ END ABUT

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,850

VICTCN

Fair

Over: CTCWJO JICTCE JICTCW

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

JICTCW

Fair

Over: JFK RELIEF

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,150

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