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

R-DEP

Fair

Over: CTCW RAMP

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 99

TERMINAL C RAMP

Fair

Over: DFG ROADWAY GED ROADWAY

LA GUARDIA AIRPORT RAMP, Queens, NY

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,900

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: BLIND BROOK

1.1 MI E JCT HRP EXIT 28, Westchester, NY

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51,200

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Fair

Over: STEWART BROOK

FOURTH LAKE CAMPGROUND, Warren, NY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

BUS TURNAROUND

Fair

Over: MAC CRACKEN AVE

AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

DEPARTURE/ARR-PK2

Fair

Over: Parking lot Entrance/Exi

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000

JFK International

Fair

Over: Terminal 4 Arrivals

JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

VI-ARR

Fair

Over: Local Street

JFK International Airport, Queens, NY

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

JFK Term 8 Dept.

Fair

Over: JFK Term 8 Arrv.

JFK AA T9 Depart, Queens, NY

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t

AIRPORT DEPARTURES

Fair

Over: Taxi Lane AIRPORT ARRIV

buffalo Niagara Internati, Erie, NY

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t

JFKIA Term 5 Dept

Fair

Over: JFKIA Term 5 Arrv

JFKIA Term 5 Dept., Queens, NY

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,008

RTE 81

Fair

Over: JFK-JB1

West of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,687

Cargo Service Road

Fair

Over: JFK-JB2

Northwest of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t

Cargo Service Road

Fair

Over: JFK-JB2

Northwest of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t

Boundary Road

Fair

Over: JFK-JT1

North End of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t

130th Place

Fair

Over: JFK-JB1

West of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,447

RTE 678

Fair

Over: JFK-JJ1

South of JFK, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 69,010

LEE ROAD

Fair

Over: CROWS NEST BROOK

0.1 MI E OF WASHINGTON RD, Orange, NY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

RTE 8

Fair

Over: STEWART CREEK

RT 8 2.7 MI NE HAM.CO.L., Warren, NY

Built 1932 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 920

RTE 17C

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.1 MI E JCT SH17C &SH201, Broome, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,920

BELMONT AVE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051047 27 27

.9 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH 10, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,583

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COBLESKILL CREEK

.3 MI E OF RICHMONDVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,315

STEWART AVENUE

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

0.6 Miles E of RTE 13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,283

ROOSEVELT IS BRDG

Fair

Over: 36TH AVE EAST RIVER RO

ROOSEVELT ISLND IN EAST R, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,205

ALLEGHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB SILVER CREEK

1.6 MI N OF NASHVILLE, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 149

CASCADE ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG HOUSE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF BELLVALE, Orange, NY

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 576

EAST WEST ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODS CREEK

0.3 MI W NW SANDY BEACH, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,528

CABIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BASH BISH BROOK

0.9 MI E OF COPAKE FALLS, Columbia, NY

Built 1940 Load: 33.0 t

OLD WESTBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I 495I03021067 RTE

4.7 KM W JCT I495 & SH 25, Nassau, NY

Built 2004 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,485

L.I. MOTOR PKWY

Fair

Over: 908K908K07011048 RTE 90

2.9 MI E JCT SH 231 & NSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 15,392

RTE I278

Fair

Over: Old Fulton Street RTE I

0.1 MI E JCT I278 & BK BR, Kings, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 134,789

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: DOVER KILL

0.9 MI SE OF SNYDERVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 704

SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

0.8 MI N OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,884

MINERAL SPRING RD

Fair

Over: MINERAL SPRING BK

2.5 MI NE OF HIGHL MILLS, Orange, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,261

HAVLND HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: QUAKER BROOK

2 MI NE OF CR 65 ON CR 68, Putnam, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,135

CO RD 6A

Fair

Over: COXING KILL

1.2 MI S OF HIGH FALLS, Ulster, NY

Built 1941 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 776

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

COUNTYROAD50, Otsego, NY

Built 1934 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 194

RTE 117

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

4.2 MI SE OF OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,995

RTE I86

Fair

Over: ALLEGHENY RIVER

.3 MI E JCT I86 & SH 219, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11,973

RTE 5

Fair

Over: B LINE - S.H.75 S

.4 MI NE JCT SH 5 & SH 75, Erie, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37,360

RTE 10

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

0.1 MI SE JCT RTS 10 +206, Delaware, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,993

RTE 12D

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

4.5 MI S JCT 12D + 26, Lewis, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 981

RTE 12E

Fair

Over: KENTS CREEK

13.0 MI NW RTS 12E + 180, Jefferson, NY

Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,349

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LOUGHLIN ROAD ACRE CREE

1.7 MI NW EXIT 2 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,194

RTE 17

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

2.3 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,164

RTE 17

Fair

Over: NAKAMA CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT RTS 17+59, Rockland, NY

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,851

RTE 19

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

0.1MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,691

RTE 22

Fair

Over: S BR WYOMANOCK CK

2.6 MI N JCT SH22 & SH295, Columbia, NY

Built 1947 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,568

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

JCT RT 23 $ CATSKILL CRK, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,855

RTE 23

Fair

Over: TRIB TAGHKANIC CK

4.6 MI E JCT SH 23 & TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,803

Showing 3,701-3,750 of 17,642 bridges

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