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 25

Fair

Over: 107 107 03011096 RTE 10

RTE 25+RTE 106+ RTE 107, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30,832

RTE 26

Fair

Over: BUCKS BROOK

3.6 MI SW JCT RTS 26 + 80, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 720

RTE 812

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

3.6 MI N JCT RTS 12 & 812, Lewis, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,284

RTE 28

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.7 MI S JCT RTS 28 + 20, Otsego, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,587

RTE 33A

Fair

Over: RTE I490

JCT RTS I490+33A RIGA, Monroe, NY

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,945

RTE 22

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

.1 MI S JCT SH 22 & SH 35, Westchester, NY

Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,403

RTE 37C

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

JCT RTE 37C + RACQUETTE R, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,777

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BUSH KILL

5.1 MI N JCT RTS 42+97, Orange, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,875

RTE I590

Fair

Over: ALLENS CK RD

1.4MINE JCT ROL+S WINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37,014

RTE 49

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT RTS 49 & 46, Oneida, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,377

RTE 52

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH BEER KILL

5.2 MI W JCT SH 52 + US 2, Ulster, NY

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,185

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 62 62 53034035 RTE 62

JCT RT 62 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43,206

RTE 77

Fair

Over: RIGHT BRANCH

0.1MI S JCT RTS 77 + 354, Wyoming, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,130

RTE 81

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT RTE 81 & I87, Greene, NY

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,416

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

Exit 36 bet CR2 & NYS13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,949

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

RTE I-81 1.9MI S JEFF. CL, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,996

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

1.6 MI N JCT I-81 + 411, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 242

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RENSSELAER LAKE RECREAT

JCT I87 & RENSSELAER LAKE, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 21,865

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CHESTER CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT 8 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,818

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CHESTER CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT 8 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,958

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 9 Route 9 Service R

0.8 MI N JCT RTS I-87 & R, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,281

RTE I87

Fair

Over: Route 9 Service Rd RTE

0.8 MI. N JCT RTS. I-87 &, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,431

RTE 150

Fair

Over: MOORDENER KILL

0.1 MI E JCT RT I90 & 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 718

RTE 158

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION

1.7 MI S JCT SH 7 & SH158, Schenectady, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,493

RTE 177

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH SANDY CREEK

2.5 MI E JCT SH177 & US11, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,777

RTE 219

Fair

Over: CROWLEY CREEK

1.3 MI NE ELLICOTTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,083

RTE 224

Fair

Over: HOOKER CREEK

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 13 &224, Schuyler, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,688

RTE 237

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 237 &262, Genesee, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,781

RTE 244

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

0.06 m W of N Road on Rou, Allegany, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 573

RTE 245

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

1.1MI E JCT RTS 245 + 247, Ontario, NY

Built 1929 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,195

RTE I290

Fair

Over: PARKER BLVD

0.8 MI W JCT RT 384 + 62, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 47,393

RTE I290

Fair

Over: PARKER BOULEVARD

.8 MI W JCT I290 & US 62, Erie, NY

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43,206

RTE 328

Fair

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

3.1 MI NE JCT RTE 328 +CL, Chemung, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,064

RTE 366

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT SH 366 & SH, Tompkins, NY

Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,016

RTE 418

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

JCT RTE 418 & HUDSON R, Warren, NY

Built 1941 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,683

RTE I490

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.6MI S JCT RTS I490WB+33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,756

RTE I490

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

0.6MI S JCT RTS I490EB+33, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,275

S OYSTER BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021125 RTE I4

1.8 MI E JCT I495 & SH 10, Nassau, NY

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 23,068

RTE 990H

Fair

Over: PHELPS CRK

01 MI S JCT RTS 990H + 7, Broome, NY

Built 1946 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,753

RTE 990J

Fair

Over: PAGE BROOK

4 MI W JCT RTS 990J & 369, Broome, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,320

RTE 531

Fair

Over: 490I EB TO 531 WB

0.7MI E I490EXT + RTE 386, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,036

RTE 268

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

4 MI S JCT SH 10 & SH 268, Delaware, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 455

RTE 590

Fair

Over: RTE 104 RTE I590

JCT RTS 47NB TO 104WB, Monroe, NY

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 51,505

RTE 404

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

0.9MI E JCT RTS404+47, Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 22,767

RAMP490I EB

Fair

Over: RTE I390 RTE I490

EBI490 WEST TO ROCH OUT L, Monroe, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,812

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

9N NORTH END PORT HENRY, Essex, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,625

RTE 25

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND- M.L.

.8 MI W JCT I495 & SH25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1924 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,700

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

.4 MI E JCT I86 & SR 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,893

RTE I278

Fair

Over: LEONARD STREET METROPOL

2.1 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 140,343

WALTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 95I 95IX1M22008

.8 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,663

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