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 I95

Fair

Over: 278IX1M54044 678IXM1101

JCT I95 & I278 & I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 112,258

RTE I95

Fair

Over: I678 Bruckner Blvd Bru

JCT I95&I878&I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 79,759

RTE I95

Fair

Over: Bruckner Blvd Ramp from

JCT I95 & I878 & I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 112,258

JARVIS AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

.5 MILE N JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,621

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

1.2 MI N I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,106

RTE I278

Fair

Over: BRUCKNER BLVD SB RELIEF

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 24,321

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 143,338

WEST233 STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

2.7 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,932

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE 440

JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 77,743

RTE I88

Fair

Over: WEAVER ROAD

1.3 MI W JCT RTS 20 & I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,071

LIMA ROAD

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021283 RTE I3

1.2 MI N JCT.RTS 390I&20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,900

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

1 MI S JCT I86 & WNFLD ST, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 27,444

RTE 414

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN POST C

.1 MI N JCT SR17 & SR414, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,143

RTE I278

Fair

Over: WB LAUREL HILL RD

1.1 MI NE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,962

RTE I295

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT GCP+I295, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t

RTE I295

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT GCP+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t

RTE I678

Fair

Over: SOUTH CONDUIT AVE

JCT RTE 678+RTE 27, Queens, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 104,560

RTE I390

Fair

Over: B & H RR TWELVE MILE CR

.3 MILE NW OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,128

WENTWORTH RD

Fair

Over: RTE I390

2.5 MI S OF COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 206

RTE 226

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT I86 + SR 226, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,268

RTE 117

Fair

Over: SLEEPY HOLLOW RD POCANT

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 117+9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,746

RTE 430

Fair

Over: BEMUS CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF BEMUS POINT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,314

US 9 SB TO I90 EB

Fair

Over: 90I 90I11013009 RAMP I9

RAMP US 9 SB TO I90 EB, Albany, NY

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,895

RAMP 90EB TO 9SB

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION / AMT

SW RAMP WITHIN I90/RT 9 I, Albany, NY

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,375

SMX EB TO 787 NB

Fair

Over: 787I 787I 1101 1014 BRO

EB South Mall Expressway, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,036

RTE 972B

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

JCT I87 & SH 3 RAMP, Clinton, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,914

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

AT NE ONEONTA CITY LI, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,727

RTE 36

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF S CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,775

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: 908G 908G03011070

0.4MI E RTS 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 70,090

CEDAR RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: WAKELY BROOK

.7 MILE NE OF WAKELY, Hamilton, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 46

E.BLOOMFIELD ST.

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

0.6 M. East of RT26/46, Oneida, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,249

NEWELL STREET

Fair

Over: ONONDAGA CREEK

ONON CK .6MI S KIRK PK, Onondaga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,269

MILLS MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: WISCOY CREEK

2 MI NORTH OF HUME, Allegany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 195

BELLINGER ROAD

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

3.2 MILES NE OF WALLACE, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: CHEMUNG RIVER

0.2 MI N OF NY ROUTE 352, Steuben, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,482

OTTER STREET

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1MI W OF ALEXANDRIA BAY, Jefferson, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 484

EDWARDS ROAD

Fair

Over: COLES CLOVE BROOK

8 MI NE DOWNSVILLE, Delaware, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7

LORDVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: HUMPHRIES BROOK

6 MI SE OF HANCOCK OFF 97, Delaware, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 154

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

VILLAGE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 294

NEAHWA PLACE

Fair

Over: ELMORE TAIL RACE

0.2 m N of Exit 14 I88, Otsego, NY

Built 1915 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,227

LOWE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WEST CREEK

.2 MI SOUTH OF DORLOO, Schoharie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 280

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: DYCKMAN STREET

6.5 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 89,532

RTE 907L

Fair

Over: EAST 61ST STREET RTE 90

.2 MI SW JCT FDR DR.&SH25, New York, NY

Built 1941 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 147,090

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 278IX FDR DRIVE CHERRY

RTE 27 OVER EAST RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1909 Load: 33.6 t

FAILE STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT HUNTSPOINT, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 33.6 t

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W NYCTA P

AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,113

EAST TREMONT AVE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT PARKCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,602

WILLIAMSBRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,982

RUST STREET

Fair

Over: FLUSHING AVENUE

AT MASPETH, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,571

FLUSH AVE SERVICE

Fair

Over: FLUSHING AVENUE

AT MASPETH, Queens, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,494

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