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

SERVICE ROAD

Fair

Over: FLUSHING AVENUE

AT MASPETH, Queens, NY

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,000

RICHMOND VLLEY RD

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE Creek

AT RICHMOND VALLEY, Richmond, NY

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t

CAROL DRIVE

Fair

Over: FISH KILL CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500

BRONXVILLE STATION

Fair

Over: PALMER AVENUE PALMER AV

AT BRONXVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1915 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,458

PORT ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: CSXT PORT SPUR

0.3 MI SE OF JCT US20, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,966

OIL MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: E BRANCH TIOUGHNIOGA RIV

3.0 MI NE OF CUYLER, Cortland, NY

Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 158

COLD SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: MERRILL CREEK

3.8 MI S OF TEXAS VALLEY, Cortland, NY

Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 38

VIRGIL CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: VIRGIL CREEK

3.8 MILES SW OF VIRGIL, Cortland, NY

Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 129

ROWE ROAD

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CREEK

1.7 MI S OF FEURA BUSH, Albany, NY

Built 1882 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 123

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.5 MI SSE VALLEY FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1945 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 790

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HOOSIC RIV

0.5 MI S OF PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1923 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 185

COUNTY ROAD 98

Fair

Over: SACANDAGA RESERVOIR

BATCHELLERVILLE, Saratoga, NY

Built 2012 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,359

COUNTY ROAD 62

Fair

Over: SCHROON LAKE OUTLET

0.5 MI SE POTTERSVILLE, Warren, NY

Built 1983 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 999

MUD MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: GANARGUA CREEK

2.2 MILE NORTH OF NEWARK, Wayne, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 295

LINZY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

6 MI SE CITY NO. DANVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 67

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: CAYUGA CREEK

0.2 MI SW OF COWLESVILLE, Wyoming, NY

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,571

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: S BR ELTON CREEK

1.3 MILES NW OF ELTON, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 233

STEBBINS ROAD

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.23 MI S OF SILVER CREEK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 799

COUNTY ROAD 66

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

AT SINCLAIRVILLE CO RD 49, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,321

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

.2 MILE WEST OF BOSTON, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 416

CAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

1 MI N OF NORTH COLLINS, Erie, NY

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,036

GROVER ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

2.1 MI NE OF JEWETTVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 538

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

1 MI N OF SHORT TRACT, Allegany, NY

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 907

WEST CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH OWEGO CREEK

5 MILES SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,071

EDDY PYRITES ROAD

Fair

Over: HARRISON CRK OVFL

2.0 MI NW OF PYRITES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 620

SPRAGUEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

.5 MILE WEST OF KEENES, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 121

CO RD 44

Fair

Over: LITT SUCKER BROOK

.75 MI SE OF WADDINGTON, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 745

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: PUNSIT CREEK

0.3 MI S OF SPENCERTOWN, Columbia, NY

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 815

COUNTY ROAD 27B

Fair

Over: LOOMIS CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF HOLLOWVILLE, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 472

HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: DWAAR KILL

2.3 MI SE PINE BUSH, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,575

CORTLANDT STREET

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

2.5 MI NW CROTON ON HUDS., Westchester, NY

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 84

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: BUMPS CREEK

3.2 MILES NW OF AFTON, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 192

NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: CENTER BROOK

AT N KORTRIGHT, Delaware, NY

Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 48

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: ROGERS HOLLOW BRK

.5 MI E OF EAST GUILFORD, Otsego, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 978

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: OTSDAWA CREEK

1 MILE NW OF OTEGO, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 666

COUNTY RD 19A

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

CR19A - .3 MI W CO LINE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 216

CROSS RIVER DR

Fair

Over: PECONIC RIVER

2 MI E OF RIVERHEAD, Suffolk, NY

Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25,454

WEST TILLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

5.2 MI S JCT SH277 &SH391, Erie, NY

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 738

OAKLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

.5 MILE NW OF WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 395

RTE I790

Fair

Over: Erie Canal Trail ERIE B

0.2 MI S JCT RTS 12 & I90, Oneida, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,804

RTE 30A

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

.4 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 30A, Montgomery, NY

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,603

RTE I87

Fair

Over: ISLAND VIEW ROAD MOHAWK

2.0 MI S from EXIT 8, Albany, NY

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 52,333

RTE 196

Fair

Over: DIKE ROAD CHAMPLAIN CAN

2.4 mi E of Rt 4, Washington, NY

Built 1938 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,928

SARGENT ROAD

Fair

Over: FRSTPT CNL FEEDER

VILLAGE OF BOONVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 338

PLAINVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

3.4 MI NE JCT I90 & SH 31, Onondaga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,858

RTE I190

Fair

Over: STONY POINT EXT. SHOREL

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

Built 1935 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 34,687

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: Maybrook Trailway MNRR

1.7 MI SE OF HOPEWELL JCT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1937 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 33,045

RTE I90

Fair

Over: EXIT 29A RAMP TO 90IX EB

90IX AT EXIT 29A, Herkimer, NY

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,879

RTE I90

Fair

Over: FISHER RD

1.5 MI W OF EXIT 45 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32,263

CR 166

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3.6 MI E OF EXIT 47 90I, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 281

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