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

90IX EXIT 60 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

AT EXIT 60 OF I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 715

90IX Exit 59

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

AT EXIT 59 OF I90-DUNKIRK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,237

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CR 290 WEHRLE DR

5.3 MI W JCT I90 < RTE 78, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 44,352

COUNTY ROAD #1

Fair

Over: BERKSHIRE SPUR WB

2 MI S CASTLETON VILLAGE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1956 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 454

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90 STONY KIL

0.3 MI S OF EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 309

WEST 38TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,636

RTE 26

Fair

Over: KETCHUMVILLE CRK

3.4 MI N JCT RTS 26 & 38B, Broome, NY

Built 1990 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,075

RTE 241

Fair

Over: WILLIS CREEK

3.1 MI N JCT RTS 241+ 394, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1936 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,270

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: 86I 17 62051048 RTE I86

EXIT 51 OF SR 17 @ CR 35, Chemung, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,879

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 44

0.8 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 25,123

NEW SUFFOLK AVE

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.5 MI W. OF NEW SUFFOLK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,981

NEW SUFFOLK AVE

Fair

Over: DOWNS CREEK

1.0 MI W.OF NEW SUFFOLK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 892

SHELDRAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR AUSABLE RVR

IN AUSABLE FORKS, Essex, NY

Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 159

CULLUM ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RD PARKING LOT

THAYER HALL, Orange, NY

Built 1997 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 500

RTE 125

Fair

Over: MNRR NH LINE

.4 MI N JCT SH 125 & US 1, Westchester, NY

Built 1886 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,043

RTE I84

Fair

Over: ARGONNE ROAD RIVERSIDE

JCT RTS I84+6+22, Putnam, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 23,829

RTE I495

Fair

Over: EDWARDS AVE EDWARDS AVE

RTE 495+RTE 24, Suffolk, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,907

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

1.2 MI E JCT SH17 & SH26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 24,003

THOMSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK YARD LONG ISLAN

IN LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens, NY

Built 1908 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 32,619

WILTSIEVILLE RD

Fair

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF HANNIBAL, Oswego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 361

CHURCH ROAD CR 22

Fair

Over: PEEKSKILL HOL CK

2.1 MI NW OF SHRUB OAK, Putnam, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,081

UPPR CHERRYTWN RD

Fair

Over: MOMBACCUS CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF PATAUKUNK, Ulster, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 376

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: 287I287I87011011 RTE I2

JCT SBSP&I287 AT ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 106,343

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: GRASSY SPRAIN BRK

0.4 MI N JCT SBSP & SH100, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 111,335

WEYANTS ROAD

Fair

Over: POPOLOPEN BROOK

0.2 MI W OF MINE TORNE RD, Orange, NY

Built 1950 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

RTE 9D

Fair

Over: PHILLIPSE BROOK

0.8 MI N JCT SH 9D & SH 4, Putnam, NY

Built 1929 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,815

RTE 23

Fair

Over: KORTRIGHT CREEK

0.1 MI SW DAVENPORT CENTE, Delaware, NY

Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,497

EDGEWOOD AVE

Fair

Over: 590I590I43011021 RTE I5

0.7MI E JCT ROL+S WINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,538

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0703 1106 RTE

3.3 MI W JCT SH454 & I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 17,858

ON-RAMP TO I-890

Fair

Over: VACANT LAND

1.6 MI NW JCT SH146& I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,301

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CARMANS RIVER

4.4 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 39,829

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RELIEF

2.5 MI SW JCT NY 27 & I27, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 99,185

RTE 915

Fair

Over: 88I 88I 1608 1088 RTE I

.4 MI.E JCT RTS 20 I88, Schenectady, NY

Built 1981 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,821

EAGLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST 161ST STREET

IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1936 Load: 34.3 t

COVELL ROAD

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

3.1 MI NE E.BETHANY, Genesee, NY

Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 157

Railroad Mills Roa

Fair

Over: IRONDEQUOIT CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF MENDON, Ontario, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 464

PINE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

2.1 MI SW OF WESTTOWN, Orange, NY

Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 559

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: BEAR BROOK

1.5 MI E OF SOUTH OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 616

RTE 5

Fair

Over: CHAUTAUQUA CREEK

03 MI SW JCT RTS 5 & 17, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,418

RTE 9

Fair

Over: COUNTY RTE 306 ANNSVILL

1.4 MI S WESTCH-PUTNAM CL, Westchester, NY

Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,565

RTE 9G

Fair

Over: RTE 308

JCT RTS 9G+308, Dutchess, NY

Built 1938 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,194

RTE 10

Fair

Over: PISECO LAKE OUTLET

1 MI S JCT RTS 8 & 10, Hamilton, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 302

RTE 12

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

5 MI SE OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1989 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,059

RTE 415

Fair

Over: COHOCTON RIVER

IN COHOCTON, Steuben, NY

Built 1949 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,285

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 15A &NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,294

RTE 352

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64043000 OLD STA

0.4 MI EAST OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1949 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,244

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CENTRAL NY RR

.3 MI NW JCT SH 17 & SH 1, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,620

CR 61

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091458 RTE 17

0.8 mi NE from junction o, Sullivan, NY

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,455

RTE 19

Fair

Over: RELYEA CREEK

1.3MI S JCT RTS 19 + 20A, Wyoming, NY

Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,691

RTE 23

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

3.4 MI N WEST ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,261

Showing 3,901-3,950 of 17,642 bridges

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