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 23

Fair

Over: BATAVIA KILL TRIB

2.1 MI E JCT RTS 23 & 296, Greene, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,562

RTE 23A

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT SH23A &SH32A, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,793

RTE 26

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

0.7 MI SW JCT CR42 & SH26, Chenango, NY

Built 1924 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 920

RTE 28

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

0.15mi E of junction of M, Delaware, NY

Built 1941 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,643

RTE 28

Fair

Over: W BR DELAWARE RVR

0.15mi E of junction of M, Delaware, NY

Built 1941 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,643

RTE 28

Fair

Over: M BR MOOSE RIVER

2.7 MI NE JCT SH12 & SH28, Herkimer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,382

RTE 28

Fair

Over: FOURTH LAKE ESTUR

24.1 MI SW JCT RTS 28&28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,780

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

4.2 MI N JCT SH28N & SH28, Hamilton, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,275

RTE I787

Fair

Over: SOUTH PEARL STREET (RT 3

JCT RT 32 & I787, Albany, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 42,538

RTE 952A

Fair

Over: 33 33 53012029 RTE 33

JCT RTS 33 + 33B, Erie, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,483

RTE 34

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

3.5 MI SW JCT SH34 & SH13, Tompkins, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,358

RTE 37

Fair

Over: BIG SUCKER BROOK

0.3 MI NE JCT 37 + 345, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,023

RTE 50

Fair

Over: RTE I87

JCT RTE 50 & I87, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,405

RTE 55

Fair

Over: RONDOUT CREEK

5.4 MI W JCT RTS 55+209, Ulster, NY

Built 1939 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 761

RTE 59

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 59+306, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 17,002

RTE 80

Fair

Over: OTSQUAGO CREEK

05MI W JCT RTS 5S+80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,909

RTE I81

Fair

Over: NYS&W RAILROAD ALMOND S

2.4 MI N JCT RTS I-81+173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 65,640

RTE I81

Fair

Over: Swamp Road

W MONROE @ ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,277

CR 32

Fair

Over: 87I 87I15091293 RTE I87

JCT I87 & GANSEVOORT RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,011

LAVALLEY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

I87 & CR 21, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 570

RTE 107

Fair

Over: 908G908G03011119 RTE 90

JCT NSP & SH 107, Nassau, NY

Built 1948 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 61,483

RTE 107

Fair

Over: SEACLIFF AVENUE

IN GLEN COVE, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 22,063

RTE 133

Fair

Over: MNRR HA LINE

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 133+117, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,626

RTE 145

Fair

Over: BRN SCHOHARIE CRK

.9 MI NW JCT SH145 & SH30, Schoharie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,712

RTE 205

Fair

Over: OTEGO CREEK

0.3 MI N OF HARTWICK, Otsego, NY

Built 1935 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,129

RTE 212

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

1.0 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1935 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,208

RTE 244

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

0.5 MI W OF PHILLIPS CRK, Allegany, NY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 573

RTE 286

Fair

Over: OLD MILL RUN

1.0 MI E JCT RTS 286 & 47, Monroe, NY

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,763

RTE I290

Fair

Over: RTE 425 425 950H530110

1.2 MI E JCT RT 384 +I290, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 47,393

RTE 370

Fair

Over: LITTL SODUS CREEK

2.7 MI SE JCT SH 370 & SH, Cayuga, NY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,794

RTE 374

Fair

Over: BRADLEY BROOK

8.3 MI SE JCT RTS 374+190, Clinton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,439

BIRCHWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 400 AURORA EXPRESSW

3.5 MI E JCT SH400 & US20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,561

RTE I495

Fair

Over: GATEWAY DRIVE

.3 MI W OF RTE 135+RT 495, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 172,450

RTE I495

Fair

Over: MANETTO HILL ROAD

.4 MI E JCT SH135 & I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 172,705

RTE I495

Fair

Over: COMMACK ROAD

2.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 78,935

RTE I495

Fair

Over: COMMACK ROAD

2.5 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 77,466

RTE I890

Fair

Over: EDISON WYE ERIE/890 Was

1.6 MI NW JCT SH146 &I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1966 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,053

JOSEPH AVENUE

Fair

Over: 940T940T43011008 RTE 94

1ST BR.E JCT CLINTON&I.L., Monroe, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,624

RTE 104

Fair

Over: CULVER ROAD

3.0MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 23,124

RTE 104

Fair

Over: CULVER ROAD

3.0MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 23,124

RTE 67

Fair

Over: RR BRIDGE 7029170 MOURN

0.9 MI SE JCT RTS 50 & 67, Saratoga, NY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,717

MEADOW LAKE BRIDGE

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495 RTE

.2 MI NE JCT GCP & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE I678 FLUSHING RIVER

JCT I495+RTE 678, Queens, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 27,474

LIE SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: RTE I678 FLUSHING RIVER

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1958 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,046

25AX W TO 678IX S

Fair

Over: 678IX5M12076 RELIEF

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t

RTE 25A

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT GCP & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60,470

RTE I86

Fair

Over: B & H RR

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

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,752

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GOFF CREEK

0.8 MI SW JCT RTS 17 +415, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,893

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GOFF CREEK

1.7 m W of I-390., Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,752

RTE I490

Fair

Over: GLIDE STREET

1.3MI E JCT RTS I490+ROL, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 93,255

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