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

BOVEE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I490

2 MI S JCT I490 & SH 33A, Genesee, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 180

RYERSON AVE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0704 1342 RTE

9.5 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 965

COUNTY ROUTE 111

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 07041347 RTE

EXIT 70 OF I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18,151

RTE I495

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W

2 MILES E JCT I495 & I278, Queens, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 51,581

GREENPOINT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

.6 MI NW JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,544

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87 Rmp to

2.3 MI S JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1938 Load: 34.5 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: SOUTH AVENUE

JCT I278 & SH 440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 63,685

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CARRINGTON CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT SR36 & SR21, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,862

RTE I390

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1979 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,139

RTE 990

Fair

Over: 290I 290I53011058 RTE I

1 MI NW JCT SH 263 & I290, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 54,460

RTE I878

Fair

Over: SO CONDUIT AVENUE RTE 9

.5 MI E JCT I687 & S.H.27, Queens, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,500

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RELIEF

2.5 MI N JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t

CATSKILL INTERPRET

Fair

Over: BURNS BROOK

.8 MI E SH28-MT TREMPER, Ulster, NY

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 135

RTE 228

Fair

Over: CATLIN MILL CREEK

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 224&228, Schuyler, NY

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,078

COUNTY ROAD 3

Fair

Over: 86I 17 52111019 RTE I86

3.0 MI NE JCT 426 + S.T.E, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 192

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

AT ORIENTAL PARK, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,649

RTE I890

Fair

Over: County Road 337

3.3 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,597

RTE 695

Fair

Over: 690I690I33011018 State

I690 WB TO SH 5 CONN SB, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 17,169

RTE 695

Fair

Over: CSX RR / AMTRAK

JCT SH 695 & CSX RR M.LIN, Onondaga, NY

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 51,178

RTE I88

Fair

Over: CRANE HILL ROAD

1.7 MI SW JCT RT I-88+357, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,493

RTE 50

Fair

Over: RTE I87

1.1 MI NE JCT RTS 9 & 50, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,405

RTE 4

Fair

Over: POESTEN KILL

1.2 MI.N.JCT SH 378 & US4, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1886 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,758

N GENESEE STREET

Fair

Over: SHEQUAGA CREEK

IN MONTOUR FALLS, Schuyler, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,723

HANS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: HANS CREEK

4 MI N NW JCT NY147+NY29, Saratoga, NY

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 42

RTE 29A

Fair

Over: W BR CAYADUTTA CK

.8 MILE W OF GLOVERSVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,754

KINCAID ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WOODHULL CREEK

3 MI NE OF FORESTPORT, Oneida, NY

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 85

HOLMAN CITY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF CLAYVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1949 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 536

PHELPS ROAD

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF OLD RT 12, Oneida, NY

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 66

WEST CHENINGO RD

Fair

Over: CHENINGO CREEK

9.0 MI E OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 145

FULMER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: CHENUNDA CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF HALLSPORT, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 168

WATER STREET

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK EX-D.L.&

IN THE CITY OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,847

LESTER AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,730

SERAFEN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

.5 MILE N OF ELK CREEK, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 28

CHAMPLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MANOR KILL CREEK

0.1 MI S OF CONESVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1910 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: VERMONT PLACE

3.8 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 77,881

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 907C RTE 907C

4.4 MILE SW I678&BELTPKWY, Kings, NY

Built 1941 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,475

CROPSEY AVENUE SB

Fair

Over: CONEY ISLAND CREE

IN CONEY ISLAND, Kings, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,425

ST MARYS STREET

Fair

Over: Abnd.CSXT/P MRRIS

MOTT HAVEN-ON ST MARYS ST, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,232

WEST 230TH STREET

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

AT KINGS BRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1912 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,886

RTE 908A

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

0.2MI NW JCT BRPC&BPP, Bronx, NY

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 87,806

SEVENTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI NYCTA

AT BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1909 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,912

WOODHAVEN BLVD

Fair

Over: QUEENS BLVD QUEENS BLVD

.1 MI W JCT SH 25 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 29,843

RTE 908B

Fair

Over: AUSTIN STREET

AT FORREST HILLS, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 110,322

JFK MEMORIAL DR

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

2.9 MI SW HASTINGS ON HD., Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 160

OLD STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTENKILL RR

.4 MI NW JCT SH22 & SH67, Washington, NY

Built 1870 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58

CONNORS ROAD

Fair

Over: YAWGER CREEK

4 MI SE CAYUGA, Cayuga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 162

PACKARD ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

NIAGARA FALLS SE, Niagara, NY

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,139

ST. JAMES STREET

Fair

Over: SANILAC STREET

0.5 MI NE JCT RTS 78 &130, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 379

HALFMOON BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

.5 MI SW JCT SH9A & MAPLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,143

FRASER ROAD

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

inter w/ CO RD 12, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8

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