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 I90

Fair

Over: MAIN ST EXTENSION CSX R

5.24 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20,466

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 922A 922A26011015

4.03 MI W INT 31 ON I-90, Oneida, NY

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20,466

RUSSELL ROAD

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

3.46MI NW INT 23 ON I87, Albany, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,500

RTE I87

Fair

Over: TUCKAHOE ROAD

1.3 MI N JCT RTS I 87+100, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60,523

JACKSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87 ARDSLEY S

4.1 MI S JCT I87 & SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,511

AIRMONT ROAD SB

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

AIRMONT RD & I87 NYS TWY, Rockland, NY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 24,443

SAYRE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.7 MI SE OF EAST CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 313

LUCAS AVE

Fair

Over: I-87 RTE I87

1.7 MI SW OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1953 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,935

QNS TO RANDALS IS

Fair

Over: RFK Bridge ISLAND ACCES

AT RANDALLS ISLAND, New York, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t

RTE 900

Fair

Over: JAMAICA BAY SEAWALL PRO

CROSS BAY BRIDGE, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,276

CROSS BAY BR EXIT

Fair

Over: SEAWALL PROMENADE JAMAI

RAMP ATTACH TO 55123D SN3, Queens, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,038

CRS ISLND PARKWAY

Fair

Over: CIP SERVICE ROAD

I295 OVER EAST RIVER, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 27,466

RTE 987A

Fair

Over: TIORATI BROOK

4.1 MI N OF MOUNT IVY, Rockland, NY

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 98

QUEENS TO MANHTTN

Fair

Over: ISLAND ACCESS RD 278I X

I278 OVER HELLGATE, Queens, NY

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t

RTE 278

Fair

Over: 907CX RTE 907C

AT JCT I278 & BSHP, Kings, NY

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 138,803

RTE 440

Fair

Over: ARTHUR KILL

ARTHUR KILL, Richmond, NY

Built 1928 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 81,928

STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1266 RTE 27

EXIT 56 - S.H.27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,420

RTE 51

Fair

Over: COPES BROOK

2.5 MI NE JCT SH 51 & SH, Otsego, NY

Built 1968 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,317

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: MASSAPEQUA CREEK

.5 MI E JCT RTS 107+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 164,953

168TH STREET

Fair

Over: 907M907MX5M14095 RTE 90

1.6 MI E RTE 678+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,237

RTE I87

Fair

Over: Mosholu Parkway Greenway

3.8 MI N I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1954 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 131,559

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 417 Allegheny River

6 MI W JCT SH 16 & SH 417, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,049

WEHLING ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

4 MI N OF VERONA, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 93

LAKE DRIVE

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

AT NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 2021 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,871

CHENANGO ST

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,646

ROSSNER BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: BUSHNELLSVILLE CK

1.0 M S OF BUSHNELLSVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1996 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 13

BLUE HERON ROAD

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.5 M SE INT I87-G S PKWY, Rockland, NY

Built 1998 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 448

HARVESTER MILL RD

Fair

Over: N BR SALMON RIVER

3.3 MI N OF REDFIELD, Oswego, NY

Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 46

PENATAQUIT AVE

Fair

Over: AWIXA-PENATAQ.CNL

SOUTH OF BAYSHORE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1932 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 213

HAMLIN PARMA T L R

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.9 MILES NW OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,506

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

2.8 MILES NE OF HOLLAND, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 132

COUNTY ROAD 7A

Fair

Over: BASHBISH BROOK

AT COPAKE, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,435

LAKESHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

2.7 MI NNW ASHWOOD, Orleans, NY

Built 1930 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 132

CANAJOHARIE INTERC

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

NYSTA WB Exit 29 on/off, Montgomery, NY

Built 1955 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 614

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 29

IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 23,781

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE I390

JCT RTSI490EB+47SB GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 52,981

COUNTY ROUTE 31

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1437 RTE 27

20 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1971 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 16,256

RTE I86

Fair

Over: AIRPORT ROAD

.4 MILE E JCT I86 & SR 36, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,951

CHENANGO ROAD

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

IN UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,989

DRIVING PARK AVE

Fair

Over: Pedestrian Pathway GENE

CITY OF ROCHESTER, Monroe, NY

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15,380

CRAWFORD CREEK ROA

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF ORAMEL, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 166

HIGHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

.6 MI. N OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 117

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: ASPATUCK RIVER

AT WESTHAMPTON BEACH, Suffolk, NY

Built 1967 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,266

RAPIDS ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.7 MILE NW OF RAPIDS, Niagara, NY

Built 1966 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,837

GASKILL ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT NANTICOKE CRK

4.6 MILES EAST OF OWEGO, Tioga, NY

Built 1999 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,233

STINE ROAD

Fair

Over: JEWETT CREEK

2.4 MI NORTH OF REDWOOD, Jefferson, NY

Built 1984 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90

HANG GLIDER ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDBURG CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF ELLENVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1929 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 43

CR 492

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

5.2 MI. NE OF I-90 INT 58, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 176

RTE 23

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

7.5 M WEST JCT RT 23 & 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,108

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

5.1 MI NE JCT SH17 &SH282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 16,283

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