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 231

Fair

Over: JOHN STREET JOHN STREET

.5 MI N JCT RTS 231+27A, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,099

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LIRR- MAIN LINE

.8 MILE N JCT I495 & SH24, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,907

RTE I495

Fair

Over: LIRR - MAIN LINE

.8 MILE N JCT I495 & SH 2, Suffolk, NY

Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,907

DELAWARE AVENUE

Fair

Over: 9W 9W86032007 RTE 9W

IN CITY OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,167

EDGEWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND-PT JF

IN SMITHTOWN, Suffolk, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,101

PATCHOG-YAPHANK RD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051258 RTE 27

SUNRISE HWY - EXIT 55, Suffolk, NY

Built 1976 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,897

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: 287I287I87011011 RTE I2

JCT SBSP&I287 AT ELMSFORD, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 77,385

RTE I90

Fair

Over: ABBOTT RD

1.0 MI SW JCT I90<RTE 219, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 41,691

RTE 6

Fair

Over: MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD

.9 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 94, Orange, NY

Built 1956 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 53,196

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT RTS I84 & 9, Dutchess, NY

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 18,248

RTE 9

Fair

Over: SAWKILL CREEK

1.3 MI N JCT RTS 9+199, Dutchess, NY

Built 1928 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,052

RTE 9A

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

3.7 MI N JCT RTS 9A+129, Westchester, NY

Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,781

RTE 9N

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

.5MI N CORINTH TOWN LI, Saratoga, NY

Built 1938 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,133

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 11

2.5 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 17,757

RTE 12

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

3.1 MI S JCT RTS 12 + 80, Chenango, NY

Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,144

RTE 12

Fair

Over: NEGRO HOLLOW

1.9 MI S JCT RTS 12 + 80, Chenango, NY

Built 1927 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,144

RTE 12

Fair

Over: BARGE CANAL FEED

02MI N JCT RTS 12D+12, Oneida, NY

Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,509

RTE 12

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

3.5 MI SE OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,059

RTE 26

Fair

Over: HOUSE CREEK

3.8 MI N OF TURIN, Lewis, NY

Built 1981 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,961

RTE I86

Fair

Over: LATTA BROOK

0.3 MI NW JCT RTS 17 +352, Chemung, NY

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 28,514

RTE 14A

Fair

Over: ROCK STREAM

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 14 + 226, Schuyler, NY

Built 1926 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,991

RTE 15A

Fair

Over: CANADICE OUTLET

3.7MI S JCT RTS 15A + 20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1932 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,567

RTE 394

Fair

Over: LIT CHAUTAUQUA CK

2.6 MI SE JCT RTS 394+I90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1941 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,235

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CR52 COLESVILLE R

0.9 MI NW EXIT 2 RTE I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 19,194

E BOSKETT ROAD

Fair

Over: 17 17 91073166 RTE 17

EXIT 81 OF SH 17, Broome, NY

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 438

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 17K+I87, Orange, NY

Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,952

RTE 22

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

.4 MI S JCT RTS 22 & 203, Columbia, NY

Built 1937 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,686

RTE 22

Fair

Over: S BRANCH WYOMANOCK CREEK

4.6 MI N JCT SH22 & SH295, Columbia, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,568

RTE 22

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER Pedestrian

.1 MI W OF HOOSICK FALLS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,621

RTE 26

Fair

Over: LEWIS CREEK

2.6 MI N JCT RTS 26 + 38B, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,075

RTE 28

Fair

Over: BROAD ST HOLLOW

3.2 MI W JCT SH28 & SH214, Ulster, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,273

RTE 30

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF TUPPER LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,938

RTE 30

Fair

Over: LAKE TITUS OUTLET

8.2 MI S JCT RTS 30 + 11B, Franklin, NY

Built 1942 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,357

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011024 RTE 33

1.4 MI NE JCT RTS 33 + 5, Erie, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,111

RTE 52

Fair

Over: WICOPEE CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT RTS 52+82, Dutchess, NY

Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,452

RTE 65

Fair

Over: Honeoye Creek

3.7MI N JCT RTS 65 + 5+20, Ontario, NY

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,199

RTE 79

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

4.9MI W JCT RTS 79 + I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,870

County Road 84

Fair

Over: 81I 81I34041096 RTE I81

1.9 MI S JCT I81 & SH 69, Oswego, NY

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 763

RTE 94

Fair

Over: MEADOW STREAM

3.0MI N JCT RTE94+NY-NJLI, Orange, NY

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,909

RTE 203

Fair

Over: KINDERHOOK CREEK

0.1 MI S OF VALATIE, Columbia, NY

Built 1983 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,512

RTE 233

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

03 MI W 90I EXIT 32 RAMP, Oneida, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,981

RTE 289

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.6 MI S JCT 289 + 178, Jefferson, NY

Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,088

MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: 290 290 53011064 RTE 2

0.5 MI W JCT RT 263 +I290, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 19,819

RTE 304

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

JCT SH 304 & I87/I287, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 26,718

PORTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011050 RTE 40

1 MI N JCT US 20A & SH400, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 510

CARPENTER AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH STREET

IN CITY OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,640

RTE 590

Fair

Over: RTE 104

JCT RTS SB 47 + 104, Monroe, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,489

RTE 69

Fair

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

01MI W JCT RTS 13+69, Oneida, NY

Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,289

RTE I295

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

JCT I495+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,907

26TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

.9 MI S JCT I295 & C I PK, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,196

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