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

32ND AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

1.2 MI S I78+BC1P, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,874

RTE 135

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

JCT RTS 135+SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 77,111

RTE 908T

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

WSP NEAR EAST BAY-NASSAU, Nassau, NY

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,230

CROOKED HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: 908k908k07011035 RTE 90

3.1 MI S JCT RTS 454+25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1951 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 18,332

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND RR

3.8 MI E NYC L-SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 75,292

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051140 27 27 0

JCT SH 27 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 43,249

RTE I690

Fair

Over: JOHN GLENN RAMP E

.1 MI NW JCT I690 NB & I9, Onondaga, NY

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,408

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 70A

2.4 MI W JCT SR17 & SR415, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,893

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 69

1.2 MI E JCT RTS 17 + 201, Broome, NY

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 64,788

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 3RD AVENUE 17TH STREET

JCT PROSPECT EXPY & I278, Kings, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,906

RTE I278

Fair

Over: WYTHE AVENUE

3.1 MI SW JCT I278 + I495, Kings, NY

Built 1956 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 137,578

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278 NYC

2.5 MI SW JCT I278 + I495, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,275

RTE I95

Fair

Over: BATHGATE AVENUE PARK AV

I95 AND WEBSTER AVENUE, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 106,060

RTE I95

Fair

Over: BE NB SERVICE RD

JCT I95 & I278 & I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: EAST 140TH STREET

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: HUNTS POINT AVE

1 MI NE JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 149,369

RTE I278

Fair

Over: FOREST AVE

JCT I278+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 38,018

RTE I390

Fair

Over: LIVONIA AVON LAKEVIEW RR

1.1 MI N JCT I390 & SH253, Monroe, NY

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25,882

Triphammer Rd

Fair

Over: 390I390I42021290 RTE I3

2 MI N JCT I390 & S.H.20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 839

RTE 9

Fair

Over: 7 7 11081145 RTE 7

0.9 MI.N OF LATHAM ON RT9, Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 33,014

NICOLLS ROAD

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1213 NY 27 N

.7 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,281

RTE 90

Fair

Over: RTE I90

.2 MI W OF EXIT 24 TOLL, Albany, NY

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 77,705

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 414

1.2MI N JCT RTS 414 & 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,319

RTE I86

Fair

Over: RTE 414

0.2MI N JCT RTS 414 & 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,966

BE SERVICE RD SB

Fair

Over: CBE SERVICE RD EB

JCT I95+I878+I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,590

I95 SERVICE RD EB

Fair

Over: ZEREGA AVENUE

JCT I95+I878+I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 35.4 t

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE

JCT GCP+I78, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,577

EAST 174 TH ST

Fair

Over: RAMP TO 95 I EB

.7 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,248

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 17TH STREET

JCT I 278 & I 27, Kings, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 181,470

RAMP TO GW BRIDGE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 95I X North Fro

JCT I87+I95, New York, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 23,888

RTE 45

Fair

Over: PASCACK BROOK

0.6 MI N JCT SH 59 & SH 4, Rockland, NY

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 17,027

RTE I90

Fair

Over: 43 43 14032305 RTE 43

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 43 & I90, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 32,530

BENNETT ROAD

Fair

Over: 5 5 33081317 RTE 5

1.8 MI W JCT SH 5 & SH173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,515

JOYNER ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2.5 MI N EXIT 7 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 186

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: RTE 272

INT WB LOSP+RTE 272, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 740

Ramp to NB 87I

Fair

Over: RELIEF

MACOMBS DAM PARK, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,508

RTE 28A

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK Bush Kill

2.8 MI S JCT SH 28 & SH 2, Ulster, NY

Built 2009 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,393

RTE I495

Fair

Over: 80TH STREET

2.4 MI ESE JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t

TRESTLE ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

3.25 MI SW OF CAMDEN, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 146

GENESEE STREET

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

0.2 mi W JTC RTE 20 & 34, Cayuga, NY

Built 1880 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,089

EAST MYERS ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

4.8 MI NO. SH 5 - MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 379

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF ROCKVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25

SOUTH BROAD ST

Fair

Over: DYKE CREEK

IN WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 388

BLEWER-MEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH OWEGO CREEK

3.5 MI SW NEWARK VALLEY, Tioga, NY

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 43

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: APALACHIN CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF APALACHIN, Tioga, NY

Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,001

ROSS HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ALDER SWAMP CREEK

3.0 MI N OF SMITHBORO, Tioga, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 104

NORTH SOUTH ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

1.6 MI S OF BRANTINGHAM, Lewis, NY

Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 87

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MEEKER CREEK

1.5 MI.SE OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1929 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 780

RTE 11X

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,648

RTE 907V

Fair

Over: RTE 907V RTE 907V

4.6 MI NE ROUTE 9A+79 ST, New York, NY

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 34,553

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