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 908B

Fair

Over: FOREST PARK DRIVE

2.4 MI SW 25+INTERBRO PKY, Queens, NY

Built 1937 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 101,689

RIKERS ISLAND BR

Fair

Over: RIKERS IS.CHANNEL RIKER

OVER RIKERS ISLAND CHNNL, Queens, NY

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,657

BARRETTO STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

AT HUNTS POINT, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,717

CLINTON STREET

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,634

FENIMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: PIPE LINE ROAD MNRR HA

0.1 MI W BRP Exit 15, Westchester, NY

Built 1912 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,794

STATION ACCESS RD

Fair

Over: PALMER AVENUE PALMER AV

AT BRONXVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1915 Load: 35.4 t

BRISTOL STREET

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, Ontario, NY

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,875

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BIRCH CREEK

.2 MI N INT RT 28 & MAIN, Ulster, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 278

SOLVAY ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JAMESVILLE, Onondaga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 126

MILL DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: CENTERPORT HARBOR

0.5 MI N OF CENTERPORT, Suffolk, NY

Built 1936 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,035

County Road 41A

Fair

Over: SHINGLE KILL

HAMLET OF CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 819

DUNHAM HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TSATSAWASSA CREEK

0.1 MI E OF HOAG CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 402

PEACEFUL VALLEY RO

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.9 MI.S.NORTH CREEK, Warren, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 890

SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: THIRTEENTH BROOK

1 MILE W OF NORTH RIVER, Warren, NY

Built 1911 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3

STATES ROAD EAST

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

2 MI EAST OF KNOWELHURST, Warren, NY

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20

METTAWEE ST

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1.4 MI SE OF MIDDLE GRANV, Washington, NY

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,630

CR 36

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2.4 Mi East of Holland Pa, Oneida, NY

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 879

YELLOW TAVERN RD

Fair

Over: KENDIG CREEK

2.7 MI N JCT SH 96A & SH3, Seneca, NY

Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 722

CHAPMANS CRNRS RD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF RED CREEK, Wayne, NY

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 890

CLIPNOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.1 MI S OF STAFFORD, Genesee, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 339

CLARKSON PARMA TL

Fair

Over: OTIS CREEK

1.7 MILES WEST OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,458

REYNOLDS ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF MACHIAS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 72

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: MIX CREEK

4.3 MILES SOUTH OF OLEAN, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,505

ALLEGHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.9 MI SE OF SMITH MILLS, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 324

DODGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF CLARENCE CEN, Erie, NY

Built 1983 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,140

BUCKWHEAT ROAD

Fair

Over: BR ELLICOTT CREEK

2 MILES NW OF CRITTENDEN, Erie, NY

Built 1941 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 334

SCHWARTZ ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

2.9 MI SW JCT US20 &CR358, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,144

CR#9 KNIGHT CK RD

Fair

Over: KNIGHT CREEK

0.6 MI W OF SCIO, Allegany, NY

Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 927

CR11 MURPHY HILL

Fair

Over: SING SING CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF PINE VALLEY, Chemung, NY

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 499

County Road 64

Fair

Over: SINGSING CREEK

1.5 MILE EAST OF BIGFLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1924 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,547

BENNETT ROAD

Fair

Over: HENDY CREEK

4.1 MI W OF ELMIRA, Chemung, NY

Built 1961 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 264

RUMSEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB WYNCOOP CRK

5.0 MI SW OF VAN ETTEN, Chemung, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 116

BUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: BULKLEY CREEK

IN SULLIVANVILLE, Chemung, NY

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 70A

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK ROAD BIG CREE

2.4 MILES NE OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1936 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,140

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: N BR TUSCARORA CR

3.8 MI NW OF HEDGESVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 201

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: MEADS CREEK

.7 MI-N OF COOPERS PLAINS, Steuben, NY

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,063

COUNTY ROAD 62

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

.2 MI W JCT SH 248 & CR62, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 77

COUNTY ROAD 100

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

1.6 MILES NE OF BORDEN, Steuben, NY

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 493

PREEMPTION ROAD

Fair

Over: KASHONG CREEK

7 miles NE of Penn Yan, Yates, NY

Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,365

RTE 190

Fair

Over: GREAT CHAZY RIVER

2.2 MI NE ALDER BEND, Clinton, NY

Built 1948 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,246

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: LAKE FLOWER OUTLT

SARANAC LAKE MAIN ST, Franklin, NY

Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,252

NYTR99

Fair

Over: HATCH BROOK

6.2 MI NW OF LOON LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1949 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

BURDICKS CROSSING

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.7 MI SW OF GREIG, Lewis, NY

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 935

GREIG ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.6 mi NE RTE 12, Lewis, NY

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,262

OSCEOLA ROAD

Fair

Over: E BR SALMON RIVER

4.6 MILES EAST OF OSCEOLA, Lewis, NY

Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 256

FINNIGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.5 MI SE OF BRASHER FALL, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 238

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: VALATIE KILL

1.8 MI S OF N CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,209

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: WHALEY LAKE STREAM

0.6 MI SE OF POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,598

HURLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

1.3 MI S OF SALT POINT, Dutchess, NY

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 253

COUNTY ROAD 31

Fair

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF SAUGERTIES, Ulster, NY

Built 1931 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,615

Showing 4,251-4,300 of 17,642 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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