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

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1930 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,750

NEVERSINK DRIVE

Fair

Over: CLARKS POND OUTLET

2.0 MI E PORT JERVIS, Orange, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,226

DRY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: RIDER HOLLOW STRM

3.6 MI N OF SEAGER, Ulster, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 31

KIMBERLEE ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

.5 MI N JCT SH5 & KIMBRLY, Madison, NY

Built 1927 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 161

EXIT 32 RAMP

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

EXIT 32 OF I90, Oneida, NY

Built 2002 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,870

SKYWAY RAMP "B" TO

Fair

Over: PERRY BLVD PEARL ST

JCT OF SH 5 & I190, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,314

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: YATESVILLE CREEK

34MI E JCT RTS 162+5S, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,882

RTE 9

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

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

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,248

RTE 9

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT RTS 9+9H, Columbia, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,963

RTE 9

Fair

Over: MUD BROOK

2.5 MI N JCT RTS 22 & I87, Essex, NY

Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,430

RTE 12

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

5.7 MI SW JCT RT 12 + 206, Chenango, NY

Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,223

RTE 12

Fair

Over: KELSEY CREEK

1 MILE SE JCT I81 & SH 12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,421

RTE 13

Fair

Over: ONEIDA CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 13 & 31, Madison, NY

Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,978

RTE 394

Fair

Over: WESTERN NY & PENN CONEW

IN WATERBORO, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,247

RTE I86

Fair

Over: SHEDD ROAD

1.9 MI W JCT SH17 & SH79, Broome, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,795

RTE 209

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091411 RTE 17

JCT SH 17 & US 209, Sullivan, NY

Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,930

LAKE KANAWAUKE RD

Fair

Over: RTE 17 MNRR PJ LINE

6 MI S JCT RTS 17+6, Orange, NY

Built 1942 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 711

RTE 18

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

JCT RTE 18 & SANDY CREEK, Monroe, NY

Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,989

RTE 23

Fair

Over: MAD BROOK

RT 23 0.4 MI W OF WINDHAM, Greene, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,441

RTE 23

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

JCT RT 23 & CATSKILL CRK, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,855

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 51 COUNTY R

EXIT 61 OF S.H.27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,863

RTE 28

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BIRCH CREEK

4 MI W JCT SH 28 & SH 42, Ulster, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,677

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

9.9 MI SW JCT RT 30 & 145, Schoharie, NY

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,003

RTE 30

Fair

Over: SQUAW BROOK

20 MI N JCT SH 8 & SH 30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 919

RTE 31

Fair

Over: CRANE BROOK

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 31+ I-90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,124

RTE 32

Fair

Over: KISTATOM CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT RTS 23A & 32, Greene, NY

Built 1941 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,247

RTE 32

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT RTS 32 & 470, Albany, NY

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,550

EDISON STREET

Fair

Over: 33 33 53011063 RTE 33

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

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,300

RTE 34

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

6.8 MI NORTH OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,089

RTE 39

Fair

Over: THATCHER BROOK

0.4MI W CATT.CREEK&RTE 39, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,259

RTE 42

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.6 MI NW OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,192

RTE 5

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.2 MI NW OF GRAHAMSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,192

RTE I490

Fair

Over: RTE I390 RTE I490

JCT RTSI490WB+47NB GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 105,961

RTE I590

Fair

Over: ALLENS CK RD

1.4MINE JCT ROL+S WINTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 42,181

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 62 62 54044024 RTE 62

JCT RTS 62 + I 190, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,074

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 62 62 54044024 RTE 62

JCT RTS 62 + I 190, Niagara, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20,310

RTE I81

Fair

Over: ONEIDA LAKE

.2 MI N EXIT 31 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,025

RTE 254

Fair

Over: 87I 87I17101048 RTE I87

EXIT 19 OF I87, Warren, NY

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30,753

RTE I87

Fair

Over: EAST SCHROON RIVER RD

3.4MI N OF JCT 87I < 9, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,440

RTE I87

Fair

Over: CANADIAN PACIFIC RR

.5 MI NE I87 - EXIT 38, Clinton, NY

Built 2013 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,756

RTE 314

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

3.7 MI N JCT RT I87 & 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,541

RTE 314

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

3.7MI N JCT I87 & RTE 374, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,541

RTE 104

Fair

Over: RTE 957A 957A957A540140

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 104 & 18, Niagara, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,154

RTE 106

Fair

Over: 908T 908T 0301 1100 RTE

JCT RTS 106+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,910

RTE 145

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

2.5 MI NW PRESTON HOLLOW, Albany, NY

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,445

RTE 150

Fair

Over: BROOKVIEW STA RD AMTRAK

2.9 MI W JCT I90 & SH 150, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1899 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,382

RTE 165

Fair

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

.2 MI SE JCT SH 165 & SH1, Otsego, NY

Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 942

KANAWAUKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RAMAPO RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT RTS 210+17, Orange, NY

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 711

RTE 292

Fair

Over: WHALEY LAKE STREAM

0.1 MI S JCT RTS 292 + 55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 859

RTE 292

Fair

Over: MAYBROOK TRAILWAY MNRR

3.5 MI S JCT SH292 & SH55, Dutchess, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 859

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