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 241

Fair

Over: CONEWANGO FEEDER

4.0 MI N JCT RTS 241+ 394, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1939 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,270

RTE 300

Fair

Over: BUSHFIELD CREEK

1.4 MI W JCT RTS 300+I87, Orange, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,970

RTE 324

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.1MI E.JCT RT 324 & 277, Erie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 29,042

COUNTY ROAD 333

Fair

Over: WOLF/MCNUTT RUN

0.2 MI W. JCT. RTS 17&333, Steuben, NY

Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,729

RTE 396

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

.7mi SW JCT US9W, Albany, NY

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,294

RTE 400

Fair

Over: CAZENOVIA CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT RTS 400 +20A, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,674

RTE 400

Fair

Over: POUND ROAD

0.9 MI E JCT RTS 400 + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,986

RTE 426

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

3.8 MI N JCT RTS 426+ 474, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,113

RTE 268

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

2.1 MILES N OF HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 455

RTE 951E

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

0.3 MI W JCT RTS 20A + 20, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,642

SENECA AVENUE

Fair

Over: 104 104 43032029 RTE 10

0.6MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,226

BOWEN ROAD

Fair

Over: 84I 84I84031014 RTE I84

0.1 MI E I84 INT 58, Putnam, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 117

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BINNE KILL

.01 MI NW JCT RTS 30 & 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,033

RTE 7

Fair

Over: LITTLE SNAKE

1.1 MI NW JCT RTS 7 + 7A, Broome, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,220

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

3.1 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,992

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

3.9 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,992

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 17 BEAVER KILL

3.9 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,992

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Highway Drainage CR 17

4.4 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,984

53RD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I295 RTE I295

.4 MI NW I78+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,869

BELMONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

1.3 MI W JCT RTS 231+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22,776

RTE 908E

Fair

Over: FALSE CHANNEL

AT FREEPORT-S OF SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1934 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 32,642

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: MSP N/B TO NSP W/B

0.3M E. RTS 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 82,668

RTE 248

Fair

Over: PURDY CREEK

SOUTH END OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,544

RTE 249

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTS 249 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 962

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 390I 390I 64011007 RTE

JCT I86 & I390, Steuben, NY

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,785

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 16

0.6 MI E FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,305

RTE I86

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 16

0.6 MI E FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,926

RTE I86

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK ROAD

3.4 MI E FALCONER INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,926

RTE 20

Fair

Over: 219 219 53121229 RTE 21

JCT RTS 20 + 219, Erie, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,097

WEEKS AVENUE

Fair

Over: 495I 495I 0703 1322 RTE

7.3 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,018

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: FRANCIS LEWIS BLD FRANC

3.4 MI ENE RTE 678+GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 141,667

RTE I278

Fair

Over: HAMILTON TO CAREY HAMIL

Gowanus EB to BQE EB, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 161,771

RTE I278

Fair

Over: GRAHAM AVENUE MEEKER AV

1.3 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 123,573

RTE I278

Fair

Over: GRAHAM AVENUE

1.3 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 123,095

RANDALL AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I695 RTE I695

.6 MI SE I295+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,746

JESUP AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

.4 MI E I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,060

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 95I 95IX1MR10A1 ZEREGA

JCT I95 & I278 & I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,551

RTE I95

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT I95 & I278 & I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 112,258

RTE I678

Fair

Over: RELIEF

JCT I95 & I878 & I78, Bronx, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,271

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

JCT I278 & I87, Bronx, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t

181st ST to95I NB

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE 95I

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,687

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RELIEF

.1 MI S JCT I87 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,972

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE 440 RTE 440

JCT I278+440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,250

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 36&21, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,105

RTE I86

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

5 MI SOUTHEAST OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 36,706

JOHNSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051188 RTE 27

1.8 MI W OF JCT 27 & 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,129

RTE 96

Fair

Over: 590I590I43012006 RAMP E

INT.590I & EAST AVENUE, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,575

RTE 85

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SWITZKILL

5.1 MI W JCT RTS 85 & 143, Albany, NY

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 772

STONY LONESOME RD

Fair

Over: 9W 9W83021047 RTE 9W

1.0 MI S JCT RTE 9W+293, Orange, NY

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 557

RTE 28

Fair

Over: CHASE CREEK

2.7 MI S COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,982

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