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

VAN HYNING ROAD

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

1 MI E OF ORISKANY FALLS, Oneida, NY

Built 1987 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 64

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BROOK

2.0 mi SW INT RTE 34 & 31, Cayuga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 294

NORTH CAYUGA ST

Fair

Over: CASCADILLA CREEK

CITY OF ITHACA, Tompkins, NY

Built 1992 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,948

BROADWAY

Fair

Over: KILL BROOK AQUEDUCT

IN OSSINING, Westchester, NY

Built 1861 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,068

EXCHANGE STREET

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1901 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,276

HADE HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 216

RTE 25

Fair

Over: EAST 59TH STREET BRIDGE

QUEENSBORO BR OVR EAST RV, New York, NY

Built 1929 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 33,740

EAST 241ST STREET

Fair

Over: METRO-NORTH-COMMUTER Br

AT WAKEFIELD, Bronx, NY

Built 1913 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 11,164

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: WEST 96TH STREET

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,284

ERIE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

0.1 M E OF INT. WITH NYS, Allegany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 26

MC CUE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.0SW LOWVIL-MARTNSBRG RD, Lewis, NY

Built 1979 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 112

NORTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: COWASELON CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,085

JENKS ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI N OF VINCENT, Ontario, NY

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 36

KENT ROAD

Fair

Over: ISCHUA CREEK

1.0 MI N OF MAPLEHURST, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1980 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 69

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: LIT BROKENSTRAW CRK

0.8 miles south of Panama, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 638

RANSOMVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.4 MI N OF RANSOMVILLE, Niagara, NY

Built 1933 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,106

TRIPPANY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

2.4 MI S OF BANGOR, Franklin, NY

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 124

OTTER RD

Fair

Over: OTTER KILL

1.8 MI SW OF MAYBROOK, Orange, NY

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 395

NORTH BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK BROOK

AT NORTH BRANCH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1947 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 930

WARD DRIVE

Fair

Over: BIG GULF CREEK

CHESTNUT RIDGE PARK, Erie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,522

RTE I90

Fair

Over: GREGG ROAD

1.1 MI NW INT 26 ON I90, Schenectady, NY

Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 27,525

OBRIEN RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

4.9 MI NE OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1956 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 59

Rossler Avenue

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190

0.4 MI E I190 TOLLGATE, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,137

INDIAN OPENING RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

1.5 MI W JCT I90&INT 34, Madison, NY

Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 393

GRIGGS GULF ROAD

Fair

Over: GRIGGS GULF CREEK

2.6 MI SE OF HARFORD, Cortland, NY

Built 1940 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 12

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MATOON CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 227

GRAND CONCOURSE

Fair

Over: EAST 161ST STREET

AT MORRISANIA, Bronx, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 19,360

4TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA LONG ISLAND

AT BAY RIDGE, Kings, NY

Built 1919 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 22,648

PATTERSONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: TERWILLEGER CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1929 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 222

SCARSDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.2 MI E of BRP Exit 3, Westchester, NY

Built 1911 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 6,421

CANNING FACTRY RD

Fair

Over: RTE I81

2 MI N JCT EXIT 36 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 475

RTE 940L

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1 MI SW JCT I390 & I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1936 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 12,464

TRANSVERSE ROAD 1

Fair

Over: PED WALK NEAR 5AV

NE END OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1900 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 14,993

COLD SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: MEEKER HOLLOW BRK

3.4 MILES S OF ROXBURY, Delaware, NY

Built 1974 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 327

NEWKIRK AVENUE

Fair

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LI

IN KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 3,824

HEWITTVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: RAQUETTE RIVER

LOCATED IN HEWITTVILLE, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1922 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 680

ARMONK RD CONNECTO

Fair

Over: BROADWAY

0.3 MI S KENSICO RES, Westchester, NY

Built 1929 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 6,110

THOMPSON STREET

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

1.8 MI N JCT RTS BRP<SBSP, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 1,858

RTE I81

Fair

Over: CR 37

W MONROE @ ONEIDA LAKE, Oswego, NY

Built 1959 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 18,270

THIRD AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

AT BAY RIDGE, Kings, NY

Built 1914 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 11,520

WEST DRIVE

Fair

Over: PED WALK OPP 82ST

CENTER OF CENTRAL PARK, New York, NY

Built 1862 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 231

PALISADES CTR DRV

Fair

Over: 59-59 85011124 RTE 59

.5 MI W JCT SH59 & SH303, Rockland, NY

Built 1997 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 5,000

NORTH BLOSSOM RD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.4 MI E JCT SH78 & BUF CK, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 3,587

RTE 907G

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

2.5 MI S JCT RTS BRP<287, Westchester, NY

Built 1920 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 26,325

BROOKVIEW STATION

Fair

Over: MOORDENER KILL

1.3MI.NE.CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1940 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 372

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: NORTHVILLE LK OUT

AT VILLAGE OF NORTHVILLE, Fulton, NY

Built 1934 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 3,309

COLD BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: COLD BROOK

3.3 MI NW OF LITTLE YORK, Cortland, NY

Built 1932 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 335

RTE 197

Fair

Over: E BR HUDSON RIVER

JCT RTE 197 & HUDSON R, Washington, NY

Built 1916 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 12,957

RTE 30

Fair

Over: PEPACTON RESERV

6.87 mi West of Junction, Delaware, NY

Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 382

COUNTY ROAD 63

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

1 MILE S JCT I81 & SH 3, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 720

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