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 947A

Fair

Over: RTE 272

INT EB LOSP+RTE 272, Orleans, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 740

908G 908G03116A01

Fair

Over: GLEN COVE ROAD

.2 MILE S JCT SH 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t

RTE 151

Fair

Over: EAST STREET MILL CREEK

.5 MI E JCT US 9 & US 20, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1929 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,011

OLIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

2.5 MI NE LAKE DELTA, Oneida, NY

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21

SCHOOLCRAFT ROAD

Fair

Over: STERLING VALLEY CREEK

2 MI NW OF HANNIBAL, Cayuga, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 51

DOWNING ROAD

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

1.1 MI NE OF BISHOPVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15

MCMASTER ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOKLYN CREEK

0.7 MI NW OF CAMERON, Steuben, NY

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31

KETCHUMVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF BERKSHIRE, Tioga, NY

Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 380

RTE 9

Fair

Over: DEAD CREEK

CITY OF PLATTSBURGH, Clinton, NY

Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,639

BARNHART RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER KILL

2.0 MI NE OF LEWBEACH, Ulster, NY

Built 1895 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 103

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BIG CHOCONUT CREEK

.5 MILE SOUTH OF VESTAL, Broome, NY

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,793

FARR ROAD

Fair

Over: TROWBRIDGE CREEK

5.0 MI SW OF OCCANUM, Broome, NY

Built 1911 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 42

BRONNER STREET

Fair

Over: OCQUIONIS CREEK

VILLAGE RICHFIELD SPRINGS, Otsego, NY

Built 1910 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 417

AQUEDUCT ROAD

Fair

Over: 907D907DX5M23018 RTE 90

1.6 MI W JCT I678 & BL PK, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,050

WALTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: METRO NO COMMUTER

AT HIGHBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 Load: 36.3 t

MORNINGSTAR ROAD

Fair

Over: B&O RR- ABANDONED

IN ARLINGTON, Richmond, NY

Built 1937 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,082

PARKWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT BRONXVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1952 Load: 36.3 t

NORTH LAKE ST

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

IN CITY OF ONEIDA, Madison, NY

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 719

NORTON LANE

Fair

Over: TITICUS RIVER

5.4 MI E OF CROTON FALLS, Westchester, NY

Built 1955 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 121

HARDENBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: SWARTE KILL

0.4MI E of CR 16, Ulster, NY

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 326

GCP SERVICE RD-WB

Fair

Over: RTE 907M

GCP SERV RD WB&PARSONS BD, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,717

GCP SERVICE RD-EB

Fair

Over: RTE 907M

GCP SERV RD EB&PARSONS BD, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,991

ELKA PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

1.5 MI S OF TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 252

DEMING ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

1 MI WEST OF HUNTER, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 167

BRICKYARD FLLS RD

Fair

Over: W BR LIMESTONE CK

1.2 MILES S OF MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,050

BURR ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR CAZENOVIA CR

.9 MI SW OF WEST FALLS, Erie, NY

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 449

CHRISTMAS HILL ROA

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

3.1 MILES SE OF SUFFERN, Rockland, NY

Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,141

LACY ROAD

Fair

Over: E B AUSABLE RIVER

2 MILES N OF VIL OF KEENE, Essex, NY

Built 1895 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 112

County Road 41

Fair

Over: CATSKILL CREEK

1 MI N HAMLET CAIRO, Greene, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,049

CR21DUNHAM HOLLOW

Fair

Over: TSATSAWSSA CREEK

0.6MI NE HOAGS CORNERS, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 402

VAN HOESEN ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

3 MI SE OF CASTLETON, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1908 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 839

CAMERON ROAD

Fair

Over: NUMBER NINE BROOK

1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF ATHOL, Warren, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 85

SANGERHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ORISKANY CREEK

.5 MI S JCT SH 26 & SH 12, Oneida, NY

Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,729

CR42 S.ONON-CEDAR

Fair

Over: W.BR ONONDAGA CRK

2.5 MI NW JCT RTS 80<20, Onondaga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 474

COUNTY ROAD 119

Fair

Over: KENDIG CREEK

2 MILES SW OF WATERLOO, Seneca, NY

Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,354

E MORGANVILLE RD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF MORGANVILLE, Genesee, NY

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 182

WILDER ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

0.3 MI E OF HILTON, Monroe, NY

Built 1948 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,348

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

1.3 MI E SHADIGEE, Orleans, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 152

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

3.6 MILES SE OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 604

COUNTY ROAD 27

Fair

Over: WOLF RUN CREEK

3.2 MI NE OF WESTON MILLS, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 707

MCKINSTRY ROAD

Fair

Over: ELTON CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF YORKSHIRE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 995

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: TRB CHEMUNG RIVER

IN BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1924 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,006

DEAN CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

1 MILE NE OF LOCKWOOD, Tioga, NY

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 584

ONEIL ROAD

Fair

Over: RAY BROOK

IN BEEKMANTOWN CORNERS, Clinton, NY

Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,980

RTE 3

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

IN SARANAC LAKE, Franklin, NY

Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,841

RTE 122

Fair

Over: TRIB TROUT RIVER

.2 MI E JCT SH122 & SH 30, Franklin, NY

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,295

COON BRIDGES ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

1.0 MI E OF THERESA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1931 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 138

YOUNGS ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

3.7 MI E OF LYONSDALE, Lewis, NY

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7

COUNTY ROAD 31

Fair

Over: KLEIN KILL

2.1 MI W OF LIVINGSTON, Columbia, NY

Built 1935 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 958

SOUTH MOUNTAIN ROA

Fair

Over: KLYNE KILL

1.9 MI NE OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 204

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