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

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

3.1 MI E OF ASHOKAN RESEV, Ulster, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,952

MIDLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

AT BRONXVILLE, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,381

907GX NB

Fair

Over: BRONX RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT RTS BRP+287, Westchester, NY

Built 1923 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,194

PONDFIELD ROAD W

Fair

Over: 907GX RTE 907G

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

Built 1922 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,028

BEVIER STREET

Fair

Over: CHENANGO RIVER

CITY OF BINGHAMTON, Broome, NY

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,715

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: GUILFORD CREEK

1.2 MI EAST OF GUILFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,438

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: CAHOON CREEK

4 MI NE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1936 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 298

PLEASANT VLLEY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB SCHOHARIE CK

1 MI WEST OF FULTONHAM, Schoharie, NY

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9

AUSTIN ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

AT BARRYVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1908 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 33

CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: GRANNIS BROOK

1.0 MI E OF CRARY MILLS, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 156

SEVEN LAKES DRIVE

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

AT SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,232

CONNECTICUT HILL R

Fair

Over: PONY HOLLOW CREEK

.2 M W JCT SH13 & BL HL R, Tompkins, NY

Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28

RTE 922

Fair

Over: STATE HIGHWAY 49 RTE 49

CAVANAUGH RD OVER S H 49, Oneida, NY

Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,151

SINKHOLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LYON BROOK

1.75 MI NE VERMONTVILLE, Franklin, NY

Built 1927 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11

SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: NAURAUSHAUN BROOK

0.3 MI INT W RTE 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,400

HOLLOWVILLE RD

Fair

Over: HOLLOWVILLE CREEK

0.75 MI W + Rt 23 & Barrn, Columbia, NY

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 493

RTE 5

Fair

Over: RAMP-SCCC PARKING MOHAW

JCT RTE 5 & MOHAWK RIVER, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21,679

RTE 922B

Fair

Over: Canal Trail Mohawk Rive

.2 MI E OF EXIT 30 - I90, Herkimer, NY

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,789

DIAMOND ST

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

N CANASTOTA E RTE13, Madison, NY

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 596

BEEBE BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

AT CANASTOTA, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 370

COUNTY ROAD 61

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.8MI N RTE I90@CAYUGA CL, Onondaga, NY

Built 1951 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,232

RTE 1

Fair

Over: 95IX RTE I95

JCT RTE 1&I95 AT RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,989

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 20 RUSH CREEK

JCT US 20 & I90, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,745

CR 380

Fair

Over: RTE I90

1.3 MI N OF BROCTON, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,229

RTE 987F

Fair

Over: GRASSY SPRAIN BRK

1.5 MI SW OF TUCKAHOE, Westchester, NY

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,778

RTE I90

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.4 MI E OF EXIT 42 90I, Ontario, NY

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 32,190

PRATT RD

Fair

Over: RTE I90

3.6 MI NE OF W FIELD INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 283

RTE I90

Fair

Over: CANADAWAY CREEK

2.9 MI W OF DUNKIRK INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,444

PONTIAC RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

3 MI SW EXIT 57A OF I90, Erie, NY

Built 1956 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 298

RTE I90

Fair

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

2.6 MI.SW OF I-90 INT 57A, Erie, NY

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,878

RTE I87

Fair

Over: NJ Transit (Aban)

0.5 MI E JCT I87 & NY-59, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 44,502

RTE I87

Fair

Over: EX-ULSTER & DELWR

1.4 MI NW OF KINGSTON, Ulster, NY

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35,755

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RIVER RD UNNAMED STREAM

10.9 MI W I-90 INT 29, Montgomery, NY

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,090

RTE 987E

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

1.8 MI NE OF SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,068

RTE 417

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

6.1 MI W JCT RTS 417 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,122

RTE I86

Fair

Over: BUFF.& PITTSBURGH ISMUT

.8 MI W JCT US 219 & I86, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,200

WINTERS DRIVE

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051319 RTE 27

8.2 MI E RTS 112+27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,494

RTE 27

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 51 COUNTY R

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

Built 1963 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,863

RTE 28

Fair

Over: Midtown Linear Park

1.7 MI E JCT SH28 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 14,618

RTE 301

Fair

Over: CLOVE CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 301+9, Putnam, NY

Built 1938 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,086

RTE I684

Fair

Over: BYRAM RIVER BRIDLE PATH

1.6 MI N JCT I684 & SH120, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 33,158

RTE I495

Fair

Over: RTE I495 FLUSHING RIVER

JCT I495 & I678, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 15,677

SSP WB TO WSP SB &

Fair

Over: DRAIN-FOREST C PK

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1965 Load: 36.6 t

RTE 906B

Fair

Over: CR 97 CR 97

3 MI W JCT I495 & SH 112, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 23,518

RTE I990

Fair

Over: AUDUBON PARKWAY

0.8 MI W JCT RTS 990I&270, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 19,759

ROCKEFELLER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB E BR OWEGO CK

3.4 MI NE OF RICHFORD, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 34

COMFORT ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

1.8 MI S BUTTERMILK FALLS, Tompkins, NY

Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 641

Main Street

Fair

Over: CUTHRIE RUN

0.4 MI SE OF BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1924 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 6,547

DENTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

2.6MI SW PEASLEEVILLE, Clinton, NY

Built 2010 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 55

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: ROELIFF JANSEN KL

0.2 MI NW OF N HILLSDALE, Columbia, NY

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 566

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