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 13

Fair

Over: SHIPMAN CREEK

3.6 MI NE JCT SR13 &SR223, Chemung, NY

Built 1970 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,600

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 13

JCT OF RTS 13 + I-81 SB, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,124

RTE 15U

Fair

Over: S BR GLENDENING CRK

.2 MI SOUTH OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,269

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LOUGHLIN ROAD ACRE CREE

1.7 MI NW EXIT 2 OF I81, Broome, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25,503

RTE 17K

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

JCT RTE 17K+WALLKILL R, Orange, NY

Built 1940 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,121

RTE 18

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

2 MI SW JCT SH 18 & SH425, Niagara, NY

Built 1930 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,101

RTE 20

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

.8 MI N OF NEW LEBANON, Columbia, NY

Built 1946 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,102

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: BEARDS CREEK

0.5MI E JCT RTS 20A & 36, Livingston, NY

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,707

RTE 116

Fair

Over: 684I684I87011025 RTE I6

JCT RTS 116 & I684, Westchester, NY

Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,325

RTE 23

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY to TAGHKANIC C

3.5 MI E JCT SH 23 & TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,803

RTE 23B

Fair

Over: CLAVERACK CREEK

1.6 MI NW JCT SH9H &SH23B, Columbia, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,618

RTE 126

Fair

Over: BEAVER RIVER

0.5 MI W OF BEAVER FALLS, Lewis, NY

Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,769

RTE 28

Fair

Over: FORESTPORT RESERVOIR

1.6 MI NE JCT SH12 & SH28, Oneida, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,446

RTE 30

Fair

Over: LONG LAKE

.4 MI N JCT SH 28N & SH30, Hamilton, NY

Built 1940 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,095

RTE 30

Fair

Over: BOG STREAM

96 MI NW JCT RTS 30+28N, Hamilton, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,095

RTE 31

Fair

Over: FALLS ROAD RR

WEST SIDE OF HOLLEY, Orleans, NY

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,341

RTE 34

Fair

Over: TRIB SALMON CREEK

.7 MI N JCT SH 90 & SH 34, Cayuga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,113

RTE 42

Fair

Over: BUSHNELLSVILLE CREEK

2.3 MI N JCT SH 42 & SH28, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 956

RTE 443

Fair

Over: KINGS CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT RT 443 + 146, Schoharie, NY

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 864

RTE 50

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

JCT SH 50 & D&H RAILWAY, Saratoga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,434

RTE 55

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

6 MILES E JCT SH 55 & TSP, Dutchess, NY

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,768

RTE 62

Fair

Over: HUSSEY GULF CREEK

0.9MI S INTERS RTS 62&249, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,510

RTE 63

Fair

Over: OAK ORCHARD SWAMP

3.4 MI N JCT RTS 63 + 77, Genesee, NY

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,998

RTE 74

Fair

Over: PARADOX LK OUTLET

JCT RT 73 & PARADOX LAKE, Essex, NY

Built 1936 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,844

RTE 79

Fair

Over: SAGE CREEK

3.3 MI N JCT SH 79 & SH17, Broome, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,156

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RIDGE ROAD TROUT BROOK

0.6 MI S JCT RTS I-81 +41, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,436

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 28

EXIT 35 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,753

RTE I87

Fair

Over: UPPER VALLEY FARM RD.

0.3 MI SE JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,818

RTE I87

Fair

Over: UPPER VALLEY FARM RD.

0.3 MI SE JCT 9 & I87, Warren, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,958

RTE 94

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO MOODNA CRE

2.2 MI E JCT SH94 & SH208, Orange, NY

Built 1936 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,374

RTE 97

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

7.4 MI SE JCT SH 97 & SH, Sullivan, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,162

RTE 135

Fair

Over: WOODBURY ROAD

.2 MI S JCT SH 135 & I495, Nassau, NY

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 66,300

RTE 146

Fair

Over: ACCESS ROAD CSX TRANSPR

1.8 MI E JCT SH146 &SH158, Albany, NY

Built 1985 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,427

RTE 209

Fair

Over: 87 I RTE I87

JCT RTS 209 & I87, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,130

RTE 219

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

4.4 MI N JCT RTS 219 + 98, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,296

RTE 227

Fair

Over: BOLTER CREEK

SCHUYLER CL ; RTE 227, Tompkins, NY

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,939

RTE 242

Fair

Over: DEVEREAUX BR FD

2.4 MI NE JCT RTS 242+240, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1933 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,227

RTE 153

Fair

Over: 490I490I43023038 RTE I4

JCT RTS 153 + I490, Monroe, NY

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,041

RTE I290

Fair

Over: 263 263 53011018 RTE 2

JCT RT 263 + I-290, Erie, NY

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 54,059

RTE 277

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT RTS 277 +130, Erie, NY

Built 1948 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,137

RTE 308

Fair

Over: LANDSMAN KILL

0.2 MI E JCT RTS 308+9G, Dutchess, NY

Built 1933 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,746

RICE ROAD

Fair

Over: 400 400 53011099 RTE 40

1.5 MI NW JCT SH400&SH422, Erie, NY

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,706

CRAIG STREET

Fair

Over: 890I 890I 1601 2012 RTE

0.65 MI NW JCT 146 & I890, Schenectady, NY

Built 1965 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,853

RTE 104

Fair

Over: HUDSON AVENUE

1.0MI E JCT104+GENESEE R, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 52,637

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

1.5 MI N JCT 9W & 81, Greene, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 12,416

RTE 908G

Fair

Over: GLEN COVE ROAD

.1 MI E JCT SH 25 & NSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 82,668

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 908T 908T03011057 RTE 9

1.9 MI S JCT RTS SSP&WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1928 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 45,583

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

2.9 MI NE JCT RTS 17 + 34, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,583

RTE 62

Fair

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

0.1M S JCT RTS 62 & 60, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,480

RTE I86

Fair

Over: GRUBB HILL ROAD

1.7 MI E KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,211

Showing 4,601-4,650 of 17,642 bridges

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