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 I86

Fair

Over: GRUBB HILL ROAD

1.7 MI E KENNEDY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,631

RTE I390

Fair

Over: RTE 36

INT OF RTS 36 + I390, Livingston, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,663

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: LITTLE NECK PKWY

.9 MI NE GCP+CRS ISL PKWY, Queens, NY

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 127,517

86 TH STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

1.0MI NE JCT I278+BELT PY, Kings, NY

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,008

LAYTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I695 RTE I695

.1 MI SE I95+I295, Bronx, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,282

WESTCHESTER AVE

Fair

Over: RTE 907H RTE 907H NYC

.5 MI S I95 & BX RIVER PK, Bronx, NY

Built 1948 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,825

RTE I278

Fair

Over: FOREST AVENUE

JCT I278+W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 34,120

RTE 440

Fair

Over: RTE I278 RTE I278

JCT I278 & W SHORE EXPY, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,688

RTE 9

Fair

Over: CHESTER CREEK

JCT RTE 8 & RTE 9, Warren, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,945

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CANISTEO RIVER

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

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,105

RTE I390

Fair

Over: Livonia Avon & Lakevill

2.4 MI N JCT I390 & US20A, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,105

MARSHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: 3901390142021313 RTE I3

1 MI NE JCT.RTS 390I & 15, Livingston, NY

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 351

CROSSGATES ROAD

Fair

Over: THRUWAY I-87 THRUWAY I-

0.4MI N.JCT.RTE20 +90I, Albany, NY

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t

SMITHTOWN AVENUE

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1179 RTE 27

2.6 MI W JCT RTS 27 & 454, Suffolk, NY

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,121

RTE I87

Fair

Over: 90IX 90IX

.1 MI N OF EXIT 24 OF I90, Albany, NY

Built 1986 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,857

RTE 49

Fair

Over: GRIDLEY CREEK

IN MAYNARD, Oneida, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 326

RTE 259

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK TOWN A

.8M W INTERS RTS 259&490I, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9,555

RTE 971Q

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPRTATION

2.4 MI S JCT US 11 & SH26, Jefferson, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,750

RTE I678

Fair

Over: Ramp from Whitestone Exp

JCT GCP+I678, Queens, NY

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 22,003

UNDERCLIFF AVE

Fair

Over: RTE I95

JCT I87+I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,353

RTE 17

Fair

Over: EDWARDS ISLAND RD Never

SH 17 & Neversink River, Sullivan, NY

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,696

RTE 14

Fair

Over: HALDERMAN HOLLOW

1.0 MI S JCT RTS 17 + 328, Chemung, NY

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,051

PLEASANTVILLE RD

Fair

Over: ACCESS TO RT9A100

IN BRIARCLIFF MANOR, Westchester, NY

Built 1911 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,496

COUNTY ROAD 83

Fair

Over: WASSAIC CREEK

IN SMITHFIELD, Dutchess, NY

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 419

RTE I86

Fair

Over: 16 16 51013057 RTE 16

JCT RTS 17 + 16, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,279

DUNN WB TO I787 SB

Fair

Over: 787I 787I 1101 1019 787

DOWNTOWN ALBANY SOUTH MAL, Albany, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,195

RTE I88

Fair

Over: MELONDY HILL RD

42 MI SW JCT RTS I-88+206, Chenango, NY

Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,926

RTE I88

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

AT NE ONEONTA CITY LI, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,080

RTE 205

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

AT CITY OF ONEONTA, Otsego, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,073

181ST STREET

Fair

Over: Highbridge Park 907P X4

HRD HARLEM R 87I &METRO N, Bronx, NY

Built 1888 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 45,759

PARKER HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CINCINNATI CREEK

2 MILES NE OF BARNEVELD, Oneida, NY

Built 1880 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 91

OLD WITHEY ROAD

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

3.1MI NE JCT RTS19&244, Allegany, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 127

NASH ROAD

Fair

Over: CULVER CREEK

2.7 MI SE OF BATH, Steuben, NY

Built 1940 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 51

FISHER SETTLEMENT

Fair

Over: MILLER CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF SPENCER, Tioga, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 222

YERRY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SAW KILL

1.2 MI SW OF WOODSTOCK, Ulster, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 347

ROCKLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: SHELDRAKE RIVER

1.3 MI W OF MAMARONECK, Westchester, NY

Built 1930 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,493

FALLBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SNAKE CREEK

1 MI NW OF CORBETTSVILLE, Broome, NY

Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 195

LANG ROAD

Fair

Over: CADOSIA CREEK

3 MI N OF SH 17 - HANCOCK, Delaware, NY

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 28

WEST 233RD STREET

Fair

Over: EX-NYCRR PUTNAM B

AT KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1915 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,932

UNION STREET

Fair

Over: NYCTA FRANKLIN LN

NEAR PROSPECT PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1917 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 719

NEW DORP LANE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN NEW DORP, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,514

COLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

1.2 MILES SE OF LYONS, Wayne, NY

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 955

BYRNE ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK TRIB.

1 MI NE OF PLATTE CLOVE, Greene, NY

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 22

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: DELAWARE & HUDSON

1.5 MI NE I87 EXIT 15, Saratoga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,424

LAUREL STREET

Fair

Over: MNRR HU LINE

0.15MI S JCTUS9+US44+NY52, Dutchess, NY

Built 1933 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 822

WHEELERTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI NORTH OF WILMURT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1920 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 61

Silver Hollow Road

Fair

Over: WARNERS CREEK

3 MI E LANESVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 23

SO.ALBANY RD CR53

Fair

Over: ONESQUETHAW CRK

.1MI N OF SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Albany, NY

Built 1949 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 882

MOOSE POND ROAD

Fair

Over: SARANAC RIVER

1.5 MI SE BLOOMINGDALE, Essex, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 51

COUNTY ROAD 95

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

.6 MI NE OF N PETERSBURG, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 735

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