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

CR45 GALWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: KAYADEROSSERAS CK

1 MI NW OF BALLSTON SPA, Saratoga, NY

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,814

MUSELBECK ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDSEA KILL

1.8 MI SW OF PATTERSONVLE, Schenectady, NY

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 77

CR69 MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

1.75 MI S OF GEORGETOWN, Madison, NY

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 53

CR26B HENDERSON ST

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1 MI NE YAHNUNDASIS LAKE, Oneida, NY

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,169

WARBOYS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB BLACK CREEK

1.6 MI NE PUMPKIN HILL, Genesee, NY

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 554

BIG TREE ROAD

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK OUTLET

1 M NE OF HEMLOCK, Livingston, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 813

TRABOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF GATES, Monroe, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,871

NORTH GREECE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

1.6 MI N OF NORTH GREECE, Monroe, NY

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,395

KENT ROAD

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK TRIB.

0.8 MI N KENT, Orleans, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 317

EAST FLATS ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST OTTO CREEK

.3 MILE EAST OF EAST OTTO, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1983 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 399

BONE RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: BONE RUN CREEK

5.5 MI SW OF STEAMBURG, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 303

TEMPLE STREET

Fair

Over: DODGE CREEK

AT NE CORNER OF PORTVILLE, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,173

NAZARETH ROAD

Fair

Over: BROWNELL BRANCH

1.8 MI EAST OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 217

BACON ROAD

Fair

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

2.3 MI S OF JAMESTOWN, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 398

COLVIN BLVD

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

.8 MI E JCT SH425 & EL CK, Erie, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 16,922

CARNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LEDGE CREEK

2.1 MILES NE OF AKRON, Erie, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 915

WILLIAM STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CR

6.6 MI NW JCT SH78 &SH354, Erie, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,269

DENNIS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SISTER CRK

.9 MI NW OF EVANS CENTER, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 471

TAYLOR HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.1 MILES SW OF LAWTONS, Erie, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,103

TANNERY ROAD

Fair

Over: W B CAZENOVIA CRK

.6 MI EAST OF JEWETTVILLE, Erie, NY

Built 1933 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 374

CR37 FAIRVIEW RD

Fair

Over: TRIB NEWTOWN CREEK

0.4 MI S OF ERIN, Chemung, NY

Built 1934 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 674

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

5.7 MI. NE OF CANISTEO, Steuben, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 737

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: WHITEHEAD CREEK

ON CR#20 IN BRADFORD, Steuben, NY

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,002

COUNTY ROAD 68

Fair

Over: CROSBY CREEK

4.1 MI SW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 486

LIME STREET

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

IN NATURAL BRIDGE, Jefferson, NY

Built 1913 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 319

COUNTY ROAD 19

Fair

Over: NELOTS CREEK

3.8 MI S OF CASTORLAND, Lewis, NY

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 910

COUNTY ROAD 52

Fair

Over: DEER RIVER

300 ft. East of NY 11c, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1936 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 607

BRANDY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

2.5 MI S OF CHIPMAN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 39

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO NORTH CREEK

1 MILE SW OF GHENT, Columbia, NY

Built 1941 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,362

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: FISHKILL CREEK

1.9 MILES SW OF POUGHQUAG, Dutchess, NY

Built 1949 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,744

STANFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WAPPINGER CR

0.95 MI N JCT RTS 82+343, Dutchess, NY

Built 1929 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 690

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Fair

Over: TAPPAN LAKE

3.2 MI NW OF SPARKILL, Rockland, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,181

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: VERKEERDER KILL

0.3 MI SW OF ULSTERVILLE, Ulster, NY

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,325

POPPLE HILL RD

Fair

Over: DUDLEY CREEK

.7 MI W OF CENTER LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 310

POWDERHOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF VESTAL CENTR, Broome, NY

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 899

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

IN WINDSOR, Broome, NY

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,587

COUNTY ROAD 32

Fair

Over: LYON BROOK

2.7 MI NE OF OXFORD, Chenango, NY

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,844

EAST HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MAD BROOK

1.4 MI EAST OF SHERBURNE, Chenango, NY

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 236

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

IN FISHS EDDY, Delaware, NY

Built 1901 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 554

BULLOCK HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

7.6 MI W OF WALTON, Delaware, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 61

COUNTY ROAD 38

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

2 MI N OF EAST WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 145

COUNTY RD 39

Fair

Over: DECATUR CREEK

0.2 MI N OF WORCESTER, Otsego, NY

Built 1940 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 773

CR 52 & CR 33

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

0.5 MI SE COOPERSTOWN, Otsego, NY

Built 1933 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,353

BURLINGHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: TRB SHAWANGUNK KL

0.7 MI SW OF BURLINGHAM, Sullivan, NY

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,337

DOLLOFF ROAD

Fair

Over: CASSADAGA CREEK

2.2 MI SE OF FALCONER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1

SEVEN LAKES DRIVE

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

AT SLOATSBURG, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,232

GREINER ROAD

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

.6 MILE NW OF CLARENCE, Erie, NY

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,273

EMMONSBURG ROAD

Fair

Over: CARR CREEK

2.3 MI E SALISBURY CENTER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 583

STICKNEY BR RD

Fair

Over: TB E B AUSABLE RV

S JCT CR 64 & HAZEN ROAD, Essex, NY

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 387

RTE 31

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

JCT OF RTE 31 + BARGE C, Wayne, NY

Built 1965 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,955

Showing 4,701-4,750 of 17,642 bridges

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