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 80

Fair

Over: ERIE BARGE CANAL

.3 MI SE JCT SH 5 & SH 80, Montgomery, NY

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,220

RTE 197

Fair

Over: CHAMPLAIN CANAL

JCT RTE 197 & CHAMP CANAL, Washington, NY

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,892

BUCK ST

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

N CANASTOTA VILLAGE S, Madison, NY

Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 158

BATES ROAD

Fair

Over: ERIE CANAL

1.1 MI E JCT BGE CNL&RT63, Orleans, NY

Built 1914 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 988

RTE I90

Fair

Over: RTE 78

JCT RT 78 + I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 32,146

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 143

JCT I87 & RTE 143, Albany, NY

Built 1952 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 35,910

RTE 324

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190

0.4 MI S INT 20 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,799

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: NEW ROCHELLE ROAD

1.0 MI S JCT RTS HRP<CCP, Westchester, NY

Built 1926 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 107,392

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: ROCK CITY ROAD

1.3 MI W OF E CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1960 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,868

RTE I90

Fair

Over: OLD SENECA RIVER

9 MI W I90 EXIT 40 RAMP, Seneca, NY

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30,538

WILEY RD

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

2.3 MI NE OF RIPLEY INT, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 124

RTE 912

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/C P RWY

1.5 MI S OF SELKIRK, Albany, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,177

ALBANY TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: RTE I90 90IX

1.8 MI SE OF MALDEN BRIDG, Columbia, NY

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 539

2ND AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I495

0.7MI SW JCT EAST R &495I, New York, NY

Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 26,518

RTE 678

Fair

Over: SOUTH FEDERAL CIR

AT KENNEDY INTL AIRPORT, Queens, NY

Built 1946 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 69,010

WEST 33RD STREET

Fair

Over: RTE I495

IN WEST MANHATTAN, New York, NY

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,977

HR1 FRM RIVRSD DR

Fair

Over: HR3 FRM RIVRSD DR

95I OVER HUDSON RIVER, New York, NY

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,400

CR37

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

4.5 MI E JCT SH 12 & SH5S, Herkimer, NY

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,235

RTE 7

Fair

Over: BR COBLESKILL CRK

1.2 MI E OF OTSEGO CL, Schoharie, NY

Built 1934 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,725

RTE 9

Fair

Over: SRD SCA TISSUE FLUME-FI

JCT RT 9 & HUDSON RIVER, Saratoga, NY

Built 2004 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 12,988

RTE 11B

Fair

Over: RIVER STREET E BR ST RE

.2 MI NE JCT RTS 11B &458, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,835

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SPRUCE MILL BROOK

5.7 MI JCT RTS I8787 & 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1965 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,024

RTE I684

Fair

Over: HARRIS ROAD

3.2 MI N JCT RTS I684+172, Westchester, NY

Built 1966 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 28,096

ALEXANDER RD

Fair

Over: KASHONG CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF BELLONA, Yates, NY

Built 1934 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 58

HAYDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: OWASCO OUTLET

2 MI SOUTH OF PORT BYRON, Cayuga, NY

Built 1964 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 414

MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

5.6 MI S.W.OF NEW LONDON, Oneida, NY

Built 1927 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 379

KINNS RD CR109

Fair

Over: 87I 87I15091069 RTE I8

JCT-87I&CR109, Saratoga, NY

Built 2006 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,753

HALF HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031050 RTE I4

.6 MI W JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,621

BAY VIEW RD

Fair

Over: 590 590 43013015 RTE 59

2.1MI N JCT RTS 47+286, Monroe, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,035

RTE 17

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 6

1.6 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 7,883

RTE 17

Fair

Over: CR 44

.8 MI E JCT SH 17 & SH 26, Broome, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 23,128

RTE 135

Fair

Over: WAVERLY AVENUE

.4 MI S JCT RTS 27+135, Nassau, NY

Built 1969 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,027

LITTLE E NECK RD

Fair

Over: 27 27 07051046 27 27

.8 MI E JCT SH 27 & SH 10, Suffolk, NY

Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 16,033

RTE 34

Fair

Over: RANCH CREEK

3.1 MI N OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,319

RTE 34

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK

2.2 MI N OF WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1937 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,319

RTE I278

Fair

Over: RTE I278 JORALEMON ST

.7 MI SW I278+BKLYN BR, Kings, NY

Built 1948 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 134,789

MENNEN RD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

AT VICTORY MILLS, Saratoga, NY

Built 1961 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 136

BUSTI-STILLWATER

Fair

Over: HATCH CREEK

.3 MILE EAST OF BUSTI, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,924

PATCH-MT SINAI NB

Fair

Over: SOUTH BICYCLE PATH NW/B

1 MI E OF FARMINGVILLE, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 22,914

WYANDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: SB EIGHTEEN MI CK

.2 MI N JCT CR 49 & CR 50, Erie, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 232

NYSTA EXIT 21B

Fair

Over: 87IX RTE I87

NYS THRUWAY EXIT 21B, Greene, NY

Built 1972 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,264

SCHODACK ISLD ACC

Fair

Over: CSX RR / AMTRAK

.5 MI S OF CSTON ON SH 9J, Rensselaer, NY

Built 2002 Load: 37.6 t

PEEBLES SO ACC RD

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

CITY OF COHOES, Albany, NY

Built 1891 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,142

LATTA BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: 86I 14 6201 3038 RTE I

.3 MI S JCT SR 13 & SR 17, Chemung, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 1,804

LIBERTY STREET

Fair

Over: 17 17 96091277 RTE 17

.5 MI SE JCT SH 17 & SH 1, Sullivan, NY

Built 1957 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,843

RTE 27

Fair

Over: BARNES ROAD

1 MI W OF EXIT 59 OF SH27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 20,515

PARSONS BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: 907M907MX5M14090 RTE 90

1 MI E JCT I678 & GCP, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,989

LOGAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I95 RTE I95

.16 MI SW JCT I295 & I95, Bronx, NY

Built 1967 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,539

RTE I990

Fair

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK ELLICOTT

1.7MI N INT RTS I990&I290, Erie, NY

Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 18,946

BRADLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.9 MI N OF JOHNSON CREEK, Niagara, NY

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 73

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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