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

SHUFELT ROAD

Fair

Over: KLINE KILL

1.8 MI W. OF CHATHAM, Columbia, NY

Built 1990 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 286

ATLANTIC AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL RIVER

.5 MILE E OF E ROCKAWAY, Nassau, NY

Built 1946 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 25,264

TONAWANDA CK ROAD

Fair

Over: RANSOM CREEK

2.8 MI SW JCT SH78 &SH263, Erie, NY

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,022

PIKE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST CANASAWACTA CREEK

0.1 MI SO OF PLYMOUTH, Chenango, NY

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 195

BENTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

350 FT W OF NORTH STREET, Delaware, NY

Built 2009 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 172

RTE 55

Fair

Over: MIDD MONGAUP RVR

.5 MILE NE OF LIBERTY, Sullivan, NY

Built 1949 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,664

ATLANTIC AVE

Fair

Over: MILBURN CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF BALDWIN, Nassau, NY

Built 1979 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 30,710

RTE 5

Fair

Over: NY SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN

2.3 MI S JCT SH 5 & SH 5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 38,608

RTE 9W

Fair

Over: CSXT RIVER LINE

IN WEST PARK, Ulster, NY

Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,352

RTE 17

Fair

Over: RTE 10

JCT RTS 17 + 10, Delaware, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,620

RTE 10

Fair

Over: FALLS MILL CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT RTS 10 + 28, Delaware, NY

Built 1936 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,997

RTE 11

Fair

Over: SKINNER CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT RTE 11 + CL, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,625

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 12

JCT I-81 & NYS 12, Jefferson, NY

Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,167

RTE 17

Fair

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

2.3 MI W JCT SH 17 & SH30, Delaware, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,164

RTE 20

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NORFOL

3.9 MI NE JCT US20 & SH76, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,485

RTE 20

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

5.3 MI E RENS+COL CL, Columbia, NY

Built 1948 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,476

GREAT NECK RD

Fair

Over: 27 27 0705 1012 RTE 27

.9 MI E JCT SH 110 & SH 2, Suffolk, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16,196

RTE 26

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

2.5 MI SW JCT RTS 26 +12D, Lewis, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,470

RTE 28

Fair

Over: HYDER CREEK

3.3 MI S JCT RTS 28 + 20, Otsego, NY

Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,587

RTE 31

Fair

Over: SKANEATELES CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH 31C & I90, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,556

RTE 32

Fair

Over: WALLKILL RIVER

JCT RT 32 & WALLKILL RIV, Ulster, NY

Built 1933 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,045

RTE 34

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT OF RTS 34 + I-90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,797

RTE 443

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

.4 MILE N OF WEST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1983 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 810

RTE 590

Fair

Over: RTE 941V

JCT ROL SB&BLOSSOM RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 48,995

RTE 58

Fair

Over: OSWEGATCHIE RIVER

4.3 MI NW JCT RTS 58 + 11, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 905

ROSE RD

Fair

Over: 86I 17 64044098 RTE I86

3.9 MI W OF HOWARD, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 90

RTE 76

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90 TRIB TO L

JCT RTS 76 + I-90, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 417

RTE 78

Fair

Over: SCAJAQUADA CREEK

.9 MI N JCT SH 78 & SH130, Erie, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,600

RTE 81

Fair

Over: COB CREEK

RT 81 1.9 MI E SANFORDS C, Greene, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,209

RTE 81

Fair

Over: COB CREEK

RT 81 2.5 MI E SAFORDS C, Greene, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,209

RTE I81

Fair

Over: RTE 221

JCT OF RTS 221 + I-81 SB, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,386

RTE I81

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 28

EXIT 35 OF I81, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,378

RTE I81

Fair

Over: HALSEY ROAD

1 MI S I81 NB & SH 13, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,270

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,336

RTE I81

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT 178 + I-81, Jefferson, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,065

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 146

Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40,663

RTE I87

Fair

Over: RTE 146

Route I-87 Exit 9, Saratoga, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 45,252

RTE I87

Fair

Over: EAST SCHROON RIVER RD

3.4MI N OF JCT 87I < 9, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,255

RTE I87

Fair

Over: LAMB HILL ROAD

JCT I87 & LAMB HILL RD, Warren, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,440

RTE 456

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

3.7 MI N JCT I87 & SH 314, Clinton, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,668

CR19

Fair

Over: RTE I87 RTE I87

.6 MI S JCT I87 & US11, Clinton, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 733

RTE 987G

Fair

Over: RTE 100

0.25 MI N TSP NB Exit 8, Westchester, NY

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 31,647

RTE 145

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.1 MI N JCT SH 145 & SH 1, Schoharie, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,457

WHITAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

6.2 MI NORTH OF FULTON, Oswego, NY

Built 1929 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,440

RTE 212

Fair

Over: BAUMGARTEN CREEK

0.5 MI E JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1936 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,298

RTE 214

Fair

Over: SCHOHARIE CREEK

0.2 MIS JCT RTES 23A &214, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 990

RTE 941P

Fair

Over: YANTY CREEK

3.8MI NW JCT RTS 360+19, Monroe, NY

Built 1946 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 601

PERCH LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE I81 RTE I81

2.7 MI N JCT I81 & SH 342, Jefferson, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 327

SOUTH WINTON ROAD

Fair

Over: 490I490I43022065 RTE I4

1.2MI.W.JCT 490I & 441, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,379

CLOVER STREET

Fair

Over: 490I490I43023004 RTE I4

0.2MI W JCT 490I & RTE 65, Monroe, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 478

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