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

HALF HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031027 RTE I4

1.2 MI E JCT I495 & SH110, Suffolk, NY

Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,741

RTE 908K

Fair

Over: Long Island Expressway

3.2 MI E JCT RTS 231+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 44,510

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: CR 81- REESE ROAD

IN FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,229

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: PITCHER STREET

2.7 MI E JCT SH5A & SH5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,402

RTE 5S

Fair

Over: PITCHER STREET

2.7 MI E JCT SH5A & SH5S, Oneida, NY

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,402

RTE 104

Fair

Over: MAPLE DRIVE

1.7MI E JCT RTS 104+47 WB, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 26,872

RTE 104

Fair

Over: MAPLE DRIVE

1.7MI E JCT RTS 104+47 EB, Monroe, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 26,872

RTE I84

Fair

Over: CR70

3.4 MI E OF EXIT 4 - I84, Orange, NY

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 13,766

RTE 907W

Fair

Over: 984J984J87011000 RTE 98

0.4 MI N JCT I287+HRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 53,880

HALSEY MANOR ROAD

Fair

Over: 495I495I07031359 RTE I4

1 MI E OF EXIT 70 - I495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 639

RTE 17

Fair

Over: SACKETTS CREEK

0.1 MI E RTS 17 + 282, Tioga, NY

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,883

RTE 17

Fair

Over: Sands Creek Road

EXIT 87 OF S.H.17, Delaware, NY

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,063

RTE 454

Fair

Over: 908K 908K 0701 1066 RTE

.5 MI SE JCT SH454 & SH25, Suffolk, NY

Built 1953 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,122

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 24 24 07042076 RTE 24

RTE 24+RTE 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,591

RTE 27

Fair

Over: 24 24 07042076 RTE 24

RTE 24+RTE 27, Suffolk, NY

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,591

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: HAWTHORNE AVE LIRR-MONT

.5 MI SE JCT RTS 27+SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,892

RTE I86

Fair

Over: CO RD 70A

2.4 MI W JCT RTS 17 + 415, Steuben, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,752

RTE 219

Fair

Over: TAYLOR RD BUFF & PITTSB

.7 MI N JCT SH219 & US20A, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 22,053

RTE I190

Fair

Over: 190IX RTE I190

INT N8 ON I-90, Erie, NY

Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,631

RTE I495

Fair

Over: WILLIAM FLOYD PKY WILLI

5.7 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 39,829

RTE I495

Fair

Over: WILLIAM FLOYD PKY WILLI

5.7 MI E RTS 112+495, Suffolk, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 44,177

RTE I278

Fair

Over: 47TH STREET 58TH STREET

.6 MI NE JCT I278+I495, Queens, NY

Built 1969 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 107,711

ELEVENTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

1.2 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t

RTE I278

Fair

Over: SOUTH AVENUE

JCT I278 & SH 440, Richmond, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 76,354

7Th AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 27 RTE 27

.6 MI SE JCT I278+27, Kings, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,694

RTE 907M

Fair

Over: BELL BLVD BELL BLVD

.3 MI NE JCT GCP & I295, Queens, NY

Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 146,095

RTE 22

Fair

Over: WYOMANOCK CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT RTS22+20, Columbia, NY

Built 1929 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,786

LAKE SHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: 947A947A45011048 RTE 94

INT 2.6MIE JCT LOSP+RTE98, Orleans, NY

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 260

RTE 21

Fair

Over: CANACADEA CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT SR36 & SR21, Steuben, NY

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,209

RTE 44

Fair

Over: FALLKILL CREEK

1 MI E JCT US44 & HUD RVR, Dutchess, NY

Built 1977 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 43,091

RTE 991W

Fair

Over: 88I 88I94063134 RTE I88

0.1 m S NY 7, Otsego, NY

Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,482

RTE 910F

Fair

Over: FR I90 E TO I87 N

JCT I87 OVER I90, Albany, NY

Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 21,865

RAMP NEW

Fair

Over: 590I590I43012004 RTE I5

JCT I590 NB & I490 I590, Monroe, NY

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,851

RTE I95

Fair

Over: WEST FARMS ROAD WEST FA

JCT I95 & I895, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 38.1 t

RTE 278

Fair

Over: RTE I278 278I 278IX2MR1

2.4 MI SW JCT I278 & I495, Kings, NY

Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,615

JESSUP RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: JESSUP RIVER

Perkins Clearing, Hamilton, NY

Built 2015 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 46

Fair

Over: RTE I390 390I 245 64031

2.2 MI W OF PERKINSVILLE, Steuben, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 269

RTE 117

Fair

Over: SLEEPY HOLLOW RD POCANT

0.7 MI E JCT RTS 117+9, Westchester, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,746

RTE I890

Fair

Over: SCHERMERHORN ROAD

4.0 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,141

RTE I890

Fair

Over: SCHERMERHORN ROAD

4.0 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,611

RTE I890

Fair

Over: Campbell Road Campbell

3.3 MI NW JCT I890 & 146, Schenectady, NY

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,058

RTE I88

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD 48

1.4 MI E DELAWARE CL, Otsego, NY

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,294

RTE I88

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

07 MI NE JCT RTS I-88+357, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,395

RTE I88

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

07 MI NE JCT RTS I-88+357, Delaware, NY

Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,295

RTE 21

Fair

Over: TRIB COHOCTON RVR

4 MILES EAST OF WAYLAND, Steuben, NY

Built 1940 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,809

EXECUTIVE BLVD

Fair

Over: SAW MILL RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT KING ST&SMRP, Westchester, NY

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 21,412

GRAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE I495 RTE I495

1.6 MI SE JCT I278 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,837

FACTORY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SUNKAUISSIA CREEK

0.8 MI W RTE 7 PITTSTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1910 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 110

PINNACLE ROAD

Fair

Over: PINNACLE CREEK

51 MI NORTH OF BLEECKER, Fulton, NY

Built 1920 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 49

COVEY ROAD

Fair

Over: OUTLET SOUTH BAY

3.5 MI NW EAGLE BAY, Herkimer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 94

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