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

INDIAN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR LIMESTONE CK

1.7 MI S MANLIUS, Onondaga, NY

Built 1928 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 253

SUNFISH ROAD

Fair

Over: SUNFISH RUN CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1905 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16

RUNDALL ROAD

Fair

Over: BROKENSTRAW CREEK

1 MI SE OF CLYMER, Chautauqua, NY

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 129

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CRK

2.0 MI. SW OF GASPORT, Niagara, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 666

PEACOCK HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ANGELICA CREEK

IN ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,320

STEVENS STREET

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

0.1 Mi SW of Wellsville, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,557

KETTLE RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MI W OF SONORA, Steuben, NY

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 46

BAILEY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BAILEY CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF S.CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 657

HONEY RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSBY CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF HORNELL, Steuben, NY

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 54

ITHACA STREET

Fair

Over: CAYUTA CREEK

IN WAVERLY, Tioga, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 374

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.8 MILES NW OF DWAARKILL, Ulster, NY

Built 1995 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 137

16TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: N Y & ATLANTIC/LI

NEAR BOROUGH PARK, Kings, NY

Built 1909 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,099

MIDLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: SIRT SOUTH SHORE

IN GRANT CITY, Richmond, NY

Built 1952 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,775

JFK MEMORIAL DR

Fair

Over: GROUND

2.9 MI SW HASTINGS ON HUD, Westchester, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 160

ANTIOCH ROAD

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

3 MI NE JCT NY29&NY147, Saratoga, NY

Built 1907 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 520

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Fair

Over: SMOKES CREEK

CENTER OF LACKAWANNA, Erie, NY

Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,835

ONEIDA STREET

Fair

Over: SAUQUOIT CREEK

CLAYVILLE, Oneida, NY

Built 1929 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 204

GRIMM ROAD

Fair

Over: OULEOUT CREEK

0.9 MI NE OF MERIDALE, Delaware, NY

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 22

MOON HAW ROAD

Fair

Over: WITTENBERG BROOK

6.2 MI SW JCT NY28A+NY28, Ulster, NY

Built 2006 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: SANGERFIELD RIVER

0.5 MI W POOLEVILLE POND, Madison, NY

Built 1880 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10

RTE 436

Fair

Over: CANASERAGA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF DANSVILLE, Livingston, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,667

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: YOUNG CREEK

3.9 MI NE OF ANGELICA, Allegany, NY

Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 492

MURDER KILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDERERS CREEK

2 MI S COXSACKIE, Greene, NY

Built 1927 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 527

SALMON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

4.9 MI N OF LUDLOWVILLE, Tompkins, NY

Built 1977 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 260

MERRICK ROAD

Fair

Over: SMITH POND OUTLET

3.9 MI E NYC LI ON RTE 27, Nassau, NY

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 42,179

CANADAY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRADT HOLLOW CREEK

1 MI S OF WEST BERNE, Albany, NY

Built 1949 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 203

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

100ft E of CR30 JCT, Greene, NY

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 871

COUNTY ROAD 117

Fair

Over: TOMHANNOCK SPILL

2.8 MI NE OF MELROSE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 962

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: HUDSONR.BACKWATER

2.0MI W OF MELROSE, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1949 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 946

MUNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: OATKA CREEK

.7 MILE SW OF LEROY, Genesee, NY

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,021

FOWLERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GENESEE RIVER

3.3 MI NE OF YORK, Livingston, NY

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,333

WHEAT ROAD

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

1 1/2 MI NE OF ORLEANS, Ontario, NY

Built 1947 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 607

FANCY TRACT ROAD

Fair

Over: DEVEREAUX BRANCH

1.3 MI NE OF ASHFORD, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 32

HOWE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

0.1 MI NW OF HUMPHREY, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 225

JOHNSON CREEK RD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.1 MI N OF JOHNSON CREEK, Niagara, NY

Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 308

CR20 EAST FRANKLI

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

IN HORSEHEADS, Chemung, NY

Built 1922 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,698

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: CURTIS CREEK

3.0 MI W OF COOPERS PLNS, Steuben, NY

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD 73

Fair

Over: RYAS CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF PRESHO, Steuben, NY

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,187

COUNTY ROAD 126

Fair

Over: FISHER HOLLOW CRK

0.8 MI E.OF GREENWOOD, Steuben, NY

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 217

OVERTON ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

4.5 MI W OF ADAMS CENTER, Jefferson, NY

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 49

POTTER ROAD

Fair

Over: GRANNIS BROOK

0.75 MI W OF LANGDON CORN, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 329

DOANE ROAD

Fair

Over: SAWYER CREEK

2.8 MI SW OF HAILESBORO, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 38

CREAMERY ROAD

Fair

Over: WAPPINGER CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF STANFORDVILE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 304

RTE 300

Fair

Over: QUASSAIC CREEK

3.0 MI NW OF NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,970

DRY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BROOK

4.4 MI W OF OLIVEREA, Ulster, NY

Built 1933 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 31

CLOVERDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

1.1 MI SE OF ITASKA, Broome, NY

Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROAD 38

Fair

Over: YALEVILLE BROOK

1.7 MI N OF BAINBRIDGE, Chenango, NY

Built 1935 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 976

CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GENEGANTSLET CRK

3.0 MI SO OF MCDONOUGH, Chenango, NY

Built 1916 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 27

FELTER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PERRY CREEK

1.5 MI SE WASHINGTONVILLE, Orange, NY

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 187

COUNTY GARAGE RD

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

N END JAMESVILLE RESERVOR, Onondaga, NY

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 235

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