BAY RIDGE PARKWAY
Carrying BAY RIDGE PARKWAY over RTE I278 RTE I278
1.5 MI NE JCT I278 & BELT, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY in Kings, New York sits above 37% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (35 t), while its 1964 build year is earlier than 23% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY in Kings, New York is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1964, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure NY:000000001065270
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUB-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: BAY RIDGE PARKWAY
The BAY RIDGE PARKWAY bridge in Kings, New York carries BAY RIDGE PARKWAY over RTE I278 RTE I278. It was built in 1964, making it 62 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 4 sections, stretching 71.6 meters (235 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 16,155 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). At least one major component here scores 4 or below, which produces a Poor condition classification under FHWA's current reporting rules.
How BAY RIDGE PARKWAY compares
Age against the county: built in 1964, earlier than 55 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (23%), against a county median build year of 1955. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across New York bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (17,641 of 17,642 rated).
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
35 Top 63% higher than 37% of 17,641 bridges
rated New York bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Kings inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 242 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1964
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 71.6 m (235 ft)
- Deck Width
- 25.0 m (82 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 16,155 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000001065270
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare BAY RIDGE PARKWAY against other structures in Kings and across New York. New York bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for BAY RIDGE PARKWAY?
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY in Kings, New York has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is BAY RIDGE PARKWAY inspected?
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 16,155 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. BAY RIDGE PARKWAY is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for BAY RIDGE PARKWAY?
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY has an NBI inventory load rating of 35.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining BAY RIDGE PARKWAY?
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is BAY RIDGE PARKWAY and does age affect safety?
BAY RIDGE PARKWAY was built in 1964, making it 62 years old.
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