Gowanus HOV Ramp
Carrying Gowanus HOV Ramp over 907C 907CX2M14001 3RD.
Jct Prospect Expy & I287, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Gowanus HOV Ramp in Kings, New York sits above 93% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (66 t), while its 2012 build year is earlier than 5% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
Gowanus HOV Ramp in Kings, New York is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2012, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:00000000106531Q
POST-2000 · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUB-LED · ADT-UNK · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 19 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- ADT-UNK ADT unknown
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: Gowanus HOV Ramp
The Gowanus HOV Ramp bridge in Kings, New York carries Gowanus HOV Ramp over 907C 907CX2M14001 3RD.. It was built in 2012, making it 14 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel continuous and spans 19 sections, stretching 582.2 meters (1910 feet) end to end. Average daily traffic is not reported for this structure. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Gowanus HOV Ramp compares
Age against the county: built in 2012, earlier than 13 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (5%), 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).
Gowanus HOV Ramp vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
66 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
- 2012
- Material
- Steel Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 19
- Structure Length
- 582.2 m (1910 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.2 m (20 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Structure Number
- 00000000106531Q
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Gowanus HOV Ramp is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Gowanus HOV Ramp 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 Gowanus HOV Ramp?
Gowanus HOV Ramp in Kings, New York has a deck rating of 8/9, superstructure rating of 8/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Gowanus HOV Ramp inspected?
Gowanus HOV Ramp's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Gowanus HOV Ramp is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Gowanus HOV Ramp?
Gowanus HOV Ramp has an NBI inventory load rating of 66.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Gowanus HOV Ramp?
Gowanus HOV Ramp is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is Gowanus HOV Ramp and does age affect safety?
Gowanus HOV Ramp was built in 2012, making it 14 years old.
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