CROPSEY AVENUE
Carrying CROPSEY AVENUE over CONEY ISLAND CRK
AT CONEY ISLAND, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
CROPSEY AVENUE in Kings, New York sits above 35% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (35 t), while its 1930 build year is earlier than 72% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
CROPSEY AVENUE in Kings, New York is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1930, 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:000000002240302
PRE-1950 · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · SUB-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 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: CROPSEY AVENUE
The CROPSEY AVENUE bridge in Kings, New York carries CROPSEY AVENUE over CONEY ISLAND CRK. It was built in 1930, making it 96 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1993, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 62.5 meters (205 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 14,425 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How CROPSEY AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1930, earlier than 174 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (72%), against a county median build year of 1955. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across New York bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (17,641 of 17,642 rated).
CROPSEY AVENUE vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
35 Top 65% higher than 35% 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
- 1930
- Last Reconstructed
- 1993
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 62.5 m (205 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.9 m (46 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 14,425 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002240302
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 4/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
CROPSEY AVENUE 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 CROPSEY AVENUE 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 CROPSEY AVENUE?
CROPSEY AVENUE in Kings, New York has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is CROPSEY AVENUE inspected?
CROPSEY AVENUE'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 14,425 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. CROPSEY AVENUE 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 CROPSEY AVENUE?
CROPSEY AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 34.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining CROPSEY AVENUE?
CROPSEY AVENUE is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is CROPSEY AVENUE and does age affect safety?
CROPSEY AVENUE was built in 1930, making it 96 years old and last reconstructed in 1993.
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