CROOKE AVENUE
Carrying CROOKE AVENUE over NYCTA Brighton Line
IN KENSINGTON, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
CROOKE AVENUE in Kings, New York sits above 19% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (29 t), while its 1935 build year is earlier than 70% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
CROOKE AVENUE in Kings, New York is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1935, it carries 2 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:000000002243040
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUB-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial 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: CROOKE AVENUE
The CROOKE AVENUE bridge in Kings, New York carries CROOKE AVENUE over NYCTA Brighton Line. It was built in 1935, making it 91 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 4 sections, stretching 17.4 meters (57 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 1,375 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by Other Local Agencies.
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 CROOKE AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1935, earlier than 170 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (70%), 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).
CROOKE AVENUE vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
29 Top 81% higher than 19% 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
- 1935
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 17.4 m (57 ft)
- Deck Width
- 31.9 m (105 ft)
- Owner
- Other Local Agencies
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 1,375 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002243040
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • 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
CROOKE 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 CROOKE 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 CROOKE AVENUE?
CROOKE AVENUE in Kings, New York, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is CROOKE AVENUE inspected?
CROOKE 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 1,375 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. CROOKE 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 CROOKE AVENUE?
CROOKE AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 29.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining CROOKE AVENUE?
CROOKE AVENUE is owned and maintained by Other Local Agencies.
How old is CROOKE AVENUE and does age affect safety?
CROOKE AVENUE was built in 1935, making it 91 years old.
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