FOSTER AVENUE
Carrying FOSTER 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.
FOSTER AVENUE in Kings, New York sits above 4% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (16 t), while its 1907 build year is earlier than 91% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
FOSTER AVENUE in Kings, New York is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1907, 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:000000002243150
PRE-1950 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light 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: FOSTER AVENUE
The FOSTER AVENUE bridge in Kings, New York carries FOSTER AVENUE over NYCTA Brighton Line. It was built in 1907, making it 119 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 21.3 meters (70 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 11,992 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-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). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How FOSTER AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1907, earlier than 220 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (91%), 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).
FOSTER AVENUE vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
16 Top 96% higher than 4% 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
- 1907
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 21.3 m (70 ft)
- Deck Width
- 19.8 m (65 ft)
- Owner
- Other Local Agencies
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 11,992 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002243150
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • At 6/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
FOSTER 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 FOSTER 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 FOSTER AVENUE?
FOSTER AVENUE in Kings, New York has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is FOSTER AVENUE inspected?
FOSTER 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 11,992 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. FOSTER 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 FOSTER AVENUE?
FOSTER AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 15.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining FOSTER AVENUE?
FOSTER AVENUE is owned and maintained by Other Local Agencies.
How old is FOSTER AVENUE and does age affect safety?
FOSTER AVENUE was built in 1907, making it 119 years old.
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