MERRICK ROAD
Carrying MERRICK ROAD over SMITH POND OUTLET
3.9 MI E NYC LI ON RTE 27, Nassau, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
MERRICK ROAD in Nassau, New York is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1958, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair 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:000000003300080
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
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: MERRICK ROAD
The MERRICK ROAD bridge in Nassau, New York carries MERRICK ROAD over SMITH POND OUTLET. It was built in 1958, making it 68 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 4 sections, stretching 10.1 meters (33 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 42,179 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How MERRICK ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1958, earlier than 149 of Nassau's 328 bridges with a recorded construction year (45%), against a county median build year of 1956. 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).
MERRICK ROAD vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
38 Top 58% higher than 42% 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.
Nassau inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 328 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
- 1958
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 10.1 m (33 ft)
- Deck Width
- 137.2 m (450 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 42,179 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000003300080
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 MERRICK ROAD 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 MERRICK ROAD against other structures in Nassau 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 MERRICK ROAD?
MERRICK ROAD in Nassau, New York on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is MERRICK ROAD inspected?
MERRICK ROAD'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 42,179 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. MERRICK ROAD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for MERRICK ROAD?
MERRICK ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 38.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining MERRICK ROAD?
MERRICK ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is MERRICK ROAD and does age affect safety?
MERRICK ROAD was built in 1958, making it 68 years old.
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