Total bridges
569
Public highway bridges in York County
County profile · official public datasets
York County, PA
569 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.1% rated Good, 55.9% Fair, 13% Poor.
- 569
- Public bridges
- 31.1%
- Good condition
- 13%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
York County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- 39th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 13%
- Poor-condition share
- 569
- public highway bridges
- 1972
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
York County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, York County ranks #39 of 67 Pennsylvania counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13%). York County, Pennsylvania contains 569 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.1% are rated “Good,” 55.9% “Fair,” and 13% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
31.1%
177 of 569 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.9%
318 of 569 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13%
74 of 569 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#39 of 67
Among Pennsylvania counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 569 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.1% (177)
Fair 55.9% (318)
Poor 13% (74)
York County's Poor-condition bridges carry 355,557 vehicle crossings a day
That is 9.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,805 crossings a day against 3,781 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 569 of 569 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
59.1% of York County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
336 of the 569 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 31.1% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 18.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-83; SR 0083 over US 30; SR 0030, built 1959, carries 64,412 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 74-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 355,557 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When York County's bridges were built
569 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 4
Built before 1900
4 bridges
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1910s 16
1910–1919
16 bridges
- 1920s 16
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
50 bridges
- 1940s 30
1940–1949
30 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
110 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
54 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
69 bridges
- 1980s 41
1980–1989
41 bridges
- 1990s 34
1990–1999
34 bridges
- 2000s 32
2000–2009
32 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
90 bridges
- 2020s 20
2020–2029
20 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 110 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1972) matches the Pennsylvania average (1970).
How York County compares with Pennsylvania's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Pennsylvania counties nearest York County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1968 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Pennsylvania counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County | 667 | 21.4% | 63.6% | 15% | 1962 |
| Washington County | 655 | 38.3% | 49.6% | 12.1% | 1971 |
| Westmoreland County | 620 | 36.5% | 47.7% | 15.8% | 1975 |
| Philadelphia County | 585 | 22.7% | 64.1% | 13.2% | 1956 |
| York County (this page) | 569 | 31.1% | 55.9% | 13% | 1972 |
| Lycoming County | 482 | 50.8% | 45.2% | 3.9% | 1975 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to York County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for York County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside PA (569 bridges here).
- Iroquois County, IL · 570 bridges
- Linn County, OR · 566 bridges
- Reno County, KS · 573 bridges
- Shawnee County, KS · 563 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside PA (1972 here).
- Santa Clara County, CA · avg 1972 · 964 bridges
- Madison County, AL · avg 1972 · 710 bridges
- Kern County, CA · avg 1972 · 668 bridges
- Middlesex County, NJ · avg 1972 · 563 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (318)
KLINE ROAD
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
N SGL#83 OTTER CREEK, York, PA
Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50
SR 2074
FairOver: I-83; SR 0083
1 MI.N.E. OF SHREWSBERRY, York, PA
Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,239
SR 2054 Main st.
FairOver: PINE RUN
FELTON BORO, York, PA
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 991
BLETTNER AVENUE
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
0.2S HANOVER/PLUM CREEK, York, PA
Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,500
SALEM CHURCH ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
BVER CR.L.WNDSR/CHNCFRD, York, PA
Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 400
BULL ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.8NE G.P.S.P./BEAVER CR, York, PA
Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 278
BUS 83; SR 3065
FairOver: CODORUS CREEK
1ST.AVE & GEORGE ST., York, PA
Built 1934 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,762
HESS FARM RD.
FairOver: INNERS CREEK
1.2E JACOBUS/INNERS CREEK, York, PA
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,380
GROVE MILL RD.
FairOver: SO BRANCH OF MUDDY CREEK
@ GROVE MILL/S BR MUDDY, York, PA
Built 1925 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
EASTERN BOULEVARD
FairOver: BRANCH OF KREUTZ CREEK
CAMP SECURITY BRIDGE, York, PA
Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,000
BUS 83; SR 0181
FairOver: TRIB TO CODORUS CREEK
I-83 N. GEO. ST., York, PA
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,857
PA 194; SR 0194
FairOver: N BR BERMUDIAN CREEK
2.5 MI.S. FRANKLINTOWN, York, PA
Built 1929 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,732
PA 238; SR 0238
FairOver: TRIB CODORUS CREEK
0.5 MI.E. OF EMIGSVILLE, York, PA
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,109
FORGE HILL ROAD
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
S.E.PROSPECT/CABIN CREEK, York, PA
Built 1955 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 386
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: LAKE REDMAN
2 1/2 M. NE OF LOGANVILLE, York, PA
Built 1958 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40,308
PA 177; SR 0177
FairOver: BENNETT RUN
LEWISBERRY BORO, York, PA
Built 1968 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,950
SR 3019
FairOver: S BRANCH CODORUS CREEK
BRILLHART, York, PA
Built 1933 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 136
SR 3042
FairOver: SOUTH BR CODORUS CREEK
2 MILE NE OF NEW SALEM, York, PA
Built 1938 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,053
SR 3064
FairOver: TRIB TO CONEWAGO CR
3 MI.S. OF PARKVILLE, York, PA
Built 1933 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 558
SR 4001
FairOver: CODORUS CREEK
.5 MI N COUNTRY CLUB RD, York, PA
Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,233
SR 4030
FairOver: STONY RUN
2 MILE EAST OF DILLSBURG, York, PA
Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,405
SMYSER ROAD
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
1.7S YORKANA/CABIN CREEK, York, PA
Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100
(T-892) Gilbert Rd
FairOver: Yellow Breeches Creek
0.8 mi S SW over Yell. Br, York, PA
Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 155
PA 24; N.Sherman
FairOver: CODORUS CREEK
2 MI NE PLEASUREVILLE, York, PA
Built 1933 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,989
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: TRIB OF E BR CODORUS CRK
1 MI.E. OF LOGANVILLE, York, PA
Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 37,168
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE CONEWAGO
0.5 MI.S. OF EXIT-28, York, PA
Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 43,104
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: Conewago Creek
1.5 MI N of Exit-28 I-83, York, PA
Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 45,034
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
.3 MI N OF I83 EXT 14, York, PA
Built 1951 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 46,183
PA 124; E.PROSPECT
FairOver: BR CABIN CREEK
1 MI. W. OF EAST PROSPECT, York, PA
Built 1923 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,370
STINE HILL ROAD
FairOver: BARSHINGER CREEK
BARSHINGER CR/YRK TWP CR, York, PA
Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 264
POPLARS ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CONEWAGO CREEK
POPLARS RD./LIT.CONEWAGO, York, PA
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,553
I-83; SR 0083
FairOver: T-721; DEWDROP RD.
SOUTH SIDE YORK CITY, York, PA
Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 45,905
SR 3046
FairOver: WEST BR CODORUS CREEK
.5 MI. NE OF NEW SALEM, York, PA
Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,217
SR 4008
FairOver: RED RUN
4.5 MI W DAVIDSBURG, York, PA
Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,742
TAXVILLE ROAD
FairOver: HONEY RUN
1.9WTHOMASVILLE/HONEYRUN, York, PA
Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600
WILLOW CREEK ROAD
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
2 W E. PROSPECT/CABIN CR., York, PA
Built 1930 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 500
MEADOW ROAD
FairOver: KREUTZ CREEK
0.4 MI N OF SR 124, York, PA
Built 1940 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
US 30; SR 0030
FairOver: SR 1014
.2 MI N OF LR128, York, PA
Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 23,734
US 30; loucks rd.
FairOver: SR 1014
.2 MI N OF LR128, York, PA
Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 23,016
PA 24; SR 0024
FairOver: MILL RACE TO CODORUS CR
2 MI NE PLEASUREVILLE, York, PA
Built 1933 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,989
PA 74; Delta Rd.
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
3 MI. N. OF DELTA, York, PA
Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,024
Carlisle Road
FairOver: Conewago Creek
2 MI S.E. Of Rossville, York, PA
Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,178
PA 74; SR 0074
FairOver: DOGWOOD RUN
1 MI.N. OF DILLSBURG, York, PA
Built 1917 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,644
Lewisberry Road
FairOver: Tributary Bennett Run
0.7 MI S.E. Of Lewisberry, York, PA
Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,636
Lewisberry Road
FairOver: Bennett Run
0.7 MI N. Of Lewisberry, York, PA
Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,850
PA 425; SR 0425
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
YORK FURNACE, York, PA
Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 172
PA 616; SR 0616
FairOver: TRIB S BR CODORUS CREEK
.5 MI.N.W. OF RAILROAD, York, PA
Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,058
T542; HREBIK ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.0SW STEWARTWN/DEER CR, York, PA
Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 69
HONEY VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: INNERS CREEK
.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NE, York, PA
Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300
NORTH WALNUT ST
FairOver: MILL CREEK
150 SO. OF SPRINGWOOD RD, York, PA
Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,500
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