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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.

Total bridges

569

Public highway bridges in York County

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

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).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for York County and the 5 Pennsylvania counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Berks County 667 15%
Washington County 655 12.1%
Westmoreland County 620 15.8%
Philadelphia County 585 13.2%
York County (this page) 569 13%
Lycoming County 482 3.9%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside PA (1972 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 569 Good 177 Fair 318 Poor 74

Good-condition bridges (177)

SR 3046

Good

Over: YRKRAIL; MD @ PA RR W BR

HIGHLAND AVE IN WEST YORK, York, PA

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,255

SR 4022; TWP AHEAD

Good

Over: PIPPINS RUN

1 MI.N. OF SIDDENSBURG, York, PA

Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,427

SR 3036

Good

Over: SR.3001 S.GEORGE STREET

.2 MI. S. OF PA 165, York, PA

Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,815

PA 114; SR 0114

Good

Over: TRIB OF YELLOW BREECHES

03MI E.OF YELLOW BREECHES, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,358

SR 8011 Ramp K

Good

Over: Mill Creek

.2 MI S OF SR 124 INTER, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,142

T-955 Limekiln Rd

Good

Over: Trib to Yellow Breeches

2 Miles West of I-83, York, PA

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 860

Whitetail Drive

Good

Over: Fishing Creek

0.2 m sw of Pleasant View, York, PA

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Old Gettysburg Pk

Good

Over: Yellow Breeches Creek

1 mi E. of Williams Grove, York, PA

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,447

SR 2046 High Rock

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

High Rock, York, PA

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 152

Barnhart Drive

Good

Over: Gitts Run

200 yd W Gitts Run Rd, York, PA

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

ROCKVILLE RD.

Good

Over: Pierceville Run

3 MILE WEST OF GLEN ROCK, York, PA

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280

PA 94; SR 0094

Good

Over: TRIB S BR CONEWAGO CREEK

W.END HANOVER, York, PA

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 22,501

SR 1003

Good

Over: PA TPK (I-76)

Fairview Twp/SR 1003, York, PA

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,932

SR 2021 Ducktown

Good

Over: KREUTZ CREEK

1.5 MILE SE OF HALLAM, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 841

SR 3120 Access Rd

Good

Over: Mill Creek

1.1 MI EAST OF YORK CITY, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,124

VALLEY ACRES RD.

Good

Over: KRUETZ CREEK

.3S HALLAM BORO/KREUTZ CR, York, PA

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,389

T-572 Anderson Rd

Good

Over: Trib to Leibs Creek

500 Ft W of Little Rd, York, PA

Built 2019 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 560

PA-124;Mt Rose Ave

Good

Over: Mill Creek

1.1 Mi. E. of York City, York, PA

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 16,584

PA 851; SR 0851

Good

Over: SWANS CREEK

2 MI.W. OF NEW FREEDOM, York, PA

Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,250

4003 S. Salem Chur

Good

Over: Little Conewago Creek

1Mi N of 234, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,861

SR3050 Woodberry

Good

Over: York Rail Co ITQ-179982

1 MILE WEST OF YORK CITY, York, PA

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 746

US 30; SR 0030

Good

Over: LITTLE CONEWAGO CREEK

THOMASVILLE, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 14,224

PA TPK (I-76)

Good

Over: LR66028 SR 4027

FAIRVIEW TWP, York, PA

Built 1949 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25,229

SINSHEIM ROAD

Good

Over: CODORUS CREEK

2 MILES WEST OF JEFFERSON, York, PA

Built 2007 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,300

Bairs Mill Road

Good

Over: Kreutz creek

1.4 Mi SW Wrightsville/Kr, York, PA

Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 128

FISSEL CHURCH RD.

Good

Over: CENTERVILLE CREEK

2.5 MILE SW OF GLEN ROCK, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,671

SR 1005

Good

Over: PA Turnpike (I-76)

SR 1005 (I-76 MM 244.9), York, PA

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 409

PA 616; SR 0616

Good

Over: TRIB TO S BR CODORUS CR

SEVEN VALLEYS, York, PA

Built 2017 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,382

Boundary Avenue

Good

Over: Mill Creek

0.2 MI SE of SR 2002/2007, York, PA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 176

Richmond Rd

Good

Over: Fishing Creek

1 MI.S. OF CRALEY, York, PA

Built 1942 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 200

SR 2033; t-673

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

0.5 MI.S. OF MARTINSVILLE, York, PA

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,310

3100/North Street

Good

Over: I-83

1 MI. NE OF LOGANVILLE, York, PA

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,524

SR 2060

Good

Over: Trib. N. Br. Muddy Run

2 Miles E of Winterstown, York, PA

Built 1966 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 447

SR 3066; TWP RD

Good

Over: W BR CODORUS CREEK

3.5 MILE SE OF HANOVER, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,621

SR 4032; TWP RD

Good

Over: BR BERMUDIAN CREEK

3 MI SW OF WELLSVILLE, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 356

MANOR RD (SR 2029)

Good

Over: CABIN CREEK

5 MILE NE OF RED LION, York, PA

Built 2016 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 914

TWIN ARCH ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH CODORUS CR.

2.3E NEWSALEM/S.BR.CODORU, York, PA

Built 2021 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 365

PA 234; SR 0234

Good

Over: LITTLE CONEWAGO CREEK

3 MI. W. OF YORK, York, PA

Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,253

PA 181; SR 0181

Good

Over: TRIB TO CODORUS CREEK

INTER LR 250 AND LR 66021, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,515

SR 2002

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2 MILE SE OF YORK CITY, York, PA

Built 2013 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,705

SR 4038

Good

Over: N BR.OF BERMUDIAN CREEK

.3 MI EAST OF US15, York, PA

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 143

SR 4009

Good

Over: LITTLE CONEWAGO CREEK

1.25 MI.SE ZIONSVIEW, York, PA

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,656

PA 216; SR 0216

Good

Over: E. Branch Codorus Creek

Brodbecks, York, PA

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,057

SR 8011 (Ramp N)

Good

Over: Mill Creek

@ I-83 & SR 124 INT, York, PA

Built 2020 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 378

SR 4017

Good

Over: Bermudian Creek

2 miles S. of Kralltown, York, PA

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,006

SR 0295

Good

Over: Trib big conewago creek

North of Strinestown, York, PA

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,142

SR 1021

Good

Over: POPLAR RUN

2 MI. N.W. OF MANCHESTER, York, PA

Built 2011 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,046

SR 2076 Stew-twn

Good

Over: I-83; SR 0083

2 MI.E. OF SHREWSBERRY, York, PA

Built 2011 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 845

PA 214; SR 0214

Good

Over: S BR OF CODORUS CREEK

SEVEN VALLEYS BORO, York, PA

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,270

Sticks Road

Good

Over: Centerville Creek

1 MI W of Glen Rock, York, PA

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,038

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