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South 3RD Street over Rte I278

Kings County, New York · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

South 3RD Street over Rte I278 in Kings County, New York, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 160 of the 242 inventoried bridges in Kings County rated fair (66.1%); 30 (12.4%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 53 ft
Location	2.4 Mi SW Jct I278 & I495
NBI structure number	000000001076459
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New York department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rte I278 over Rte I278 Furman Street	1944	202,650	Poor
Rte I278 over 15th Street 17th Street	1962	181,470	Poor
Rte I278 over Third Avenue 18TH STREE	1963	181,470	Fair
Rte I278 over Ramp to Hamilton	1997	181,470	Good
Rte I278 over Hamilton Ave.	1963	181,470	Fair
Rte I278 over at Clinton St	1964	181,470	Fair