79TH St Trfic Crl over 79ST Bt Basin Grg 79 St
New York County, New York · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- 79TH St Trfic Crl over 79ST Bt Basin Grg 79 St in New York County, New York, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 10,238 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
- Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
- It is one of 23 of the 246 inventoried bridges in New York County rated poor (9.3%); 23 (9.3%) are rated poor.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Deck | 5 | Fair condition |
| Superstructure | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 5 | Fair condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel girder and floorbeam |
| Length | about 636 ft |
| Location | 79 St Boat Basin |
| NBI structure number | 000000002267718 |
| Condition class | Poor |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New York department of transportation.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Rte 907L over East 96TH Street York A | 1954 | 153,810 | Fair |
| Rte 907L over Rte 907L Prom BIN223216 | 1942 | 147,090 | Fair |
| Rte 907L over East 61ST Street Rte 90 | 1941 | 147,090 | Fair |
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