79 St Ramp to Gar over Ramp to SB Hh Pky 79ST

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

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

• 79 St Ramp to Gar over Ramp to SB Hh Pky 79ST in New York 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 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2009).
• Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
• It is one of 189 of the 246 inventoried bridges in New York County rated fair (76.8%); 23 (9.3%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated March 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
• It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
• 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.

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

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