Goat Islnd Access over American Rapids Park Rd

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

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

• Goat Islnd Access over American Rapids Park Rd in Niagara 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 1960 and reconstructed in 2002, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 3,603 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
• It is one of 170 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Niagara County rated fair (63.7%); 24 (9.0%) 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.

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

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