Bridge conditions in Queens County, New York

513 inventoried bridges · 48 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Queens County tracks close to typical: 48 of its 513 inventoried bridges (9.4%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

• 48 of the 513 bridges in Queens County, New York, are rated in poor condition (9.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
• 154 bridges (30.0%) are rated good and 311 (60.6%) fair.
• The median Queens County bridge was built in 1963.
• The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rte I678 over Flushing Bay Promenade (built 1963), carrying about 183,587 vehicles a day.

Good 30.0% · Fair 60.6% · Poor 9.4% of 513 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Busiest bridges in the county

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.