Bridge conditions in Queens County, New York 513 inventoried bridges · 48 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled 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.
Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Rte I678 over Flushing Bay Promenade 1963 183,587 Poor Rte 907M over 907a907ax5m22126 Rte 90 1972 154,703 Poor Rte 907M over Commonwealth Blvd 1971 154,703 Poor Rte 907M over Rte I295 Rte I295 Rte 1963 146,095 Poor Rte 907A over Totten Rd 1941 138,557 Poor Rte 907M over Midland Parkway Midland 1963 131,123 Poor Rte 907M over Little Neck Pkwy 1971 127,517 Poor Rte I678 over Flushing Creek Meadow L 1963 127,491 Poor Rte I495 over 495i495ix5c14a04 Rte I4 1969 103,162 Poor Rte I678 over Boat Basin Place Flushi 1963 70,205 Poor Rte 25A over Boat Basin Place 1963 60,470 Poor Rte 25 over RTE 907M GCP W/B Ramp 1963 60,470 Poor Rte I278 over Relief 1969 53,856 Poor Rte 24 over Rte 907A Rte 907A 1939 37,997 Poor Rte 24 over Rte 907A 1935 37,997 Poor Rte 27 over 907d907dx5m24066 Rte 90 1936 27,703 Poor Union Turnpike over Rte 907A Rte 907A 1939 26,038 Poor Rte 25A over 678I X5m1 1075 678I X5M 1981 21,334 Poor Rte 25A over 678I X5m1 1075 678I X5M 1981 21,334 Poor Astoria Boulevard over Rte I278 Rte I278 47TH 1941 20,013 Poor Merrick Boulevard over Rte 907B 1933 17,339 Poor Rte I495 over Rte I295 Rte I295 1960 16,907 Poor Metropolitan Ave over CSX Trans/cpr&p&w 1916 15,766 Poor Roosevelt Avenue over 678i678ix5m11071 Nycta 1924 14,210 Poor 188TH Street over Rte I495 495i495ix5m141 1958 12,215 Poor 49TH Avenue over Long Island RR Amtrak 1908 11,628 Poor Rte I678 over 25AX 25AX E to 25AX W 1963 10,766 Poor Main Street over Rte I495 Rte I495 1958 9,973 Poor Rte I678 over 25A (EB) U-turn Flushin 1963 9,664 Poor Rte I678 over Ramp to 25AX WB 1963 9,225 Poor Rte I678 over Relief 1963 8,582 Poor Cohancy St over Rte 907D Rte 907D 1941 7,616 Poor Bell Blvd over Rte I495 Rte I495 1959 7,558 Poor Rte 907M over 907m907mx5m14046 Rte 90 1963 7,533 Poor Farmers Boulevard over Rte 907D Rte 907D 1940 6,437 Poor Flushing Mdow Pk over Tide Gate Dam 1963 5,718 Poor Rte I278 over 43RD St S/B 1969 5,361 Poor 149TH Street over Rte 907A Rte 907A 1941 4,406 Poor Rte 907M over 25A Northern Blvd EB 1963 4,280 Poor Rte 907M over Rte I295 Rte I295 Rte 1963 3,577 Poor Flushing Meadw Pr over Stream N of Lie 1963 1,427 Poor Superior Road over Rte 907A Rte 907A 1939 281 Poor Flushing Meadw Pk over Meadow Lake 1963 272 Poor Gcp (EB) to 126ST over Boat Basin Place 1963 – Poor Rte I678 over Rte 907M Rte 907M Rte 1963 – Poor Gcp EB to 25AX EB over Rte 907M 1963 – Poor Rte 907M over Rte I295 Rte I295 295I 1963 – Poor Rte I278 over Rte 907M Rte 907M 1944 – Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Rte I495 over Little Neck Pkwy 1957 225,381 Fair Rte I495 over 108TH Street 1963 214,103 Good Rte I678 over Flushing Bay Promenade 1963 183,587 Poor Rte I678 over 907a907ax5m21189 Rte 90 1939 183,587 Fair Rte I278 over Lie WB Ramp to Bqe WB R 1969 171,874 Fair Rte I678 over 678I 678ix5mr07b1 1953 166,433 Good Rte 907A over Dutch Brwy 1939 163,195 Fair Rte 907C over Fountain Ave Betts Cree 1941 161,760 Fair Rte 907C over 84TH Street 1941 161,760 Fair Rte I495 over CSX Trans/cpr&p&w 1988 158,270 Good
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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