Bridge
BIN 1065318
I278 - Gowanus Expressway over 6TH AVENUE
PoorNYSDOT rating 3.58 of 7Inspected Dec 30, 20251 planned project
Planned and programmed work plans as published, not awarded contracts
- Painting of the Gowanus Expressway Viaduct between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Hugh Carey Tunnel. The work consists of painting and steel repairs to prolong the useful life of the bridge. BINs include:1065318, 106531A, 106531B, 106531C, 106531D, 106531E, 106531F, 106531G, 106531H, 106531I, 106531J, 106531K, 106531L, 106531M, 106531N, 106531O, 106531P, 106531Q, 1075060, 1076740, 1076750, 1076849, 1076851, 1076852, 1074010.BRIDGE PRESERVATION · Contract D264703 · Planned completion Jan 3, 2026
Source: Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), updated Jun 23, 2026; NYSDOT Capital Program projects. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026.
Inventory facts
Location
- Carries
- I278 - Gowanus Expressway
- Crosses
- 6TH AVENUE
- County
- KINGS
- NYSDOT region
- (11) New York City
- Place
- New York (City)
- Location note
- 2.0 mile north of the Ver
Ownership
- Owner
- NYSDOT
- Maintained by
- State - Subcontracted to another Party
Design
- Year built
- 1962
- Structure type
- 02 - Stringer/Multi-Beam or Girder
- Material
- 3 - Steel
- Spans
- 322
- Length (ft)
- 18500
- Deck area (sq ft)
- 1757500
Condition
- NYSDOT condition rating
- 3.581 (poor) to 7 (new)
- FHWA condition
- Poor
- Poor status
- YesBridge Conditions dataset
- NBI superstructure
- 40 to 9
- Last inspection
- 2025-12-30
Load and traffic
- R-posted
- NOPosting flag as recorded
- AADT
- 104627Count year not supplied by this layer
Source: NYSDOT Bridges; Bridge Conditions, NYS Department of Transportation, updated Oct 5, 2026. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026.
Contracts that name this BIN 5 in the record-plan index
- Gowanus Expressway Steel Repairs & Ramp D Deck Replacement in New York CityI-278 · Brooklyn (city), New York (city) · Kings · PIN X731.61 · 398 sheets indexed
- EMERGENCY BRIDGE REPAIR & HOV LANE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,;RT. I-278, 27;I-278 · Brooklyn (city) · Kings · PIN X730.90 · 530 sheets indexed
- VARIOUS SHS.,;GOWANUS EXPY. & OTHER BRIDGES,;BRIDGE PAINTING OF 14 BRIDGES;I-278, NY 27 · Brooklyn (city) · Kings · PIN X730.35
- GOWANUS EXPRESSWAY - Viaduct Bridge, Corrective Repairs & Preventative Maintenance in the City of New York.I-278 · New York (city) · Kings · PIN X731.71 · 454 sheets indexed
- Gowanus Expressway (I-278) Viaduct Bridge Corrective Repairs & Preventative Maintenance in the City of New York.I-278 · New York (city) · Kings · PIN X731.71 · 454 sheets indexed
Source: NYSDOT Highway Record Plans, updated Jun 26, 2026. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026. A BIN named in a contract's index row does not prove every drawing applies to this structure.