Structure 1065100 · Queens County, NY

188th Street over Ramp To Gcp EB RTE 907m

Carries 188th Street over Ramp To Gcp EB RTE 907m, 2.7 Mi Ene Jct I678 & Gcp.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

193 ft end to end, longest span 67 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 2017
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic16,791counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location2.7 Mi Ene Jct I678 & Gcp
Carries188th Street
CrossesRamp To Gcp EB RTE 907m
Coordinates40.72239, -73.77733

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area1311.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,791 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001065100

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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