Structure 2247330 · Queens County, NY

39th Street over Amtrak/lirr Coach Yard

Carries 39th Street over Amtrak/lirr Coach Yard, In Sunnyside.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT745 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

745 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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.

Built1910rebuilt 1995
Length745.1 ft227.1 m
Daily traffic13,815counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationIn Sunnyside
Carries39th Street
CrossesAmtrak/lirr Coach Yard
Coordinates40.75125, -73.92470

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length745.1 ft (227.1 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width64.6 ft (19.7 m)
Deck Area4473.9 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,815 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002247330

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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