Structure 2230890 · Queens County, NY

49th Street over RTE 907m RTE 907m

Carries 49th Street over RTE 907m RTE 907m, 0.87 Mi S Jct Gcp&bqe.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

113 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1937rebuilt 1981
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic1,061counted 2017
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location0.87 Mi S Jct Gcp&bqe
Carries49th Street
CrossesRTE 907m RTE 907m
Coordinates40.76764, -73.90176

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area588.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,061 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002230890

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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