Structure 2065950 · Queens County, NY

69th Street over RTE I495 RTE I495

Carries 69th Street over RTE I495 RTE I495, 1.7 Mi SE Jct I278+i495.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

152 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 2 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1988
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location1.7 Mi SE Jct I278+i495
Carries69th Street
CrossesRTE I495 RTE I495
Coordinates40.72523, -73.89486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span82.7 ft (25.2 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area958.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002065950

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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