Structure 226771B · New York County, NY

79 ST Ramp To Gar over Ramp To SB Hh Pky 79st

Carries 79 ST Ramp To Gar over Ramp To SB Hh Pky 79st, 79 ST Ramp To Boat Basin.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT422 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

422 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft: about 6 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.

Built193591 years old
Length421.9 ft128.6 m
Daily traffic300counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
Location79 ST Ramp To Boat Basin
Carries79 ST Ramp To Gar
CrossesRamp To SB Hh Pky 79st
Coordinates40.78558, -73.98498

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length421.9 ft (128.6 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area900.2 sq m
Main Spans21
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000226771B

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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