Structure 1031639 · Onondaga County, NY

81i over Harborside Drive Ley CR

Carries 81i over Harborside Drive Ley CR, 0.1 Mi S Jct Rts I-81 +57.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT671 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

671 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1987
Length670.9 ft204.5 m
Daily traffic5,977counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Location0.1 Mi S Jct Rts I-81 +57
Carries81i
CrossesHarborside Drive Ley CR
Coordinates43.07451, -76.17216

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length670.9 ft (204.5 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Deck Area6196.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,977 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001031639

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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