Structure 3346640 · Ulster County, NY

Albany Post Road over Shawangunk Kill

Carries Albany Post Road over Shawangunk Kill, In Tuttletown-us44 & Cr79.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

162 ft end to end: 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.

Built199234 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic2,544counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
LocationIn Tuttletown-us44 & Cr79
CarriesAlbany Post Road
CrossesShawangunk Kill
Coordinates41.68771, -74.17406

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span159.8 ft (48.7 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area543.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,544 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000003346640

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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