Structure 2243810 · Kings County, NY

Avenue U over Nycta-sea Beach

Carries Avenue U over Nycta-sea Beach, At Bensonhurst.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

74 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length74.1 ft22.6 m
Daily traffic6,069counted 2017
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyKings
LocationAt Bensonhurst
CarriesAvenue U
CrossesNycta-sea Beach
Coordinates40.59635, -73.97885

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area551.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,069 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther Local Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002243810

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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