Structure 1033370 · Saratoga County, NY

Ballard Road over 87i 87i15091277 RTE I87

Carries Ballard Road over 87i 87i15091277 RTE I87, Jct I87 & Ballard Road.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT314 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

314 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 4 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2009
Length314.0 ft95.7 m
Daily traffic10,104counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySaratoga
LocationJct I87 & Ballard Road
CarriesBallard Road
Crosses87i 87i15091277 RTE I87
Coordinates43.16953, -73.71278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length314.0 ft (95.7 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area1033.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,104 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001033370

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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