Structure 4445190 · Orleans County, NY

Beals Road over Erie Canal Heritage Trai

Carries Beals Road over Erie Canal Heritage Trai, 2 Mi E Jct Bg Cnl & SH 63.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

193 ft end to end: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1909117 years old
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic63counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOrleans
Location2 Mi E Jct Bg Cnl & SH 63
CarriesBeals Road
CrossesErie Canal Heritage Trai
Coordinates43.23369, -78.35564

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area294 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1909

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004445190

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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