Structure 3351270 · Chenango County, NY

Bentley Road over Brakel Creek

Carries Bentley Road over Brakel Creek, 2.7 Miles SW Of Pharsalia.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

58 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1991rebuilt 2020
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic37counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyChenango
Location2.7 Miles SW Of Pharsalia
CarriesBentley Road
CrossesBrakel Creek
Coordinates42.55717, -75.81695

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area138.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003351270

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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