Structure 4433030 · Onondaga County, NY

Black Creek Road over Erie Canal Cut

Carries Black Creek Road over Erie Canal Cut, 3.4 Mi W Jct 11 + Barge C.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT257 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

257 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1908rebuilt 2000
Length256.9 ft78.3 m
Daily traffic227counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Location3.4 Mi W Jct 11 + Barge C
CarriesBlack Creek Road
CrossesErie Canal Cut
Coordinates43.23627, -76.20304

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length256.9 ft (78.3 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area383.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1908 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic227 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004433030

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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