Structure 4431020 · Cayuga County, NY

Bonta Bridge Road over Erie Canal

Carries Bonta Bridge Road over Erie Canal, 2.3 Mi E Jct Sh34 & Canal.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT471 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

471 ft end to end, longest span 197 ft: about 7 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.

Built1912rebuilt 1990
Length471.1 ft143.6 m
Daily traffic412counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyCayuga
Location2.3 Mi E Jct Sh34 & Canal
CarriesBonta Bridge Road
CrossesErie Canal
Coordinates43.07648, -76.51402

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length471.1 ft (143.6 m)
Max Span196.9 ft (60 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area718 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic412 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004431020

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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