Structure 3221560 · St. Lawrence County, NY

Browns Bridge Roa over Raquette River

Carries Browns Bridge Roa over Raquette River, 2.25 Miles NW Of Colton.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

220 ft end to end, longest span 108 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1979rebuilt 2021
Length220.1 ft67.1 m
Daily traffic341counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
Location2.25 Miles NW Of Colton
CarriesBrowns Bridge Roa
CrossesRaquette River
Coordinates44.58685, -74.95987

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Max Span107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area577.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1979 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic341 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000003221560

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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