Structure 3327260 · Erie County, NY

Bullis Road over Buffalo Creek

Carries Bullis Road over Buffalo Creek, 2.4 Mi N Jct Sh422&buf Ck.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT524 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

524 ft end to end, longest span 150 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1967rebuilt 2022
Length524.0 ft159.7 m
Daily traffic4,193counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location2.4 Mi N Jct Sh422&buf Ck
CarriesBullis Road
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates42.83952, -78.60057

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length524.0 ft (159.7 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1756.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,193 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000003327260

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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