Structure 2203090 · Schenectady County, NY

Congress Street over Csx Transportation/amtra

Carries Congress Street over Csx Transportation/amtra, .25 Mi S Of Ge Plant.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

144 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 2 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1986
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic5,652counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchenectady
Location.25 Mi S Of Ge Plant
CarriesCongress Street
CrossesCsx Transportation/amtra
Coordinates42.80173, -73.95566

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area583.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,652 (2017)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002203090

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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