Structure 3321530 · Cattaraugus County, NY

County Road 21 over S Br Elton Creek Quarry

Carries County Road 21 over S Br Elton Creek Quarry, .4 Mile NW Of Elton.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

94 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built199333 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic233counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Location.4 Mile NW Of Elton
CarriesCounty Road 21
CrossesS Br Elton Creek Quarry
Coordinates42.45214, -78.43707

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area289.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic233 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003321530

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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