Structure 3319650 · Wyoming County, NY

County Road 26 over Cayuga Creek

Carries County Road 26 over Cayuga Creek, 0.2 Mi SW Of Cowlesville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

116 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft. 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1990
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic1,571counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyWyoming
Location0.2 Mi SW Of Cowlesville
CarriesCounty Road 26
CrossesCayuga Creek
Coordinates42.84286, -78.47228

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area322.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,571 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000003319650

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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