Structure 3303740 · Rensselaer County, NY

County Road 42 over Horse Heaven Brook

Carries County Road 42 over Horse Heaven Brook, .1 Mi NE Of Sand Lake.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

46 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic1,836counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyRensselaer
Location.1 Mi NE Of Sand Lake
CarriesCounty Road 42
CrossesHorse Heaven Brook
Coordinates42.63806, -73.53910

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area134.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,836 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003303740

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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