Structure 3347580 · Ulster County, NY

County Road 47 over Esopus Creek

Carries County Road 47 over Esopus Creek, .4 Mi East Of Big Indian.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

130 ft end to end. 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 girder bridge.

Built195373 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic164counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Location.4 Mi East Of Big Indian
CarriesCounty Road 47
CrossesEsopus Creek
Coordinates42.10444, -74.43632

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area360.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic164 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000003347580

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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