Structure 1054180 · Essex County, NY

County Road 8 over 87i 87i12111382 RTE I87

Carries County Road 8 over 87i 87i12111382 RTE I87, 1.5 Mi N Of Exit 31 - I87.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

260 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 4 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.

Built196561 years old
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic472counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyEssex
Location1.5 Mi N Of Exit 31 - I87
CarriesCounty Road 8
Crosses87i 87i12111382 RTE I87
Coordinates44.23094, -73.50366

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area697.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic472 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001054180

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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