Structure 3210210 · Tompkins County, NY

Covered Bridge ST over W.br.cayuga Inlet

Carries Covered Bridge ST over W.br.cayuga Inlet, In Newfield.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

116 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 through arch.

Built1853rebuilt 1972
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic186counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyTompkins
LocationIn Newfield
CarriesCovered Bridge ST
CrossesW.br.cayuga Inlet
Coordinates42.36321, -76.59049

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area169.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1853 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic186 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003210210

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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