Structure 3349850 · Broome County, NY

CR 48 over Susquehanna River

Carries CR 48 over Susquehanna River, Hamlet Of Vestal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT745 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

745 ft end to end, longest span 245 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1935rebuilt 1987
Length745.1 ft227.1 m
Daily traffic13,325counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBroome
LocationHamlet Of Vestal
CarriesCR 48
CrossesSusquehanna River
Coordinates42.09139, -76.05476

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length745.1 ft (227.1 m)
Max Span244.8 ft (74.6 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area2,271 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,325 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000003349850

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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