Structure 4454110 · Niagara County, NY

Day Road over Erie Canal Empire State

Carries Day Road over Erie Canal Empire State, 1 Mile East Of Lockport.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT182 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

182 ft end to end: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1909rebuilt 2003
Length182.1 ft55.5 m
Daily traffic1,670counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNiagara
Location1 Mile East Of Lockport
CarriesDay Road
CrossesErie Canal Empire State
Coordinates43.19097, -78.64993

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length182.1 ft (55.5 m)
Max Span148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area249.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1909 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,670 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000004454110

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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