Structure 2241269 · Bronx County, NY

East 177th Street over Amtrak/csxt/p&w

Carries East 177th Street over Amtrak/csxt/p&w, At Westchester Heights.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT222 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

222 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1906rebuilt 1984
Length222.1 ft67.7 m
Daily traffic29,040counted 2011
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBronx
LocationAt Westchester Heights
CarriesEast 177th Street
CrossesAmtrak/csxt/p&w
Coordinates40.83819, -73.87657

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length222.1 ft (67.7 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area1543.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,040 (2011)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002241269

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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