Structure 2246470 · New York County, NY

East Drive over The Loch

Carries East Drive over The Loch, N End Of Central Park.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

21 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck arch.

Built1900126 years old
Length21.0 ft6.4 m
Daily traffic502counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationN End Of Central Park
CarriesEast Drive
CrossesThe Loch
Coordinates40.79587, -73.95353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Area108.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic502 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002246470

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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