Structure 1039969 · Erie County, NY

Elmwood Avenue over 198 198 53011014 RTE 19

Carries Elmwood Avenue over 198 198 53011014 RTE 19, 1.4 Mi E Jct RT 198 +i-90.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

282 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 4 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.

Built201610 years old
Length282.2 ft86 m
Daily traffic24,840counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location1.4 Mi E Jct RT 198 +i-90
CarriesElmwood Avenue
Crosses198 198 53011014 RTE 19
Coordinates42.93428, -78.87752

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.2 ft (86 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area1917.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,840 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001039969

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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