Structure 3341810 · St. Lawrence County, NY

Fordham Hill Road over Elm Creek

Carries Fordham Hill Road over Elm Creek, 3.6 Mi SW Of Russell.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

62 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built200620 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic65counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
Location3.6 Mi SW Of Russell
CarriesFordham Hill Road
CrossesElm Creek
Coordinates44.40044, -75.20172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area158.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2015)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003341810

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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