Structure 2247660 · Queens County, NY

Forest Park Drive over Lirr - Ex Rockaway LN

Carries Forest Park Drive over Lirr - Ex Rockaway LN, At Forest Park.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT213 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

213 ft end to end, longest span 51 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 girder bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length212.9 ft64.9 m
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationAt Forest Park
CarriesForest Park Drive
CrossesLirr - Ex Rockaway LN
Coordinates40.70070, -73.85111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length212.9 ft (64.9 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area928.1 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1920

Traffic

Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002247660

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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