Structure 2240390 · Kings County, NY

Grand Street over Newtown Creek

Carries Grand Street over Newtown Creek, Over Newtown Creek.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 113 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1901rebuilt 1972
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic10,303counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyKings
LocationOver Newtown Creek
CarriesGrand Street
CrossesNewtown Creek
Coordinates40.71658, -73.92234

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area666.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1901 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,303 (2019)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000002240390

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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