Structure 1019319 · Suffolk County, NY

Horse Block Road over 27 27 07051287 RTE 27

Carries Horse Block Road over 27 27 07051287 RTE 27, 5.2 Mi E Jct Sh27 & Sh112.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

241 ft end to end, longest span 76 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length241.1 ft73.5 m
Daily traffic14,876counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySuffolk
Location5.2 Mi E Jct Sh27 & Sh112
CarriesHorse Block Road
Crosses27 27 07051287 RTE 27
Coordinates40.79676, -72.91011

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length241.1 ft (73.5 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area2153.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,876 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001019319

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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