Structure 3355020 · Schoharie County, NY

Howes Cave Road over Cobleskill Creek

Carries Howes Cave Road over Cobleskill Creek, 4.6 Mi E Of Cobleskill.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

103 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 deck arch.

Built201511 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic71counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchoharie
Location4.6 Mi E Of Cobleskill
CarriesHowes Cave Road
CrossesCobleskill Creek
Coordinates42.68606, -74.39993

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area273.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic71 (2017)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003355020

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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