Structure 4445050 · Orleans County, NY

Hulberton Road over Erie Canal

Carries Hulberton Road over Erie Canal, 1.3 Mi E Jct Bg Cl &sh387.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

145 ft end to end: about 2 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built1913rebuilt 1996
Length145.0 ft44.2 m
Daily traffic512counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOrleans
Location1.3 Mi E Jct Bg Cl &sh387
CarriesHulberton Road
CrossesErie Canal
Coordinates43.25432, -78.06623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Max Span121.7 ft (37.1 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area274.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic512 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004445050

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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