Structure 1040000 · Erie County, NY

Kensington Avenue over 198 198 53011030 RTE 19

Carries Kensington Avenue over 198 198 53011030 RTE 19, 1 Mi E Jct Sh198 & Sh384.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

170 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 1990
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic6,313counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location1 Mi E Jct Sh198 & Sh384
CarriesKensington Avenue
Crosses198 198 53011030 RTE 19
Coordinates42.92763, -78.85063

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Width57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Area901.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,313 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001040000

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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