Structure 3324500 · Chautauqua County, NY

Leach Hill Road over Clear Creek

Carries Leach Hill Road over Clear Creek, 1.5 Miles E Of Ellington.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

69 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193195 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic263counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyChautauqua
Location1.5 Miles E Of Ellington
CarriesLeach Hill Road
CrossesClear Creek
Coordinates42.21632, -79.07931

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area147 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic263 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000003324500

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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