Structure 5515460 · Ulster County, NY

Lucas AVE over I-87 RTE I87

Carries Lucas AVE over I-87 RTE I87, 1.7 Mi SW Of Kingston.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT253 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

253 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 4 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.

Built195373 years old
Length253.0 ft77.1 m
Daily traffic5,935counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Location1.7 Mi SW Of Kingston
CarriesLucas AVE
CrossesI-87 RTE I87
Coordinates41.92172, -74.04463

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area917.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,935 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005515460

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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