Structure 2240079 · New York County, NY

Madison Avenue over RTE 907p Harlem River

Carries Madison Avenue over RTE 907p Harlem River, Over Harlem Rv In Harlem.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,172 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,172 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 3.3 football fields. 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1907rebuilt 1994
Length1171.9 ft357.2 m
Daily traffic39,068counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationOver Harlem Rv In Harlem
CarriesMadison Avenue
CrossesRTE 907p Harlem River
Coordinates40.81411, -73.93384

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length1171.9 ft (357.2 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Area8965.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,068 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002240079

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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