Structure 4454170 · Niagara County, NY

Main Street over Erie Canal

Carries Main Street over Erie Canal, At Jct Rts 78 + 31.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

132 ft end to end. 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1912rebuilt 1992
Length131.9 ft40.2 m
Daily traffic7,684counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNiagara
LocationAt Jct Rts 78 + 31
CarriesMain Street
CrossesErie Canal
Coordinates43.16928, -78.69504

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width399.3 ft (121.7 m)
Deck Area4892.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,684 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004454170

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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