Structure 2267080 · Lewis County, NY

Meiss Road over Whetstone Creek

Carries Meiss Road over Whetstone Creek, 2.5 Mi SE Of Martinsburg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

45 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.

Built198244 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic39counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyLewis
Location2.5 Mi SE Of Martinsburg
CarriesMeiss Road
CrossesWhetstone Creek
Coordinates43.71492, -75.44326

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area105.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39 (2020)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002267080

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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