Structure 2245470 · New York County, NY

Park Avenue NB over East 45th Street

Carries Park Avenue NB over East 45th Street, In Midtown Manhattan.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

70 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 girder bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic22,713counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationIn Midtown Manhattan
CarriesPark Avenue NB
CrossesEast 45th Street
Coordinates40.75382, -73.97581

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area227.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,713 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002245470

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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