Structure 5523980 · Tompkins County, NY

Park Road over Owl Gorge

Carries Park Road over Owl Gorge, 0.5mi NE Buttermilk Falls.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

55 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 deck arch.

Built193690 years old
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic56counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyTompkins
Location0.5mi NE Buttermilk Falls
CarriesPark Road
CrossesOwl Gorge
Coordinates42.42543, -76.51461

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area142.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000005523980

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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