Structure 4454160 · Niagara County, NY

Pine Street over Erie Canal North Towpat

Carries Pine Street over Erie Canal North Towpat, .3 Mi NE Jct SH 78 & Sh31.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT177 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

177 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 deck arch.

Built1901rebuilt 1974
Length176.8 ft53.9 m
Daily traffic4,949counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNiagara
Location.3 Mi NE Jct SH 78 & Sh31
CarriesPine Street
CrossesErie Canal North Towpat
Coordinates43.17079, -78.69286

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length176.8 ft (53.9 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area1105.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1901 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,949 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004454160

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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