Structure 2201880 · Rensselaer County, NY

Powers Road over Poesten Kill

Carries Powers Road over Poesten Kill, 3 Miles Ese Of Poestenkil.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

34 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic116counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyRensselaer
Location3 Miles Ese Of Poestenkil
CarriesPowers Road
CrossesPoesten Kill
Coordinates42.67729, -73.51077

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area88.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic116 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000002201880

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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