Structure 3311560 · Cayuga County, NY

Ridge Road over Yawger Creek

Carries Ridge Road over Yawger Creek, 4 Mi NE Union Springs.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

58 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.

Built20215 years old
Length57.7 ft17.6 m
Daily traffic1,161counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyCayuga
Location4 Mi NE Union Springs
CarriesRidge Road
CrossesYawger Creek
Coordinates42.87362, -76.62910

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area160.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,161 (2021)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003311560

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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