Structure 2246660 · New York County, NY

Riverside Drive over W125 ST 12th Avenue ST

Carries Riverside Drive over W125 ST 12th Avenue ST, Over ST Clair Pl-to 134st.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,809 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,809 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 5.0 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1897rebuilt 1988
Length1809.1 ft551.4 m
Daily traffic12,338counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationOver ST Clair Pl-to 134st
CarriesRiverside Drive
CrossesW125 ST 12th Avenue ST
Coordinates40.81799, -73.96038

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1809.1 ft (551.4 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Area13729.9 sq m
Main Spans26
Year Built1897 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,338 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge28

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002246660

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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