Structure 1019000 · Lewis County, NY

RTE 126 over Beaver River

Carries RTE 126 over Beaver River, 0.5 Mi W Of Beaver Falls.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

180 ft end to end: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1950rebuilt 1990
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic1,769counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyLewis
Location0.5 Mi W Of Beaver Falls
CarriesRTE 126
CrossesBeaver River
Coordinates43.88428, -75.44029

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area543.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,769 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001019000

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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