Structure 1038400 · Schenectady County, NY

RTE 147 over Vley Road Csx Trans/amt

Carries RTE 147 over Vley Road Csx Trans/amt, 1.5 Mi N Jct Rts 5+ 147.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

229 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198343 years old
Length229.0 ft69.8 m
Daily traffic6,343counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchenectady
Location1.5 Mi N Jct Rts 5+ 147
CarriesRTE 147
CrossesVley Road Csx Trans/amt
Coordinates42.84723, -73.97814

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length229.0 ft (69.8 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area1151.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,343 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001038400

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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