Structure 1054831 · Broome County, NY

RTE 17 over Susquehanna River

Carries RTE 17 over Susquehanna River, 1.2 Mi E Jct Sh17 & Sh26.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT987 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

987 ft end to end, longest span 162 ft: about 2.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 2009
Length986.9 ft300.8 m
Daily traffic24,003counted 2011
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBroome
Location1.2 Mi E Jct Sh17 & Sh26
CarriesRTE 17
CrossesSusquehanna River
Coordinates42.10008, -76.02555

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length986.9 ft (300.8 m)
Max Span162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area3038.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,003 (2011)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001054831

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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