Structure 1051250 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE 171 over 5s 5s23021071 RTE 5s

Carries RTE 171 over 5s 5s23021071 RTE 5s, Jct Rts 5s + 171.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

175 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 2 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.

Built196660 years old
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic166counted 2019
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
LocationJct Rts 5s + 171
CarriesRTE 171
Crosses5s 5s23021071 RTE 5s
Coordinates43.02913, -75.07933

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area538.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic166 (2019)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001051250

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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