Structure 4039820 · Washington County, NY

RTE 196 over Dike Road Champlain Can

Carries RTE 196 over Dike Road Champlain Can, 2.4 Mi E Of RT 4.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT349 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

349 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built1938rebuilt 2021
Length349.1 ft106.4 m
Daily traffic6,928counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyWashington
Location2.4 Mi E Of RT 4
CarriesRTE 196
CrossesDike Road Champlain Can
Coordinates43.30407, -73.53952

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length349.1 ft (106.4 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area1021.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,928 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004039820

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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