Structure 1040630 · Ulster County, NY

RTE 208 over Platte Kill

Carries RTE 208 over Platte Kill, 1.9 Mi S Jct Sh208 &sh299.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

90 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic5,521counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Location1.9 Mi S Jct Sh208 &sh299
CarriesRTE 208
CrossesPlatte Kill
Coordinates41.72531, -74.10477

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area304.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,521 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001040630

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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