Structure 1040730 · Ulster County, NY

RTE 209 over Beer Kill

Carries RTE 209 over Beer Kill, .3 Mi N Jct US 209 & Sh52.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT109 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

109 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length108.9 ft33.2 m
Daily traffic13,559counted 2011
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Location.3 Mi N Jct US 209 & Sh52
CarriesRTE 209
CrossesBeer Kill
Coordinates41.71974, -74.39330

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Max Span103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area504.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,559 (2011)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001040730

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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