Structure 1040790 · Ulster County, NY

RTE 209 over Esopus Creek

Carries RTE 209 over Esopus Creek, 1.6 Mi S Jct Rts 209+28.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT278 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

278 ft end to end, longest span 138 ft: about 4 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2018
Length277.9 ft84.7 m
Daily traffic12,268counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
Location1.6 Mi S Jct Rts 209+28
CarriesRTE 209
CrossesEsopus Creek
Coordinates41.93565, -74.05347

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length277.9 ft (84.7 m)
Max Span137.8 ft (42 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area1016.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,268 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001040790

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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