Structure 1042640 · Erie County, NY

RTE 240 over Lehigh Valley Railroad R

Carries RTE 240 over Lehigh Valley Railroad R, 0.7 Mi S Jct Rts 240 +130.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,462 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,462 ft end to end, longest span 167 ft: about 4.1 football fields. 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.

Built198244 years old
Length1461.9 ft445.6 m
Daily traffic19,873counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location0.7 Mi S Jct Rts 240 +130
CarriesRTE 240
CrossesLehigh Valley Railroad R
Coordinates42.89079, -78.78464

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1461.9 ft (445.6 m)
Max Span167.0 ft (50.9 m)
Deck Width72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Area9847.8 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,873 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001042640

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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