Structure 2240047 · New York County, NY

RTE 25 over 21st Street 22nd Street

Carries RTE 25 over 21st Street 22nd Street, Queensboro Br Ovr East Rv.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,750 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

6,750 ft end to end, longest span 630 ft: about 19 football fields, or 1.3 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1909rebuilt 1985
Length6750.0 ft2057.4 m
Daily traffic108,144counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationQueensboro Br Ovr East Rv
CarriesRTE 25
Crosses21st Street 22nd Street
Coordinates40.75907, -73.95940

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length6750.0 ft (2057.4 m)
Max Span629.9 ft (192 m)
Deck Width92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Area58224.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1909 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic108,144 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge35

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002240047

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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