Structure 2240028 · New York County, NY
Carries RTE 27 over 278ix Fdr Drive Cherry, RTE 27 Over East River.
Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.
How ratings work6,119 ft end to end, longest span 1,470 ft: about 17 football fields, or 1.2 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 suspension bridge.
| State | New York |
| County | New York |
| Location | RTE 27 Over East River |
| Carries | RTE 27 |
| Crosses | 278ix Fdr Drive Cherry |
| Coordinates | 40.70968, -73.99213 |
| Material | Steel |
| Design | Suspension |
| Total Length | 6119.1 ft (1865.1 m) |
| Max Span | 1469.8 ft (448 m) |
| Deck Width | 96.1 ft (29.3 m) |
| Deck Area | 54647.4 sq m |
| Main Spans | 3 |
| Year Built | 1909 (reconstructed 2004) |
| Avg Daily Traffic | 43,477 (2019) |
| Truck Traffic | 8% |
| Lanes On Bridge | 4 |
| Lanes Under Bridge | 37 |
| Last Inspection | November 2022 |
| Inspection Frequency | Every 24 months |
| Owner | City/Municipal Highway Agency |
| Historical Significance | Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places |
| Scour Critical | 5 — Stable for scour |
| Structure Number | 000000002240028 |
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."
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.