Structure 1056381 · Suffolk County, NY

RTE 27 over Bellows Pond Road

Carries RTE 27 over Bellows Pond Road, .7 Mi W Jct SH 24 & SH 27.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

95 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.

Built197353 years old
Length95.1 ft29 m
Daily traffic17,379counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySuffolk
Location.7 Mi W Jct SH 24 & SH 27
CarriesRTE 27
CrossesBellows Pond Road
Coordinates40.87649, -72.55064

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length95.1 ft (29 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area388.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,379 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001056381

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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