Structure 1044410 · Cortland County, NY

RTE 281 over Dry Creek

Carries RTE 281 over Dry Creek, 0.1 Mi NE Jct Rt281+222.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

30 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built20179 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic17,476counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyCortland
Location0.1 Mi NE Jct Rt281+222
CarriesRTE 281
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates42.59941, -76.20363

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Area296.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,476 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001044410

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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