Structure 1020680 · Saratoga County, NY

RTE 29 over Fish Creek

Carries RTE 29 over Fish Creek, 2.0 Mi W Jct Rts 4 & 29.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

122 ft end to end. 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.

Built201610 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic8,119counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySaratoga
Location2.0 Mi W Jct Rts 4 & 29
CarriesRTE 29
CrossesFish Creek
Coordinates43.10666, -73.61692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area375.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,119 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001020680

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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