Structure 4045180 · Onondaga County, NY

RTE 298 over Pedestrian Walkway Bike

Carries RTE 298 over Pedestrian Walkway Bike, 2000 S Jct 298 & I-81.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT598 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

598 ft end to end, longest span 171 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built196066 years old
Length598.1 ft182.3 m
Daily traffic12,354counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Location2000 S Jct 298 & I-81
CarriesRTE 298
CrossesPedestrian Walkway Bike
Coordinates43.06253, -76.16842

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length598.1 ft (182.3 m)
Max Span170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area3554.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,354 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004045180

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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