Structure 1000580 · Jefferson County, NY

RTE 3 over Black River

Carries RTE 3 over Black River, 1.0 Mi W Jct Rts 3 & 3a.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT455 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

455 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built198640 years old
Length455.1 ft138.7 m
Daily traffic5,010counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyJefferson
Location1.0 Mi W Jct Rts 3 & 3a
CarriesRTE 3
CrossesBlack River
Coordinates44.03450, -75.68846

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length455.1 ft (138.7 m)
Max Span179.8 ft (54.8 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1775.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,010 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001000580

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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