Structure 4021420 · Montgomery County, NY

RTE 30a over Erie Barge Canal

Carries RTE 30a over Erie Barge Canal, .4 Mi S Jct SH 5 & SH 30a.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT407 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

407 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built198937 years old
Length407.2 ft124.1 m
Daily traffic11,603counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyMontgomery
Location.4 Mi S Jct SH 5 & SH 30a
CarriesRTE 30a
CrossesErie Barge Canal
Coordinates42.94979, -74.36919

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length407.2 ft (124.1 m)
Max Span259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area1960.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,603 (2020)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004021420

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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