Structure 4021940 · Onondaga County, NY

RTE 31 over Bike Path Seneca River

Carries RTE 31 over Bike Path Seneca River, Jct RTE 31 + Seneca River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT635 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

635 ft end to end, longest span 262 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built200521 years old
Length634.8 ft193.5 m
Daily traffic22,337counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
LocationJct RTE 31 + Seneca River
CarriesRTE 31
CrossesBike Path Seneca River
Coordinates43.17565, -76.27749

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length634.8 ft (193.5 m)
Max Span262.5 ft (80 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area5011.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,337 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004021940

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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