Structure 1022500 · Albany County, NY

RTE 32 over Mohawk River

Carries RTE 32 over Mohawk River, 0.4 Mi N Jct Rts 32 & 470.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT797 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9

797 ft end to end, longest span 163 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built20188 years old
Length796.9 ft242.9 m
Daily traffic13,550counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Location0.4 Mi N Jct Rts 32 & 470
CarriesRTE 32
CrossesMohawk River
Coordinates42.77941, -73.69657

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length796.9 ft (242.9 m)
Max Span163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Deck Width52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Area3862.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,550 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001022500

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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