Structure 4001020 · Saratoga County, NY

RTE 4 over Hudson River And Canal

Carries RTE 4 over Hudson River And Canal, 0.2 Mi N Jct Rtes 4 & 32.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT530 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

530 ft end to end, longest span 225 ft: about 7 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.

Built1916rebuilt 1990
Length529.9 ft161.5 m
Daily traffic4,252counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySaratoga
Location0.2 Mi N Jct Rtes 4 & 32
CarriesRTE 4
CrossesHudson River And Canal
Coordinates43.12829, -73.58778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length529.9 ft (161.5 m)
Max Span225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area969 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1916 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,252 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000004001020

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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