Structure 4050702 · Erie County, NY

RTE 425 over East Niagara ST Nys Bar

Carries RTE 425 over East Niagara ST Nys Bar, 0.8 Mi E Jct 384 + Canal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT604 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

604 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 1.7 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.

Built197056 years old
Length604.0 ft184.1 m
Daily traffic13,511counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location0.8 Mi E Jct 384 + Canal
CarriesRTE 425
CrossesEast Niagara ST Nys Bar
Coordinates43.02236, -78.86100

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length604.0 ft (184.1 m)
Max Span159.8 ft (48.7 m)
Deck Width48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Area2724.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,511 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004050702

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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