Structure 1025490 · Ulster County, NY

RTE 44 over Wallkill River

Carries RTE 44 over Wallkill River, Jct RTE 44+wallkill R.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

197 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built1938rebuilt 1993
Length196.9 ft60 m
Daily traffic4,831counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
LocationJct RTE 44+wallkill R
CarriesRTE 44
CrossesWallkill River
Coordinates41.68791, -74.16603

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length196.9 ft (60 m)
Max Span190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area576 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,831 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001025490

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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