Structure 1069732 · Richmond County, NY

RTE 440 over Fresh Kills(e Br) North

Carries RTE 440 over Fresh Kills(e Br) North, At Fresh Kills & Wse.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT608 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

608 ft end to end, longest span 152 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.

Built195670 years old
Length607.9 ft185.3 m
Daily traffic57,220counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyRichmond
LocationAt Fresh Kills & Wse
CarriesRTE 440
CrossesFresh Kills(e Br) North
Coordinates40.57639, -74.19021

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length607.9 ft (185.3 m)
Max Span151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area2927.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic57,220 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001069732

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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