Structure 4001970 · Seneca County, NY

RTE 5 over Cay & Sen Canal

Carries RTE 5 over Cay & Sen Canal, Jct US 20 & Cay & Sen Cnl.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

315 ft end to end: about 4 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.

Built193294 years old
Length315.0 ft96 m
Daily traffic12,332counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySeneca
LocationJct US 20 & Cay & Sen Cnl
CarriesRTE 5
CrossesCay & Sen Canal
Coordinates42.96297, -76.73834

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length315.0 ft (96 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area1276.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,332 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004001970

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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