Structure 1002790 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE 5 over Nowadaga Creek

Carries RTE 5 over Nowadaga Creek, 2.3 Mi SE Jct Rts 5s &169.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

130 ft end to end. 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.

Built20233 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic2,231counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Location2.3 Mi SE Jct Rts 5s &169
CarriesRTE 5
CrossesNowadaga Creek
Coordinates43.00447, -74.77961

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area435.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,231 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001002790

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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