Structure 1002390 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE 5 over Sterling Creek

Carries RTE 5 over Sterling Creek, 5.6 Mi W Jct Rts 5 & 51.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

77 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1929rebuilt 2011
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic5,595counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Location5.6 Mi W Jct Rts 5 & 51
CarriesRTE 5
CrossesSterling Creek
Coordinates43.07626, -75.11229

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area312.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,595 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001002390

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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