Structure 1074020 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE 5s over RTE 51

Carries RTE 5s over RTE 51, 0.3m N Rts 5s & 51-over51.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9 · sets the rating

116 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1989rebuilt 2022
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic11,140counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Location0.3m N Rts 5s & 51-over51
CarriesRTE 5s
CrossesRTE 51
Coordinates43.02011, -75.03133

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Area545.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,140 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001074020

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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