Structure 2028330 · Erie County, NY

RTE 62 over Buffalo River

Carries RTE 62 over Buffalo River, Jct RT 62 + Buffalo River.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT233 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

233 ft end to end: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20179 years old
Length232.9 ft71 m
Daily traffic21,400counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
LocationJct RT 62 + Buffalo River
CarriesRTE 62
CrossesBuffalo River
Coordinates42.86191, -78.82484

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length232.9 ft (71 m)
Max Span228.0 ft (69.5 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area1604.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002028330

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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