Structure 1004180 · Schenectady County, NY

RTE 7 over Csx Transportation

Carries RTE 7 over Csx Transportation, .7 Mi SW Jct Sh7 & Sh159.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

218 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 girder bridge.

Built1940rebuilt 1990
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic8,925counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchenectady
Location.7 Mi SW Jct Sh7 & Sh159
CarriesRTE 7
CrossesCsx Transportation
Coordinates42.78739, -73.99369

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area1049.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,925 (2021)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001004180

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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