Structure 1030590 · Tompkins County, NY

RTE 79 over Six Mile Creek

Carries RTE 79 over Six Mile Creek, 3.6 Mi NW Tioga Cl;rte 79.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

36 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic3,905counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyTompkins
Location3.6 Mi NW Tioga Cl;rte 79
CarriesRTE 79
CrossesSix Mile Creek
Coordinates42.39306, -76.34309

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area156.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,905 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001030590

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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