Structure 1004890 · Warren County, NY

RTE 8 over Schroon River

Carries RTE 8 over Schroon River, 0.4 Mi E Jct 8 & I87.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT267 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

267 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 4 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 through truss.

Built1930rebuilt 1993
Length267.1 ft81.4 m
Daily traffic2,148counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyWarren
Location0.4 Mi E Jct 8 & I87
CarriesRTE 8
CrossesSchroon River
Coordinates43.67080, -73.77106

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area651.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,148 (2016)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001004890

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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