Structure 1032750 · Essex County, NY

RTE 86 over Wbr Ausable River

Carries RTE 86 over Wbr Ausable River, 0.3 Mi E Jct Rts 86 & 431.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

153 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 2 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1935rebuilt 2014
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic2,069counted 2014
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyEssex
Location0.3 Mi E Jct Rts 86 & 431
CarriesRTE 86
CrossesWbr Ausable River
Coordinates44.38908, -73.81776

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area554.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,069 (2014)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001032750

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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