Structure 1034290 · Tompkins County, NY

RTE 89 over Taughannock Creek

Carries RTE 89 over Taughannock Creek, 1.2 Mi SE Seneca Cl;rte89.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT239 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

239 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: 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 deck arch.

Built1926100 years old
Length238.8 ft72.8 m
Daily traffic4,443counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyTompkins
Location1.2 Mi SE Seneca Cl;rte89
CarriesRTE 89
CrossesTaughannock Creek
Coordinates42.54593, -76.59991

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Max Span98.8 ft (30.1 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area786.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1926

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,443 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001034290

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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