Structure 1058780 · Suffolk County, NY

RTE 908j over 909d 909d 0702 1038 RTE

Carries RTE 908j over 909d 909d 0702 1038 RTE, At Fire Island Inlet.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT169 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

169 ft end to end, longest span 47 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 2013
Length169.0 ft51.5 m
Daily traffic16,886counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySuffolk
LocationAt Fire Island Inlet
CarriesRTE 908j
Crosses909d 909d 0702 1038 RTE
Coordinates40.63959, -73.26360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.0 ft (51.5 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area906.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,886 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001058780

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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