Structure 1058791 · Suffolk County, NY

RTE 908j over Ocean Parkway Coastal Gr

Carries RTE 908j over Ocean Parkway Coastal Gr, At Fire Island Inlet.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT775 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

775 ft end to end: about 2.2 football fields. 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1951rebuilt 1994
Length774.9 ft236.2 m
Daily traffic8,443counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySuffolk
LocationAt Fire Island Inlet
CarriesRTE 908j
CrossesOcean Parkway Coastal Gr
Coordinates40.64257, -73.26367

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length774.9 ft (236.2 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area2314.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,443 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000001058791

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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