Structure 4029210 · Rensselaer County, NY

RTE 915c over Champlain Canal

Carries RTE 915c over Champlain Canal, .2 Mile E Of Stillwater.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

185 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1959rebuilt 1994
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic3,846counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyRensselaer
Location.2 Mile E Of Stillwater
CarriesRTE 915c
CrossesChamplain Canal
Coordinates42.93716, -73.64964

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span179.8 ft (54.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area569.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,846 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004029210

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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