Structure 100157C · Erie County, NY

RTE 951k over Buffalo Skyway Lower Te

Carries RTE 951k over Buffalo Skyway Lower Te, Jct Of SH 5 & I190.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT932 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

932 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 2.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 2018
Length932.1 ft284.1 m
Daily traffic9,081counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
LocationJct Of SH 5 & I190
CarriesRTE 951k
CrossesBuffalo Skyway Lower Te
Coordinates42.88059, -78.87836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length932.1 ft (284.1 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area2500.1 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,081 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000100157C

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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