Structure 3328290 · Erie County, NY

RTE 954g over Buffalo Creek

Carries RTE 954g over Buffalo Creek, 2.9 Km NW Jct 20a & Buf C.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT267 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

267 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 4 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.

Built199828 years old
Length267.1 ft81.4 m
Daily traffic2,170counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location2.9 Km NW Jct 20a & Buf C
CarriesRTE 954g
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates42.78824, -78.55365

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area781.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,170 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003328290

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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