Structure 1035430 · Sullivan County, NY

RTE 97 over Viaduct Road Basket Bro

Carries RTE 97 over Viaduct Road Basket Bro, 7.3mi N.inters Rts 97&17b.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT749 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

749 ft end to end, longest span 159 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built198937 years old
Length749.0 ft228.3 m
Daily traffic813counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySullivan
Location7.3mi N.inters Rts 97&17b
CarriesRTE 97
CrossesViaduct Road Basket Bro
Coordinates41.84472, -75.11354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length749.0 ft (228.3 m)
Max Span158.8 ft (48.4 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area2374.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic813 (2018)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001035430

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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