Structure 2229349 · New York County, NY

RTE 9a over 158th Street Amtrak-w S

Carries RTE 9a over 158th Street Amtrak-w S, 4 Mi NE Route 9a+79 ST.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,772 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

1,772 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 4.9 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 girder bridge.

Built1939rebuilt 1985
Length1772.0 ft540.1 m
Daily traffic105,892counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
Location4 Mi NE Route 9a+79 ST
CarriesRTE 9a
Crosses158th Street Amtrak-w S
Coordinates40.83664, -73.94904

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1772.0 ft (540.1 m)
Max Span60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Width78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Area12962.4 sq m
Main Spans44
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105,892 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002229349

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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