Structure 1007610 · Albany County, NY

RTE 9w over Normans Kill Albany Cou

Carries RTE 9w over Normans Kill Albany Cou, .7 Mi S Jct US 9w & I787.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT475 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

475 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 7 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length475.1 ft144.8 m
Daily traffic27,999counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Location.7 Mi S Jct US 9w & I787
CarriesRTE 9w
CrossesNormans Kill Albany Cou
Coordinates42.62565, -73.77698

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length475.1 ft (144.8 m)
Max Span199.8 ft (60.9 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area3127.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,999 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001007610

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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