Structure 5045752 · Erie County, NY

RTE I190 over Ny 957a Niagara River

Carries RTE I190 over Ny 957a Niagara River, Int Exit 21 On 190i.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT4,048 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

4,048 ft end to end, longest span 500 ft: about 11 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 deck truss.

Built1935rebuilt 1991
Length4047.9 ft1233.8 m
Daily traffic18,886counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
LocationInt Exit 21 On 190i
CarriesRTE I190
CrossesNy 957a Niagara River
Coordinates43.06363, -78.99060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length4047.9 ft (1233.8 m)
Max Span500.0 ft (152.4 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area9993.8 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,886 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000005045752

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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