Structure 2230780 · Queens County, NY

RTE I278 over 30th Avenue

Carries RTE I278 over 30th Avenue, Bqe E Leg Over 30th AVE.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

100 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built200323 years old
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic77,891counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationBqe E Leg Over 30th AVE
CarriesRTE I278
Crosses30th Avenue
Coordinates40.75993, -73.89856

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area655.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic77,891 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002230780

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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