Structure 1065589 · Queens County, NY

RTE I278 over 47th Street 58th Street

Carries RTE I278 over 47th Street 58th Street, .6 Mi NE Jct I278+i495.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,990 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,990 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 8.3 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.

Built196957 years old
Length2990.2 ft911.4 m
Daily traffic107,711counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location.6 Mi NE Jct I278+i495
CarriesRTE I278
Crosses47th Street 58th Street
Coordinates40.73536, -73.91836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2990.2 ft (911.4 m)
Max Span99.7 ft (30.4 m)
Deck Width88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Area24698.9 sq m
Main Spans45
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic107,711 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001065589

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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