Structure 2066672 · Bronx County, NY

RTE I278 over Bronx River

Carries RTE I278 over Bronx River, .1 Mi E I278+i878.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

260 ft end to end: about 4 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1952rebuilt 2022
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic71,669counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBronx
Location.1 Mi E I278+i878
CarriesRTE I278
CrossesBronx River
Coordinates40.82269, -73.88456

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area1766.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic71,669 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000002066672

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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