Structure 2230680 · Queens County, NY

RTE I278 over Northern BLVD

Carries RTE I278 over Northern BLVD, Jct I278 & SH 25a.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

237 ft end to end: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length236.9 ft72.2 m
Daily traffic143,258counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationJct I278 & SH 25a
CarriesRTE I278
CrossesNorthern BLVD
Coordinates40.75414, -73.89879

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length236.9 ft (72.2 m)
Max Span230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Deck Width113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Area2505.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic143,258 (2020)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002230680

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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