Structure 2268508 · Kings County, NY

RTE I278 over RTE I278 Brooklyn Bridg

Carries RTE I278 over RTE I278 Brooklyn Bridg, Adjacent To York Street.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT540 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

540 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 1.5 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194482 years old
Length540.0 ft164.6 m
Daily traffic114,634counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyKings
LocationAdjacent To York Street
CarriesRTE I278
CrossesRTE I278 Brooklyn Bridg
Coordinates40.70159, -73.99051

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length540.0 ft (164.6 m)
Max Span52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area1925.8 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1944

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic114,634 (2017)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002268508

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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