Structure 1076250 · Queens County, NY

RTE I495 over Bqe Ramp WB 43rd Street

Carries RTE I495 over Bqe Ramp WB 43rd Street, Jct I278 & I495.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT927 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

927 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 2.6 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.

Built1969rebuilt 2002
Length926.8 ft282.5 m
Daily traffic18,348counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationJct I278 & I495
CarriesRTE I495
CrossesBqe Ramp WB 43rd Street
Coordinates40.73611, -73.92549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length926.8 ft (282.5 m)
Max Span59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area2231.8 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,348 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001076250

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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