Structure 2066011 · Queens County, NY

RTE I495 over Queens BLVD Service Road

Carries RTE I495 over Queens BLVD Service Road, 1.3 Mi SW Jct Gcp & I495.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT480 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

480 ft end to end, longest span 193 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1955rebuilt 2003
Length480.0 ft146.3 m
Daily traffic107,052counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location1.3 Mi SW Jct Gcp & I495
CarriesRTE I495
CrossesQueens BLVD Service Road
Coordinates40.73281, -73.86804

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length480.0 ft (146.3 m)
Max Span192.6 ft (58.7 m)
Deck Width107.3 ft (32.7 m)
Deck Area4784.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic107,052 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002066011

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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