Structure 1065210 · Queens County, NY

RTE I678 over 907a907ax5m21189 RTE 90

Carries RTE I678 over 907a907ax5m21189 RTE 90, 2.1 Mi NE Jct I678 & SH 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

80 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built193987 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
Location2.1 Mi NE Jct I678 & SH 2
CarriesRTE I678
Crosses907a907ax5m21189 RTE 90
Coordinates40.78950, -73.82248

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span76.8 ft (23.4 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area229.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic183,587 (2021)
That is about 91,793 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001065210

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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