Structure 1092992 · Albany County, NY

RTE I787 over Church Street Multi-use

Carries RTE I787 over Church Street Multi-use, 0.47 Mi NE Of Rte. 32.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,286 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

2,286 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 6.4 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.

Built197353 years old
Length2286.1 ft696.8 m
Daily traffic26,255counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Location0.47 Mi NE Of Rte. 32
CarriesRTE I787
CrossesChurch Street Multi-use
Coordinates42.63754, -73.75588

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2286.1 ft (696.8 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area13099.8 sq m
Main Spans21
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,255 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001092992

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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