Structure 1053881 · Onondaga County, NY

RTE I81 over RTE 11 James Street Ea

Carries RTE I81 over RTE 11 James Street Ea, Jct Of I-81 SB + RTE 290.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT985 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

985 ft end to end, longest span 114 ft: about 2.7 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.

Built196858 years old
Length984.9 ft300.2 m
Daily traffic44,604counted 2001
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
LocationJct Of I-81 SB + RTE 290
CarriesRTE I81
CrossesRTE 11 James Street Ea
Coordinates43.05142, -76.14752

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length984.9 ft (300.2 m)
Max Span113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area3092.1 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44,604 (2001)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001053881

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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