Structure 5513549 · Albany County, NY

RTE I87 over Normans Kill Rail Trail

Carries RTE I87 over Normans Kill Rail Trail, .56 Mi SE Exit 23 Of I87.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT619 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

619 ft end to end, longest span 240 ft: about 1.7 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 deck truss.

Built1954rebuilt 1998
Length619.1 ft188.7 m
Daily traffic46,454counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Location.56 Mi SE Exit 23 Of I87
CarriesRTE I87
CrossesNormans Kill Rail Trail
Coordinates42.62567, -73.77908

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length619.1 ft (188.7 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Area6680.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,454 (2020)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000005513549

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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