Structure 1049922 · Schenectady County, NY

RTE I890 over Edison Wye Erie/890 Was

Carries RTE I890 over Edison Wye Erie/890 Was, 1.6mi NW Jct. 146 & 890i.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · 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 FT2,630 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,630 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 7.3 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.

Built196660 years old
Length2629.9 ft801.6 m
Daily traffic23,418counted 2004
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchenectady
Location1.6mi NW Jct. 146 & 890i
CarriesRTE I890
CrossesEdison Wye Erie/890 Was
Coordinates42.80503, -73.94821

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2629.9 ft (801.6 m)
Max Span139.8 ft (42.6 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area13386.7 sq m
Main Spans30
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,418 (2004)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001049922

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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