Structure 5002419 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE I90 over Ny Route 5 RTE 5 West

Carries RTE I90 over Ny Route 5 RTE 5 West, 12.3mi East Of Exit31.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT738 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

738 ft end to end, longest span 274 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built199432 years old
Length737.9 ft224.9 m
Daily traffic20,495counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Location12.3mi East Of Exit31
CarriesRTE I90
CrossesNy Route 5 RTE 5 West
Coordinates43.01763, -75.00954

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length737.9 ft (224.9 m)
Max Span274.0 ft (83.5 m)
Deck Width111.2 ft (33.9 m)
Deck Area7624.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,495 (2020)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005002419

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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