Structure 5002781 · Herkimer County, NY

RTE I90 over RTE 5s

Carries RTE I90 over RTE 5s, 0.3mi E Int 29a RTE 90i.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1994
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic10,978counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Location0.3mi E Int 29a RTE 90i
CarriesRTE I90
CrossesRTE 5s
Coordinates43.01681, -74.81088

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area964.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,978 (2015)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005002781

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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