Structure 5512129 · Erie County, NY

RTE I90 over Smoke Creek

Carries RTE I90 over Smoke Creek, 1.7 Mi N Jct I90 <rte 219.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

99 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2019
Length99.1 ft30.2 m
Daily traffic41,691counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location1.7 Mi N Jct I90 <rte 219
CarriesRTE I90
CrossesSmoke Creek
Coordinates42.82370, -78.79118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Area1253.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,691 (2017)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000005512129

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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