Structure 2213990 · Allegany County, NY

Saunders Hill RD over Plum Bottom Crk

Carries Saunders Hill RD over Plum Bottom Crk, 0.2 Mi South Amity Lake.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

32 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 slab bridge.

Built1980rebuilt 2019
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic189counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAllegany
Location0.2 Mi South Amity Lake
CarriesSaunders Hill RD
CrossesPlum Bottom Crk
Coordinates42.21352, -77.98274

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area88.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic189 (2020)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000002213990

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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