Structure 2228690 · Schoharie County, NY

Schell Road over Fox Creek

Carries Schell Road over Fox Creek, 2.0 Mi NW Of Berne.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9

122 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built200125 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic65counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySchoharie
Location2.0 Mi NW Of Berne
CarriesSchell Road
CrossesFox Creek
Coordinates42.64018, -74.18943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area260.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2017)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000002228690

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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