Structure 4415090 · Saratoga County, NY

Second Street over Mohawk River Canal Whar

Carries Second Street over Mohawk River Canal Whar, Waterford @ E1 & Erie C.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT670 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

670 ft end to end, longest span 161 ft: about 1.9 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 through truss.

Built1913rebuilt 2004
Length669.9 ft204.2 m
Daily traffic962counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySaratoga
LocationWaterford @ E1 & Erie C
CarriesSecond Street
CrossesMohawk River Canal Whar
Coordinates42.78596, -73.67957

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length669.9 ft (204.2 m)
Max Span161.1 ft (49.1 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area1061.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic962 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000004415090

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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