Structure 5522140 · Queens County, NY

Service RD No 2 over Van Wyck Expwy Van Wyck

Carries Service RD No 2 over Van Wyck Expwy Van Wyck, At Kennedy Int:l Airport.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT298 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

298 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 4 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.

Built201313 years old
Length297.9 ft90.8 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 1992
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationAt Kennedy Int:l Airport
CarriesService RD No 2
CrossesVan Wyck Expwy Van Wyck
Coordinates40.64441, -73.79421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length297.9 ft (90.8 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area826.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (1992)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005522140

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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