Structure 3346460 · Ulster County, NY

Sheely Road over Sundown Creek

Carries Sheely Road over Sundown Creek, Sheely RD Over Sundown CR.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

52 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.

Built199531 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic40counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyUlster
LocationSheely RD Over Sundown CR
CarriesSheely Road
CrossesSundown Creek
Coordinates41.88797, -74.46016

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area86.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2009)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000003346460

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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