Structure 109298B · Albany County, NY

Smx EB To 787sb over Broadway Broadway Broa

Carries Smx EB To 787sb over Broadway Broadway Broa, 0.6 Mi SE Jct S Swan ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,698 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,698 ft end to end, longest span 161 ft: about 4.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1972rebuilt 2002
Length1698.2 ft517.6 m
Daily traffic6,412counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Location0.6 Mi SE Jct S Swan ST
CarriesSmx EB To 787sb
CrossesBroadway Broadway Broa
Coordinates42.64537, -73.75286

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1698.2 ft (517.6 m)
Max Span161.1 ft (49.1 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area4347.8 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,412 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000109298B

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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