Structure 2260960 · Niagara County, NY

Taylor Drive over Little River

Carries Taylor Drive over Little River, N. Tonawanda South.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT504 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

504 ft end to end, longest span 220 ft: about 7 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2014
Length503.9 ft153.6 m
Daily traffic1,105counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNiagara
LocationN. Tonawanda South
CarriesTaylor Drive
CrossesLittle River
Coordinates43.02788, -78.88239

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length503.9 ft (153.6 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area2012.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,105 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002260960

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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