Structure 5525163 · Queens County, NY

Terminal B Arrival over Terminal B Departures Fr

Carries Terminal B Arrival over Terminal B Departures Fr, At La Guardia Airport.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT941 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

941 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 2.6 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.

Built20197 years old
Length940.9 ft286.8 m
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyQueens
LocationAt La Guardia Airport
CarriesTerminal B Arrival
CrossesTerminal B Departures Fr
Coordinates40.77270, -73.87014

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length940.9 ft (286.8 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area6997.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2019

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005525163

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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