Structure 2260640 · Erie County, NY

Tifft Street over South Buffalo Csx Trans

Carries Tifft Street over South Buffalo Csx Trans, 2.3 Mi SW Jct Sh16 & Us62.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,278 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,278 ft end to end, longest span 226 ft: about 3.5 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.

Built199531 years old
Length1277.9 ft389.5 m
Daily traffic11,008counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location2.3 Mi SW Jct Sh16 & Us62
CarriesTifft Street
CrossesSouth Buffalo Csx Trans
Coordinates42.84422, -78.84353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1277.9 ft (389.5 m)
Max Span225.7 ft (68.8 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area7283.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,008 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002260640

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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