Structure 4435080 · Seneca County, NY

Veterans Bridge ST over Seneca River

Carries Veterans Bridge ST over Seneca River, .6 Mi W Jct RTE 414+canal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT403 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

403 ft end to end, longest span 121 ft: about 6 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1997
Length402.9 ft122.8 m
Daily traffic3,233counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySeneca
Location.6 Mi W Jct RTE 414+canal
CarriesVeterans Bridge ST
CrossesSeneca River
Coordinates42.90863, -76.80583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Max Span120.7 ft (36.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1240.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,233 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000004435080

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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