Structure 2240120 · New York County, NY

West 207th Street over Harlem River

Carries West 207th Street over Harlem River, Over Harlem Rv Nr Fordham.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT548 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

548 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 1.5 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1904rebuilt 1992
Length547.9 ft167 m
Daily traffic21,664counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationOver Harlem Rv Nr Fordham
CarriesWest 207th Street
CrossesHarlem River
Coordinates40.86250, -73.91424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length547.9 ft (167 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area2955.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,664 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002240120

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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