Structure 1067000 · Bronx County, NY

West 238th Street over RTE I87 Ex-nycrr Putnam

Carries West 238th Street over RTE I87 Ex-nycrr Putnam, 3.1 Miles North I87 & I95.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

173 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 2 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.

Built195571 years old
Length172.9 ft52.7 m
Daily traffic1,352counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBronx
Location3.1 Miles North I87 & I95
CarriesWest 238th Street
CrossesRTE I87 Ex-nycrr Putnam
Coordinates40.88433, -73.89850

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Area1322.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,352 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001067000

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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