Structure 7702320 · Bronx County, NY

West 254th Street over Metro No Commuter

Carries West 254th Street over Metro No Commuter, N End Of Riverdale Park.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

103 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1907119 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic50counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBronx
LocationN End Of Riverdale Park
CarriesWest 254th Street
CrossesMetro No Commuter
Coordinates40.90384, -73.91401

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area232.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1907

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000007702320

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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