Structure 2260660 · Erie County, NY

West Ferry Street over Black Rock Canal

Carries West Ferry Street over Black Rock Canal, 2.5 Mi S Jct Rts I190<198.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

225 ft end to end: about 3 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1913rebuilt 2016
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic849counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyErie
Location2.5 Mi S Jct Rts I190<198
CarriesWest Ferry Street
CrossesBlack Rock Canal
Coordinates42.91518, -78.90265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span164.7 ft (50.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area692.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic849 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000002260660

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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