Structure 2241470 · Bronx County, NY

West Fordham Road over Metro No Commuter

Carries West Fordham Road over Metro No Commuter, In Fordham.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT166 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

166 ft end to end, longest span 52 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.

Built1906rebuilt 1997
Length166.0 ft50.6 m
Daily traffic33,834counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyBronx
LocationIn Fordham
CarriesWest Fordham Road
CrossesMetro No Commuter
Coordinates40.86209, -73.91327

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length166.0 ft (50.6 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Area1492.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,834 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002241470

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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