Structure 2240039 · New York County, NY

Williamsburg Bridg over Fdr Drive Baruch Drive

Carries Williamsburg Bridg over Fdr Drive Baruch Drive, Williamsburg Br East Rvr.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,670 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

6,670 ft end to end, longest span 1,600 ft: about 19 football fields, or 1.3 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 suspension bridge.

Built1903rebuilt 2002
Length6669.9 ft2,033 m
Daily traffic81,526counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNew York
LocationWilliamsburg Br East Rvr
CarriesWilliamsburg Bridg
CrossesFdr Drive Baruch Drive
Coordinates40.71478, -73.97656

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignSuspension
Total Length6669.9 ft (2,033 m)
Max Span1599.7 ft (487.6 m)
Deck Width117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Area72578.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1903 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic81,526 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge25

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002240039

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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