RTE I278 over BRONX RIVER

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Coordinates:
+40.82283, -73.88467
40°49'22" N, 73°53'05" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	RTE I278 over BRONX RIVER
Structure number:	000000002066671
Location:	.1MI E I278+I878
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	95.8 ft. `[29.2 m]`
Total length:	174.9 ft. `[53.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	50.2 ft. `[15.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	69.9 ft. `[21.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	32.8 ft. `[10.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1952
Year reconstructed:	1995
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule `[16]`
Deck type:	Closed Grating `[4]`
Wearing surface:	Other `[9]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	55,675 `[as of 2010]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. `[U]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$39,372,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2017	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	55675	73.0
October 2015	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	55675	62.5
October 2013	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	98400	72.0
October 2011	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	98400	72.0
November 2009	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	104698	72.0
July 2007	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	131206	72.0
July 2005	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	98400	72.0
June 2003	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	Good	98400	72.0
July 2001	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	Good	99774	68.1
July 1999	Fair	Excellent	Fair	Good	104888	45.0
November 1997	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	65323	68.1
July 1995	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Fair	64350	56.9
August 1993	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Fair	41575	55.9
November 1991	Poor	Fair	Poor	Fair	63663	28.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	608	554	51	3	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	3,528	3,444	84	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	3,920	3,528	392	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	1,860	1,674	180	6	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	980	352	22	606	0
Substructure
Steel Column	each	2	1	1	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	400	400	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	140	140	0	0	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	5,596	5,596	0	0	0
Concrete Filled Grid Deck	sq. ft.	909	909	0	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	280	40	238	2	0
Bearings
Fixed Bearing	each	81	81	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	192	192	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	112	102	10	0	0