RTE 27 over RTE I278, EAST RIVER, RT

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Coordinates:
+40.70961, -73.99180
40°42'35" N, 73°59'30" W

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

Name:	RTE 27 over RTE I278, EAST RIVER, RT
Structure number:	000000002240027
Location:	RTE 27 OVER EAST RIVER
Purpose:	Carries highway and railroad over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	1469.9 ft. `[448.0 m]`
Total length:	5815.2 ft. `[1772.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	35.1 ft. `[10.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	106.0 ft. `[32.3 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	14.1 ft. `[4.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	134.8 ft. `[41.1 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1909
Year reconstructed:	1968
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Suspension `[13]`
Deck type:	Closed Grating `[4]`
Wearing surface:	Other `[9]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Operating rating:	49.9 tons `[45.4 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	37.0 tons `[33.6 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	72.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$100,402,000

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
November 2016	72.0	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	FO	-
October 2014	47.0	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	FO	118657
November 2012	47.0	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	FO	118700
December 2010	47.0	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	Fair	FO	48416
November 2008	47.0	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	Fair	FO	48416
November 2006	46.5	Fair	-	Fair	Fair	FO	18598
October 2004	45.5	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	FO	18598
November 2002	44.8	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	FO	16302
November 2000	7.4	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	17205
October 1998	22.4	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	FO	75215
December 1996	7.2	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	70092
November 1994	2.0	Poor	Poor	Serious	Serious	SD	70092
November 1992	2.0	Poor	Poor	Serious	Poor	SD	116235
January 1991	2.0	Poor	Poor	Serious	Poor	SD	116235