RTE 27 over RTE I278, EAST RIVER, RT

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Coordinates:
+40.70959, -73.99194
40°42'35" N, 73°59'31" 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:	134.5 ft. `[41.0 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]`
Sufficiency rating:	72.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$100,402,000

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

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2018 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	31,549	31,520	7	18	4
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	160,361	160,361	0	0	0
Steel Truss	linear ft.	21,488	4,333	333	16,822	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	257,856	119,522	138,242	92	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	36,277	33,439	385	2,444	9
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	370,622	370,622	0	0	0
Steel Gusset Plate	each	2,488	66	1,898	521	3
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	32,728	0	32,728	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	2,184	2,085	27	72	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	8,736	8,736	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	200	197	0	3	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,072	1,072	0	0	0