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BOSTON RD over BRONX RIVER

Bronx County, New York

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Coordinates:
+40.85294, -73.87404
40°51'11" N, 73°52'27" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:BOSTON RD over BRONX RIVER
Structure number:000000002242110
Location:IN BRONX PARK
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:108.9 ft. [33.2 m]
Total length:128.9 ft. [39.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:35.1 ft. [10.7 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:48.6 ft. [14.8 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1920
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Main span material:Concrete [1]
Main span design:Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:Not applicable [N]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: February 2016

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry appraisal:Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Water adequacy appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:69.7
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$32,585,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
February 2016Fair-FairSatisfactory-69.7
February 2014Fair-FairSatisfactory772166.0
March 2012Fair-FairSatisfactory772166.0
April 2010Fair-FairSatisfactory772166.0
May 2008Fair-FairSatisfactory772166.0
May 2006Fair-FairSatisfactory772166.0
May 2004Fair-FairSatisfactory772165.0
May 2002Fair-FairSatisfactory772163.6
April 2000FairFairFairSatisfactory772168.5
April 1998Fair-FairGood772163.6
April 1996Poor-PoorFair500050.7
April 1994Fair-FairFair500069.9
May 1992Poor-FairPoor500054.5
May 1990Fair-FairFair500070.5