RTE I278 over City Streets, EAST RIVER

Queens County, New York

Map

Coordinates:
+40.79883, -73.91919
40°47'56" N, 73°55'09" W

Facts

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

Name:	RTE I278 over City Streets, EAST RIVER
Structure number:	000000005521889
Location:	I278 OVER HELLGATE
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Tolls:	Yes `[1]`
Length of largest span:	1380.0 ft. `[420.6 m]`
Total length:	13110.5 ft. `[3995.9 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	90.6 ft. `[27.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	98.1 ft. `[29.9 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	14.4 ft. `[4.4 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	137.8 ft. `[42.0 m]`
Owner:	Local Toll Authority `[32]`
Year built:	1936
Year reconstructed:	2008
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time `[4]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Suspension `[13]`
Deck type:	Other `[9]`
Wearing surface:	Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) `[2]`

Latest Available Inspection: October 2016

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	99,475 `[as of 2011]`
Truck traffic:	9% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
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:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
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]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	41.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$792,800,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	99475	41.0
October 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	154826	40.8
October 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	154800	40.8
October 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	116200	40.8
November 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	165633	40.8
October 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	164400	42.0
October 2004	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	116200	42.1
October 2002	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	116200	25.1
October 2000	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	116200	25.1
November 1998	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	116200	28.1
October 1996	Poor	Serious	Poor	Serious	116200	2.0
October 1994	Poor	Serious	Serious	Serious	117200	2.0
November 1992	Poor	Serious	Serious	Serious	130836	0.0
November 1990	Poor	Serious	Serious	Serious	130836	0.0

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	75,739	44,625	30,548	565	1
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	999,224	734,669	219,484	30,513	14,558
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	147,215	116,403	29,442	1,295	75
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,246,094	1,014,295	177,969	27,838	25,992
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	1,196,713	418,561	736,886	41,229	37
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	1,169,890	954,046	182,598	33,246	0
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	8,393	5,427	2,940	26	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	534,130	489,765	43,829	533	3
Reinforced Concrete Arch	linear ft.	40	12	7	21	0
Steel Main Cable	linear ft.	6,271	6,231	26	14	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	54,956	44,476	2,990	3,610	3,880
Steel Secondary Cable	each	186	2	184	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	23,272	23,058	214	0	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	58,522	43,791	13,052	1,673	6
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	951,474	777,121	141,625	16,956	15,772
Steel Pin or Pin & Hangar Assembly	each	52	18	29	5	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,200	1,200	0	0	0
Steel Gusset Plate	each	716	310	301	105	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	65,734	51,566	13,992	176	0
Substructure
Steel Column	each	68	4	64	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	41,420	38,253	3,087	0	80
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	601	306	291	4	0
Steel Column Tower/Trestle	linear ft.	1,052	0	1,052	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	280,530	256,399	24,131	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	831	278	532	21	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	302	139	150	13	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	1,824	1,824	0	0	0
Steel Pier Cap	linear ft.	44	0	40	4	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	12,314	5,786	5,600	813	115
Deck
Corrugated or Orthotropic Deck	sq. ft.	291,240	290,920	317	3	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	272,540	272,540	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	405,854	390,544	14,894	1	415
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	20,612	428	3,690	16,402	92
Compression Joint	linear ft.	3,273	0	0	3,273	0
Assembly with Seal	each	380	0	0	307	73
Other Joint	linear ft.	1,223	0	0	1,198	25
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	2,092	668	1,401	23	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	10,584	3,376	5,872	1,336	0
Movable Bearing	each	431	13	80	338	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,856	23	848	635	350
Fixed Bearing	each	353	27	302	24	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,604	154	690	544	216
Pot Bearing	each	42	27	15	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	460	313	123	24	0
Other Bearing	each	10	2	8	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	31,821	23,744	7,939	138	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	140,499	140,014	483	2	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	51,859	21,267	30,288	304	0