UNION STREET over GOWANUS CANAL

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Coordinates:
+40.67954, -73.98850
40°40'46" N, 73°59'19" W

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

Name:	UNION STREET over GOWANUS CANAL
Structure number:	000000002240270
Location:	OVER GOWANUS CANAL
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	55.8 ft. `[17.0 m]`
Total length:	107.0 ft. `[32.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	35.1 ft. `[10.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	46.3 ft. `[14.1 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	3.3 ft. `[1.0 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1905
Year reconstructed:	1962
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Movable - Bascule `[16]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) `[2]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	4,556 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Serious `[3 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
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:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	35.6
Recommended work:	Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. `[37]`
Estimated cost of work:	$12,457,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2018	Poor	Satisfactory	Serious	Fair	4556	35.6
August 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4571	56.9
August 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	53.5
August 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	53.5
September 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	53.5
October 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	54.5
August 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	54.5
August 2004	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4452	54.5
June 2002	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4463	53.2
August 2000	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	4463	53.2
October 1998	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	4463	36.8
September 1996	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	4091	37.0
September 1994	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	9418	31.5
June 1992	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	9418	29.0
October 1990	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	9418	46.2

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.	212	0	82	130	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,696	0	992	704	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	1,190	0	770	420	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,570	0	1,806	1,764	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	4,897	0	4,866	31	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	3,710	0	3,159	551	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	415	0	360	55	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,866	0	2,416	450	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	92	0	92	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	92	0	0	92	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	56	0	56	0	0
Joints
Open Joint	linear ft.	46	0	46	0	0
Other Joint	linear ft.	92	0	0	92	0
Bearings
Fixed Bearing	each	18	0	6	12	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	36	0	8	28	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	212	0	212	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,696	0	1,696	0	0