RTE 259 over ERIE CANAL

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Coordinates:
+43.19324, -77.80044
43°11'36" N, 77°48'02" W

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

Name:	RTE 259 over ERIE CANAL
Structure number:	000000004443230
Location:	JCT BARGE C&RTE 259
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	118.8 ft. `[36.2 m]`
Total length:	141.1 ft. `[43.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.7 ft. `[5.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	20.7 ft. `[6.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	3277.7 ft. `[999.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1914
Year reconstructed:	1972
Historic significance:	Historical significance is not determinable at this time `[4]`
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 `[4]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Lift `[15]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	15,374 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	95.0
Recommended work:	Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. `[37]`
Estimated cost of work:	$6,118,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2018	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	15374	95.0
November 2017	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	15360	29.4
November 2016	Poor	Fair	Serious	Satisfactory	15384	6.0
November 2015	Poor	Fair	Serious	Satisfactory	14923	6.0
November 2014	Poor	Fair	Serious	Satisfactory	12800	6.0
October 2013	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	12800	50.5
November 2012	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	12800	47.0
October 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	12800	47.3
January 2011	Fair	-	Fair	Fair	15360	294.0
November 2010	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	12800	42.9
October 2008	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	12800	42.9
October 2006	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	15401	55.6
November 2004	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	13032	56.2
August 2002	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	12824	56.0
August 2000	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	10150	56.6
October 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Satisfactory	17927	67.6
December 1996	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	14626	26.1
October 1994	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	7497	45.9
September 1992	Poor	Fair	Fair	Poor	5143	48.9
July 1990	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	Poor	13752	45.1

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.	80	40	40	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	456	0	410	23	23
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	1,879	848	181	780	70
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	7,716	186	1,887	2,831	2,812
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	456	0	456	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	412	0	103	309	0
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	238	111	112	14	1
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	5,936	0	5,639	297	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	284	24	258	0	2
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,061	0	1,191	849	21
Steel Gusset Plate	each	30	16	14	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	60	0	32	28	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	76	0	76	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	76	0	76	0	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	1,842	0	1,566	276	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	1,842	0	1,842	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,842	0	0	184	1,658
Concrete Filled Grid Deck	sq. ft.	621	0	571	50	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	621	0	621	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	621	0	0	62	559
Joints
Open Joint	linear ft.	42	0	21	21	0
Bearings
Other Bearing	each	4	4	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	4	0	0	4	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	271	251	15	5	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,095	1,095	0	0	0